Title :
Ignitrons for the transportation industry
Author :
Cox, J. H. ; Jones, G. F.
Author_Institution :
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
Abstract :
THE USE of the multianode metal-tank mercury-arc rectifier is well established in the transportation industry. At the present time there are approximately 500,000 kw of these rectifiers in operation on railway properties in America. The units vary in size from 500 to 3,000 kw and range from 500 to 3,000 volts direct current.
Keywords :
Anodes; Cathodes; Electron tubes; Materials; Rectifiers; Substations; Transportation;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1939.6431685
