• DocumentCode
    972342
  • Title

    Harmonic Generation with Ideal Rectifiers

  • Author

    Page, Chester H.

  • Author_Institution
    Natl. Bureau of Standards, Washington 25, D.C.
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1958
  • Firstpage
    1738
  • Lastpage
    1740
  • Abstract
    It is shown that the nth harmonic cannot be generated with an efficiency exceeding 1/n2. Of the power converted to dc and harmonics, at least 75 per cent is dc dissipation, and this cannot be reduced by an arrangement of selective circuits.
  • Keywords
    Bridge circuits; DC generators; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Power harmonic filters; Power system harmonics; RLC circuits; Rectifiers; Tuned circuits; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1958.286753
  • Filename
    4065284
    • Link To Document
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