Specialized - Thyratron ·Rectifier
Mercury-vapor grid-controlled thyratron for industrial controlled rectification and power-control switching.
DCG530 is a Thyratron device in the supplied Philips industrial literature. Grid-controlled mercury-vapour rectifying tube for industrial controlled-rectifier service.
General specifications
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Grid-controlled mercury-vapour rectifying tube for industrial controlled-rectifier service.
Source-dependent data
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 01
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Grid-to-anode capacitance
4 pF
Peak inverse anode voltage
13 kV
Peak forward anode voltage
13 kV
Average anode current
6 A
Peak anode current
25 A
Surge current
250 A
Average grid current
50 mA
Peak grid current
250 mA
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Heater voltage
57 V
Heater current
30 A
Maximum peak inverse voltage
13000 V
Maximum rectified current
6 A
Maximum peak forward current
25 A
Maximum surge current
250 A
Minimum warm-up time
600 s
Maximum forward anode voltage
13000 V
Maximum grid current
50 mA
Maximum peak grid current
250 mA
Forward voltage drop
12 V
Ionization time maximum
50 us
Deionization time maximum
1000 us
Anode-grid capacitance
4 pF
Grid capacitance
15 pF