Title :
A 10-kw Germanium rectifier for automatic power plants
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories Inc., New York, N. Y.
Abstract :
THE AVAILABILITY of high-current semiconductor rectifying devices, high-grain magnetic amplifiers, transistors, and semiconductor diodes prompted this development. The practical objective of this design was to develop a rectifier of 10-kw rating that could compete with a motor-generator set and its controls for use by the Bell System. Higher efficiency and a reduction in over-all size over rectifiers of earlier design were the major inducements.
Keywords :
Batteries; Germanium; Inductors; Rectifiers; Semiconductor diodes; Transistors; Windings;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part II: Applications and Industry, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/TAI.1958.6367373
