pool-cathode mercury-arc rectifier

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• mercury-arc rectifier — noun : an alternating current rectifier consisting of a mercury arc especially designed to utilize its rectifying action, one electrode being a pool of mercury with current flowing only during that part of the cycle in which the mercury acts as… …   Useful english dictionary

• Mercury-arc valve — Mercury rectifier on display in Beromünster, Switzerland before being decommissioned A mercury arc valve (mercury vapor rectifier) is a type of electrical rectifier used for converting high voltage or high current alternating current (AC) into… …   Wikipedia

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• ignitron — [ig nī′trän΄] n. [ IGNI(TE) + (ELEC)TRON] a type of mercury arc rectifier tube having a mercury pool cathode and a single graphite anode: when a current is passed through an igniter rod into the pool, the mercury vapor is ionized and an arc… …   English World dictionary

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• Ignitron — An ignitron is a type of controlled rectifier dating from the 1930s. Invented by Joseph Slepian while employed by Westinghouse, Westinghouse was the original manufacturer and owned trademark rights to the name Ignitron . It is usually a large… …   Wikipedia

• ignitron — /ig nuy tron, ig ni tron/, n. Electronics. a cathode arc vacuum tube with an auxiliary electrode projecting into a pool of mercury: it conducts current when the anode is positive. [1930 35; IGNI(TER) + TRON] * * * ▪ electronics        electron… …   Universalium

• ignitron — /ɪgˈnaɪtrɒn/ (say ig nuytron), /ˈɪgnətrɒn/ (say ignuhtron) noun a mercury pool cathode arc rectifier with a carborundum rod projecting into the mercury pool. The tube conducts current when the anode is positive. {igni(tion) + (elec)tron} …  

• Thyratron — A thyratron is a type of gas filled tube used as a high energy electrical switch and controlled rectifier. Triode, Tetrode and Pentode variations of the thyratron have been manufactured in the past, though most are of the triode design. Gases… …   Wikipedia