Mercury-arc Current Convertors: An Introduction to the Theory of Vapour-arc Discharge Devices and to the Study of Rectificaton Phenomena |
Contents
PART IRECTIFICATION | 1 |
rectifierGrid control of the mercuryarc rectifier | 7 |
CHAPTER III | 17 |
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alternating current alternating-current supply anode current anode voltage apparatus arc discharge arrangement auxiliary B.Sc breaker British Thomson-Houston bus-bars cathode cent circuit-breaker commutation component condenser connected contactor control grid Copper Loading corresponding cubicle current arc current convertor current flowing cycloconvertor diagram diffusion pump direct current direct-current discharge path electrons ENGINEERING English Electric excitation frequency full load glass-bulb rectifier grid-control grid-controlled rectifier harmonic ignition angle impulse input invertor kVA rating line current load current means mercury vapour mercury-arc rectifier motor negative no-load obtained operation output voltage phase equalizer phase voltage Pirani gauge positive ions power factor primary current primary winding pump r.m.s. value ratio reactance reactive power rectifier equipment rectifier substations rectifier transformer rectifier unit relay Second Edition secondary phase secondary winding shown in Fig single-phase sinusoidal six-phase STEEL-TANK RECTIFIER substation switch synchronous synchronous condenser three-phase tion twelve-phase vacuum valve voltage cycle volts W₁ wave-form whilst zero