• DocumentCode
    1422869
  • Title

    United electric hallways of providence: power supplies and rectifiers for electric railways in providence

  • Author

    Whitman, W. C. ; Schaller, F. F.

  • Author_Institution
    New England Power Service Company, Boston, Mass.
  • Volume
    70
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1951
  • fDate
    5/1/1951 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    425
  • Lastpage
    431
  • Abstract
    A study of the power supply to the United Electric Railways was initiated when new construction necessitated the relocation of rotary converters. The question of replacement with more modern equipment and feeder and trolley system losses was studied by the use of probability methods.
  • Keywords
    Interference; Loss measurement; Power supplies; Rail transportation; Rectifiers; Substations; Vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1951.6432413
  • Filename
    6432413