Data set 01
1947 Westinghouse
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
SECTION 1
IgnitronPowerSwitch
Application
Application
PowerRectifier_ACControl text
Other
MaximumAverageCurrent
207 A
MaximumSurgeCurrentPeak
6000 A
Specialized - Ignitron ·IgnitronPowerSwitch
5555A
Water-cooled mercury-pool ignitron designed for high-power rectification and AC control, providing controlled conduction of very large currents in industrial power systems.
Directly heatedCold cathodeCommon cathodeDissimilarSpecialized
- Sections
- 1
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater
- 0 V / 0 mA
Description
Water-cooled mercury-pool ignitron for high-power rectification and AC control.
General specifications
Tube and section characteristics
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Heater and base
- Base
- -
- Socket code
- -
- Base pins
- -
- Nominal heater voltage
- 0 V
- Nominal heater current
- 0 mA
- Parallel heater voltage
- -
- Parallel heater current
- -
- Series capable
- No
Terminal pinout
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
Section ratings
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
IgnitronPowerSwitch
X-ray radiationInterelectrode capacitances
No fixed ratings are recorded for this section.
Mercury-pool ignitron switching/rectifying system; high-current ratings retained as parameters.
Source-dependent data
Operating conditions by source
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.