DocumentCode
1406989
Title
Application of Silicon Rectifiers on Electric Locomotives in the United States
Author
Brown, J.C. ; Horine, J.W.
Author_Institution
General Electric Company, Erie, Pa.
Volume
82
Issue
66
fYear
1963
fDate
5/1/1963 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
131
Lastpage
135
Abstract
This paper covers the application and tests on a silicon power-rectifier equipped locomotive for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Both the basic design of the locomotive and the application of silicon power-rectifier equipment to transportation equipment was proved previously. Performance of the locomotive to date has been satisfactory.
Keywords
Bridge circuits; Capacitors; Cooling; Inspection; Leg; Packaging; Rectifiers; Resistors; Silicon; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Applications and Industry, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0536-1524
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAI.1963.5407879
Filename
5407879
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