Behavior factors of rectifier-driven D-C motors

THE electronic rectifier is currently achieving considerable prominence as a source for d-c motors.^1–5 It has many advantages over both fixed and variable-voltage generator systems in the reduction of critical materials and elimination of rotating parts in the conversion process. Furthermore, its ease of control by means of the grid-phase-shifting system of the thyratron or the ignitron suggests many applications where new results can be secured.