Integral transformer-rectifier system wherein liquid cooled heatsinks for current rectifying components are mounted on coaxial bushings

Claim 1

AN INTEGRAL TRANSFORMER-RECTIFIER SYSTEM COMPRISING: (A) A TANK HAVING A-C INPUT TERMINALS AND FIRST AND SECOND OUTPUT TERMINALS MOUNTED THEREON AND HAVING A WALL WITH AT LEAST TWO ADJACENT APERTURES FORMED THERETHROUGH, (B) A TRANSFORMER HAVING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY WINDINGS SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID TANK WITH CONNECTIONS FROM THE TRANSFORMER PRIMARY TO SAID A-C INPUT TERMINALS, (C) FIRST AND SECOND MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE TRANSFORMER SECONDARY TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND OUTPUT TERMINALS, RESPECTIVELY, SAID FIRST MEANS INCLUDING A D-C BUS SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID TANK, (D) SAID SECOND MEANS INCLUDING (I) AT LEAST TWO SETS OF FIRST SECOND COAXIAL CONDUCTORS EXTENDING FROM SAID APERTURES, RESPECTIVELY, TO THE EXTERIOR OF SAID TANK, EACH OF SAID SETS HAVING ONE OF ITS CONDUCTORS CONNECTED INSIDE SAID TANK TO THE TRANSFORMER SECONDARY, (II) MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE OTHER CONDUCTORS OF BOTH OF SAID SETS TO SAID SECOND OUTPUT TERMINAL, (III) AT LEAST TWO ANNULAR MEMBERS OF CONDUCTING MATERIAL RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED TO THE EXTERIOR ENDS OF THE FIRST CONDUCTORS OF SAID SETS IN CONCENTRIC RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH, (IV) A PLURALITY OF RECTIFYING DEVICES MOUNTED IN A SYMMETRICAL PATTERN ON EACH OF SAID ANNULAR MEMBERS, EACH DEVICE HAVING ONE MAIN ELECTRODE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE ANNULAR MEMBER ON WHICH IT IS MOUNTED, AND (V) MEANS FOR CONNECTING A SECOND MAIN ELECTRODE OF EACH OF SAID DEVICES TO THE EXTERIOR END OF THE SECOND CONDUCTOR OF THE ASSOCIATED SET, AND (E) AT LEST TWO MOUNTING MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE COAXIAL CONDUCTORS OF SAID SETS, RESPECTIVELY, ON SAID TANK WALL IN SPACED RELATION TO EACH OTHER.