Transactions section: A graphical analysis of the voltage and current wave forms of controlled rectifier circuits
Patrick T. K. Chin, E. E. Moyer · Electrical Engineering · 1944
CONTROLLED rectifiers, either thyratron-tube or ignitron-tube equipments, are becoming more and more frequently used to obtain regulated sources of d-c from an a-c supply, both for d-c power requirements and for control purposes.