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PART I. Choose the letter of the best answer.
6.
No erasure/s.
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Voltage regulators normally use

a. Negative feedback
b. Positive feedback
c. No feedback
d. Phase limiting
Without current limiting, a shorted load will
probably
a. Produce zero load current
b. Destroy diodes and transistors
c. Have a load voltage equal to the zener
voltage
d. Have too little load current
A current-sensing resistor is usually
a. Zero
b. Small
c. Large
d. Open
A capacitor may be needed in a discrete (IC)
voltage regulator to prevent
a. Negative feedback
b. Excessive load current
c. Oscillations
d. Current sensing
If the output of a voltage regulator varies from
15 to 14.7 V between the minimum and
maximum load current, the load regulation is
a.0
b. 1 percent
c. 2 percent
d. 5 percent

If the output of a voltage regulator varies from

20 to 19.8 V when the line voltage varies over
its specified range, the source regulation is
a.0
b. 1 percent
c. 2 percent
d. 5 percent

The regulator with the highest efficiency is the

a. Shunt regulator
b. Series regulator
c. Switching regulator
d. Dc to-dc converter
8. A thyristor can be used as
a. Resistor
b. An amplifier
c. A switch
d. A power source
9. A latch always uses
a. Transistor
b. Negative feedback
c. Current
d. Positive feedback
10. To turn on a four-layer diode, you need
a. A positive trigger
b. Low holding current
c. Breakover
d. Reverse-bias triggering
11. SCRs are
a. Low-power devices
b. Four-layer diodes
c. High-current devices
d. Bidirectional

12. Any thyristor can be turned on with

a. Breakover
b. Forward-bias triggering
c. Low-current drop-out
d. Reverse-bias triggering
13. The ideal dc output voltage of a capacitorinput filter is equal to
(a) the peak value of the rectified voltage
(b) the average value of the rectified voltage
(c) the rms value of the rectified voltage
14. A certain power-supply filter produces an
output with a ripple of 100 mV peak-to-peak
and a dc value of 20 V. The ripple factor is
(a) 0.05 (b) 0.005
(c) 0.00005
(d) 0.02
(

7.

15.

A 60 V peak full-wave rectified voltage is

applied to a capacitor-input filter. If f = 120 Hz,
RL = 10 k , and C = 10uF, the ripple voltage is
(a) 0.6 V (b) 6 mV
(c) 5.0 V
(d) 2.88 V

16.

If the load resistance of a capacitor-filtered

full-wave rectifier is reduced, the ripple voltage
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) is not affected
(d) has a different frequency
17. Line regulation is determined by
(a) load current
(b) zener current and load current
(c) changes in load resistance and output
voltage

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(d) changes in output voltage and input
voltage
18. Load regulation is determined by
(a) changes in load current and input voltage
(b) changes in load current and output
voltage
(c) changes in load resistance and input
voltage (d) changes in zener current and load
current
19. A thyristor has
(a) two pn junctions
(b) three pn junctions
(c) four pn junctions
(d) only two terminals
20. Common types of thyristors include
a) BJTs and SCRs
(b) UJTs and PUTs
(c) FETs and triacs
(d) diacs and triacs

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PART II. SCR PHASE CONTROL

Find the approximate firing delay and conduction angle. (15 pts)

1.

Find the capacitive reactance of C by:

(

2.

)(

Find total RC impedance Z and its angle(

3.

Solve current through C:

4.

Solve voltage across C:

-jXc (-j26.5k ) to polar = 26.5k
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PART III.

a.

The switch is closed. If the triac has fired, what is the approximate current through the 22 ohm resistor? (5pts)

b.

The switch is closed, a diac has a breakover voltage of 32V. The triac has a trigger gate voltage of 1V and a trigger gate current of 10mA, what is the capacitor voltage that
triggers the triac? (5pts)

= 32V + 1V = 33V
PART IV.
Predict how the operation of this UJT latch circuit will be affected as a result of the following faults. Consider each fault independently (i.e.
one at a time, no multiple faults):

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Capacitor C1 fails shorted: Circuit behaves normally.

Capacitor C1 fails open: Neither pushbutton switch has any effect on the LED.
Resistor R1 fails open: LED always off, refuses to turn on.
Solder bridge (short) past resistor R1: LED always on, refuses to turn off.
Resistor R2 fails open: LED always on, refuses to turn off.
Solder bridge (short) past resistor R2: LED always off, refuses to turn on.

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PART V. Support your answer.
(increase/decrease/not change)

a.
b.
c.

If the input voltage in is increased by 1 V, the output voltage will ? 5pts

The output voltage will not change ,
If the zener diode is changed to one with a zener voltage of 6.8 V, the output voltage will? 5pts
The output voltage will increase
If R3 is increased in value, the output voltage will? 5pts
The output voltage will decrease