Development of a 50-60 Hz thermally switched superconducting rectifier

Shevchenko, O.A. and Kate ten, H.H.J. and Krooshoop, H.J.G. and Markovsky, N.V. and Mulder, G.B.J. (1993) Development of a 50-60 Hz thermally switched superconducting rectifier. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 3 (1, Par). pp. 590-593. ISSN 1051-8223

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Abstract:	A full-wave thermally switched superconducting rectifier, able to operate directly from the mains at the 50-60-Hz frequency, has been developed. Typical design output values of this device are a current of 300 A, a voltage of up to 1 V, an average power of up to 100 VA, and an efficiency better than 95%. The rectification is achieved by means of fast-response switches and an iron core transformer. A simple and reliable algorithm for the rectifier operation, based on the measured current change across the switches, was developed and tested while powering a small magnet. The new features of the rectifier allow for a simplification of the construction and a significant reduction of cost, mass, and volume
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	©1993 IEEE
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Energy, Materials and Systems (EMS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/23751
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/77.233774
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