Title :
Field tests on a 100-megawatt rectifier installation
Author :
Dillard, J. K. ; Kiefer, John ; Hague, C. S.
Author_Institution :
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
Abstract :
THE 100-megawatt rectifier station at the Robert P. Patterson Plant of the Reynolds Metals Company is the largest concentration of d-c power on a single bus in this country. Power for the plant is obtained from 24 double-Y ignitron rectifier assemblies, each rated at 5,208 amperes and 800 volts. In March 1954, an extensive field-test program, involving both load switching and arc backs, was conducted at this rectifier station.
Keywords :
Anodes; Cathodes; Circuit breakers; Fault currents; Rectifiers; Transient analysis;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/EE.1955.6439778
