Title :
Pennsylvania railroad ignitron rectifier locomotive
Author :
Whittaker, C. C. ; Hutchison, W. M.
Author_Institution :
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
fDate :
5/1/1952 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Extensive tests in the laboratory and on an experimental railway car have demonstrated that a locomotive using ignitron rectifiers offered promise in combining the best features of the a-c and d-c electrification systems. Two such locomotives have been built for the Pennsylvania Railroad; one, the 2 (B-B-B), is shown above.
Keywords :
Anodes; Circuit breakers; DC motors; Electron tubes; Induction motors; Rectifiers; Traction motors;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1952.6437481
