A Survey of Magnetic Amplifiers

This paper was written to present the subject of magnetic amplifiers to those scientists and engineers who have not had an opportunity to observe the progress which has taken place in this field. No detailed technical discussions have been attempted and many aspects of magnetic amplifier operation and applications are only briefly mentioned. The basic operation, along with certain fundamental circuits which represent present and potential applications, are discussed with the view in mind of indicating to the reader the range and usefulness of magnetic amplifiers.