DocumentCode
1475163
Title
Arc-backs in rectifier circuits artificial arc-back tests
Author
Evans, R. D. ; Maslin, A. J.
Author_Institution
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
Volume
64
Issue
6
fYear
1945
fDate
6/1/1945 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
303
Lastpage
311
Abstract
THE enormous development in the use of rectifiers for the electrolytic reduction of light metals has been an outstanding development of World War II. One important problem in this rectifier development has been the performance at the time of rectifier arc-back. Currents of between 50,000 to 100,000 amperes maybe encountered on an individual rectifier and associated transformer. Still higher currents would obtain if back feed from other units on the same bus were not eliminated by prompt isolation from the circuit or d-c bus.
Keywords
Anodes; Cathodes; Circuit faults; Electron tubes; Laboratories; Rectifiers; Windings;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineering
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0095-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/EE.1945.6441063
Filename
6441063
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