A rotary converter is an electrical machine that acts as a mechanical rectifier, inverter or frequency converter. Before the advent of chemical or solid-state rectification and inverting, rotary converters were used to convert alternating current to direct current, or direct current to alternating current, and were commonly used to supply direct current for commercial, industrial and railway electrification from an alternating current source. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Technology TypeElectromechanical machine that rectifies alternating current to direct current, or inverts direct current to alternating current 1 Invented Year Classification
MaturityTRL 9: Actual System Proven in Operational Environment 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Rotary converter
Lead section
A rotary converter is a type of electrical machine which acts as a mechanical rectifier, inverter or frequency converter.
History section
The rotary converter was invented by Charles S. Bradley in 1888.
Technology maturity, entity description
Before the advent of chemical or solid-state rectification and inverting, rotary converters were used to convert alternating current to direct current, or direct current to alternating current, and were commonly used to supply direct current for commercial, industrial and railway electrification from an alternating current source.
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