Title :
Rating and application of Germanium and Silicon rectifiers
Author :
Gutzwiller, F. W.
Author_Institution :
General Electric Company, Clyde, N. Y.
Abstract :
GERMANIUM and silicon P-N junctions are becoming well known for their very nearly ideal combination of efficiency, flexibility, and reliability factors. Despite their high efficiency, the small internal losses of this type of rectifier cell are the chief criterion for rating and application.
Keywords :
Cooling; Equations; Heating; Junctions; Rectifiers; Silicon; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/TCE.1957.6372587
