DocumentCode
1405619
Title
Backfires in mercury rectifiers
Author
Slepian, J. ; Ludwig, L. R.
Author_Institution
Both of Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co., East Pittsburgh, Pa.
Volume
50
Issue
10
fYear
1931
Firstpage
793
Lastpage
796
Abstract
Successful operation of mercury arc rectifiers requires the almost complete elimination of backfires. Studies made to eradicate this evil should recognize that backfires do not occur at some given stress, but are random in their nature. There is, however, an average rate of backfire which determines the reliability of a rectifier.
Keywords
Anodes; Cathodes; Discharges (electric); Materials; Power transformers; Rectifiers; Reliability;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1931.6429457
Filename
6429457
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