• DocumentCode
    1491524
  • Title

    Large rectifier station practice: Station design

  • Author

    Bohn, D. I.

  • Author_Institution
    Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Volume
    66
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1947
  • Firstpage
    957
  • Lastpage
    958
  • Abstract
    THE use of the mercury-arc rectifier to supply large amounts of direct current required in electrochemical and electrometallurgical industries has received considerable impetus in the last several decades by many new installations by large companies. Operating experience and installation details as described by representatives of four companies provide interesting material for comparison.
  • Keywords
    Anodes; Circuit breakers; Companies; Current transformers; Fans; Rectifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1947.6443761
  • Filename
    6443761