Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron
Mercury-vapor grid-controlled thyratron for industrial controlled rectification and power-control switching.
DCG7100B 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.
Arc voltage drop at 15A
12 V
Peak inverse anode voltage
15 kV
Peak forward anode voltage
15 kV
Maximum continuous average anode current
10 A
Short-time average anode current
15 A
Tav<=10s
Peak anode current
45 A
Surge current
600 A
Maximum positive grid voltage
600 V
Maximum grid resistance
20 kOhm
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Filling
Mercury vapour
Arc voltage at 15 A
12 V
Preheating time
10 min
Maximum peak inverse voltage
15 kV
Maximum peak forward voltage
15 kV
Maximum average anode current
10 A
Maximum intermittent average current
15 A
Tav<=10s
Maximum peak anode current
45 A
Maximum surge current
600 A
Duration<=0.1s
Maximum grid pulse voltage
600 V
Maximum grid resistance
20 kohm