• DocumentCode
    798655
  • Title

    High Power Cockcroft-Walton Generator

  • Author

    Reinhold, G. ; Trümpy, K. ; Gleyvod, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Emile Haefely & Co Ltd, 4000 Basel 28, Switzerland
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    6/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    92
  • Lastpage
    93
  • Abstract
    To utilize the full current capability of the regular or symmetrical cascade generator, the conventional selenium rectifiers have to be replaced by a series-connection of silicon diodes which are rather sensitive to overvoltages and overcurrents. The problem of the application and protection of silicon diodes in high voltage generators had to be overcome in connection with the design of an air-insulated 770-kV dc power supply with a rated current of 180 mA dc for the ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA, LTD., Chalk River, Ontario and also for a 2 MV, 30 mA test facility.
  • Keywords
    DC generators; Diodes; Power generation; Power supplies; Rectifiers; Rivers; Silicon; Surge protection; Test facilities; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1971.4325969
  • Filename
    4325969