• DocumentCode
    1387641
  • Title

    The development and operation of a 10-kW homopolar generator with mercury brushes

  • Author

    Watt, D.A.

  • Volume
    105
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1958
  • fDate
    6/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    233
  • Lastpage
    240
  • Abstract
    Principles of design and the experimental development of a 10-kW homopolar generator with mercury current-collector rings are described. The machine provides pure direct current ranging from 10 to 16 kA at 1.0¿0.625 volt with an estimated efficiency of 91¿88% respectively. It has a cylindrical copper rotor and a coaxial compensating conductor of magnetic material. The potentiality of this class of machine in much larger sizes is indicated.
  • Keywords
    DC generators; brushes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEE - Part A: Power Engineering
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0369-8882
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/pi-a.1958.0044
  • Filename
    5242254
    • Link To Document
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