Title :
Constant current mercury arc rectifier
Author :
Steinmetz, Charles Proteus ; General, I.
fDate :
7/1/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The operation of the mercury arc rectifier is based on the phenomenon of the electric arc, to be a good conductor in the direction of the arc blast, but a non-conductor in the opposite direction, and so to pass only unidirectional currents.
Keywords :
Anodes; Cathodes; Current transformers; Fires; Force; Rectifiers; Voltage transformers;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the
DOI :
10.1109/PAIEE.1905.6742162
