Power-valve reactor, particularly for magnetically controlled power rectifiers

Claim 1

AN ELECTRIC POWER-CURRENT TRANSLATING APPARATUS OF THE SELF-SATURABLE TRANSDUCER TYPE, COMPRISING A TANK FOR INSULATING COOLANT, A POWER TRANSFORMER AND DIODE DEVICES AND SATURABLE REACTORS ALL DISPOSED IN SAID TANK, SAID TANK HAVING OPENINGS FOR THE ENTRANCE OF POWER LEADS, CONDUCTORS IN SAID TANK CONNECTING SAID RESPECTIVE DIODE DEVICES AND SAID RESPECTIVE REACTORS IN SERIES TO SAID TRANSFORMER WITH SOME OF SAID CONDUCTORS PASSING THROUGH SAID OPENINGS, EACH OF SAID REACTORS COMPRISING A REACTANCE WINDING FORMED BY ONE OF SAID CONDUCTORS THAT EXTENDS FROM SAID TRANSFORMER TO ONE OF SAID OPENINGS, AND SLEEVE-SHAPED IRON CORE MEANS OF APPROXIMATELY RECTANGULAR MAGNETIZING CHARACTERISTIC MOUNTED ON AND SURROUNDING SAID RESPECTIVE LATTER CONDUCTORS, EACH OF SAID CORE MEANS FORMING A COMPLETELY CLOSED MAGNETIC CIRCUIT AROUND AN INDIVIDUAL ONE OF SAID LATTER CONDUCTORS, SAID CORE MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO SATURATE AND DESATURATE ONCE DURING EACH CYCLE IN RESPONSE TO VOLTAGES APPLIED BY THE POWER TRANSFORMER ACROSS SAID REACTANCE WINDING.