Ignitron locomotives now in service on Pennsylvania Railroad; single phase a-c power from overhead trolley is rectified by means of sealed ignitron tubes, and d-c output of rectifier is supplied to series wound d-c traction motors that drive locomotive; each of locomotives is 6000-hp, 2-unit locomotive; each unit is rated at 3000 rail hp and is driven through six axles by six 500-hp d-c traction motors; circuit diagrams, performance curves. (See also Elec Eng v 71 n 5 May 1952 p 432-7; Westinghouse Engr v 12 n 4 July 1952 p 122-6; Ry Mech and Elec Engr v 126 n 3, 9 Mar 1952 p 81-6, Sept p 63-5, 74; Can Transportation May 1952 p 235-40)


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    Titel :

    Pennsylvania railroad ignitron rectifier locomotive


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Ry Age


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    Railway Age ; 132 , n 6


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1952


    Format / Umfang :

    5 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


    Pennsylvania railroad ignitron rectifier locomotive

    Whittaker, C.C. / Hutchinson, W.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    Pennsylvania railroad ignitron rectifier locomotive

    Whittaker, C.C. / Hutchinson, W.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    Pennsylvania railroad ignitron rectifier locomotive

    Whittaker, C.C. / Hutchinson, W.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    Pennsylvania railroad ignitron rectifier locomotive

    Whittaker, C.C. / Hutchinson, W.M. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    THE IGNITRON RECTIFIER LOCOMOTIVE

    Ames, E. W. | SAE Technical Papers | 1953