SRM UNIVERSITY

RAMAPURAM CAMPUS
EEE DEPARTMENT
POWER ELRCTRONICS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
UNIT 1
12 MARKS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:
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Explain the switching characteristics of thyristor (SCR) during its turn on and turn off conditions?
Explain the switching characteristics of power MOSFET with necessary waveforms?
Explain the structure, modes of operation of and characteristics of TRIAC?
Describe how two series connected SCRs are subjected to unequal voltage disatribution during
dynamic condition and also explain static equalizing?
Describe how two parallel connected SCRs are subjected to unequal voltage disatribution during
dynamic condition and also explain static equalizing?
Explain the structure , operation and characteristics of power BJT?
Explain about power diode n, its VI characteristics and switching characteristics?
Explain what is a protection circuit and its various types of protection?
Explain IGBT operation and its characteristics?
Explain GTO operation and its characteristics?

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What is meant by Holding current and Latching current?

Draw the snubber circuit and explain its working?
What are all the types of power diode?
Explain reverse recovery time of power diode?
Explain Forward Bias Safe Operation Area (FBSOA) of BJT?
Draw the switching characteristics of GTO?
Draw the switching characteristics of IGBT?
Explain string efficiency?
What is deareating factor and explain it?
Explain over voltage protection?
Explain over current protection?
Draw the switching characteristics of MOSFET , SCR?
Write the different modes of operation of TRIAC?
VI characteristics of BJT?
VI characteristics of MOSFET?
VI characteristics of IGBT?
VI characteristics of GTO?

UNIT 2
12 MARKS IMPORTANT Questions:

1) When Single phase half wave rectifier connected to R and Rl loads, draw its input and output
waveforms and derive its necessary equations?
2) When Single phase half wave rectifier connected to Rl load with free wheeling diode, draw its
input and output waveforms and derive its necessary equations?
3) When Single phase half wave rectifier connected to RLE load, draw its input and output
waveforms and derive its necessary equations?
4) When Single phase full wave rectifier, draw its input and output waveforms and derive its
necessary equations?
5) Explain the effect of impedance on the effect of converters?
6) With necessary circuit diagram and waveforms explain the operation of 6 pulse converter. Derive
the expression for average output voltage.
7) A single phase full wave converter is connected to RLE load, for discontinuous load current ,
draw the source voltage, output voltage, load current and source current waveforms as a function
t when extinction angle >. Explain how the various waveforms are obtained?
8) For a three phase full converter with RLE load explain how output voltage waveform for firing
angles of 60 and 120 are obtained by using the line voltage, with proper switching sequence.
Also derive the average output voltage.
9) Explain and derive necessary equations for a 3 phase full wave converter?
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Draw input and output waveforms of single phase half wave rectifier connected to R load?\
Draw input and output waveforms of single phase half wave rectifier connected to RL load?
Define dual converter/
Define various firing circuits with necessary output waveforms?
Draw the input and output waveforms of r, RL and RLE loads for a 3 phase converter?
Explain the DC equivalent circuit for single phase full converter with source inductance?
Obtain the expression for average output voltage of 3 phase half wave converter?
What are the effects of source impedance on the performance of converters?
Derive the operation of average output voltage for single phase and 3 phase full wave converter?
UNIT 3

12 MARKS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:

1) Describe the operation of voltage commutated chopper with relevant voltage and current
waveforms?
2) Describe the operation of current commutated chopper with relevant voltage and current
waveforms?
3) What are the different types of choppers? Explain each with relevant diagrams?
4) Describe the operation of load commutated chopper with relevant voltage and current
waveforms?
5) A step up chopper has input voltage of 220 volt and output voltage of 660 volt. If the conducting
time of thyristor chopper is 100s complete the pulse width of the output voltage. In case, output
voltage pulse width is halved for constant frequency operation , find the new output voltage.
6) Explain the working of step up chopper?
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Derive the expression for the average output voltage of step up and step down transformer?
Explain the operation of boost converter with neat diagram?
Explain the operation of buck converter with neat diagram?
Explain the operation of buck boost converter with neat diagram?
Define voltage commutation?
Define current commutation?
Define Load commutation?
UNIT-4

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3phase 120degrees VDC?

3phase 180degrees VDC?
Draw the circuit diagram for 3phase to 2phase cycloconverter?
Cycloconverter 3phase i/p using a 3phase half wave cycloconverter?
3phase to 3phase cycloconvereter?
AC voltage regulators?

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Differences between voltage source and current source inverter?

List any two industrial applications of AC voltage controllers?
Draw and Explain 1phase bridge inverter?
Explain integral cycle controller AC voltage regulator?
Draw the o/p waveform of 3phase to 3phase cycloconverter?
Draw the o/p waveform of 3phase to 1phase cycloconverter?
Define harmonics and THD with expressions?
UNIT-5

12 MARKS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:

1) Explain cosine firing scheme with neat block diagram and waveforms?
2) Describe the different types of high voltage DC transmission links with relevant circuit
diagram?
3) What is an UPS? Give the industrial application and describe the types of UPS
configuration?
4) Explain any two techniques for generation of control of control signals for AC to DC
generator?
5) Draw and explain generation of control signals for 1phase AC to AC choppers?
6) Draw and Explain generation of timing pulses for DC choppers?
7) Explain tap changing transformer with neat diagram?
8) Explain functional requirements of switching control circuits?
NOTE: Firstly study applications (HVDC,UPS and Tap changing transformer) and cosine firing scheme
and Ramp Generators.
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Draw the equivalence diagram of HVDC system and its advantages?

Write short notes on uninterruptible power supplies(UPS)?
Write short notes on tap changing transformer?
Write short notes on Ramp generator?
Write short notes on cosine wave firing scheme?
Explain how control signals are generated?
Explain how timing pulses for D.C choppers are generated?
Write short notes on functional requirements of the switching control circuits?