Thyristors provide contactless voltage transformation and regenerative braking for 16 2/3 cps system typical for central European railroads; developments in pulse control techniques result in power saving in battery-driven vehicles, by eliminating starting losses, and in power regeneration.
Use of semiconductor rectifiers for electric traction
Anwendung von Halbleiter-Stromrichtern auf elektrischen Triebfahrzeugen
Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift -- Edition A ; 85 , n 7
1964
8 pages
Article (Journal)
German
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