DocumentCode
283677
Title
Developments of high powered converters for railway traction vehicles
Author
Wojtas, B.J.
Author_Institution
British Railways Board, Derby, UK
fYear
1988
fDate
32484
Firstpage
42370
Lastpage
42375
Abstract
The author discusses the history of development of power converters for railway traction in Britain. He starts by discussing the mercury arc rectifier which was superceded by the silicon diode convertors. He then goes on to discuss thyristor converters, variable voltage variable frequency invertors for three phase drives, and fuses
Keywords
electric fuses; electric locomotives; mercury arc rectifiers; power convertors; railways; thyristor applications; traction; Britain; fuses; high powered converters; mercury arc rectifier; railway traction vehicles; silicon diode convertors; three phase drives; thyristor converters; variable voltage variable frequency invertors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Very High Power Converter Devices and Applications, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
Filename
209743
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