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Tech 7th Sem

Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Paper code: EE701(EI)
Paper Name: Power Electronics

Group A

1. Choose the correct alternative : 10x1=10

a) The switching losses for GTO are much higher than those of normal thyristors.

A) False
B) True
C) Not always

b) When a power BJT is compared to power MOSFET ,

A) BJT has lower switching losses but higher conduction losses.

B) BJT has higher switching losses but lower conduction losses.
C) BJT has lower switching losses and conduction losses.
D) BJT has higher switching losses and conduction losses.

c) Compared to uncontrolled rectifier, the harmonic voltages in a phase controlled

rectifier feeding resistive load will be

A) less B) more
C) equal

d) A single phase half- wave controlled rectifier has input voltage Vs= 400 Sin 314t.
is connected on load. For a triggering angle of 60o for SCR, the average output
voltage is
A) 400/п B) 300/ п C) 240/ п D) 200/ п

e) A single phase full bridge VSI has inductive load . For a constant source , the
current through the load is
A) square wave B) triangular wave C) Sine wave D) pulsed
wave(rectangular)

f) The maximum firing angle that can be obtained by a pure resistive trigger circuit
used in phase control circuit is
A) 45 deg B) 90 deg C) 135 deg D) 180 deg

g) For continuous conduction each thyrister pair of a two pulse full converter
should conduct for
A) п B) п-α C)α D) п+α
 h) In a 3-phase controlled bridge rectifier , with an increase of overlap angle, the DC
output voltage
A) increases B) decreases C) does not change
D) depends upon the load inductance.

i) In a three phase current source inverter each device conducts for

A) 180 deg B) 60 deg C) 270 deg D) 120deg

j) Reverse recovery current in a diode depends upon

A) forward field current B) storage current

C) temperature D) PIV

k) forced commutation is generally employed in

A) Controlled rectifier
B) clycloconverter
C) chopper
D) none of the above

l)Input voltage surge does not effect the critical load in

A) On Line UPS B) Off line UPS C) Normal UPS
D) None of the above.

m) Switched mode power supply (SMPS) is preferred over continuous types because
SMPS

A) Are suitable for both AC and DC B) Are suitable for low power circuits
C) Are suitable for high power circuits
D) Provides low Power loss

Answer : a)B b)B c)B d)B e)A f)90 deg g) D h)B i)A j) B k)C l) A m)D
Group B
Answer any three questions

2. Draw and explain dynamic switching characteristics of Power BJT. 5

3. Describe reverse recovery characteristics of power diode ? A diode has a reverse

recovery time of 2.5 ms. If di/dt is 35 A/ms, find the peak reverse current. 3+2=5
Hint. Qrr=0.5trr^2(di/dt) Irr=(2Qrr(di/dt))^0.5

4. Explain the characteristics of RCT. How does it differ from GTO. 4+1=5

5. Explain the two transistor analogy of thyrister. Derive an equation for anode current.
State the condition for turn on. 2+2+1=5
6. Define ripple factor and rectification efficiency for a converter. Describe in brief with
circuit diagram , the operation of parallel capacitor commutation method.
Hint. Calculate the turn offtime 2+3=5

7. With a neat circuit diagram explain a step up chopper with R load. What is current
limit control. 4+1=5

8. Draw and explain different commutation circuits of SCR. 5

Group C
Answer any Three Questions

8.
a)Describe the construction of IGBT ?
c)Explain its operation with the help of an equivalent circuit. State the advantages of
IGBT.
d) How an SCR differ from a Triac? Explain the working principle of PUT and state
one of its application.
e)Draw and explain time phase triggering circuit of an SCR. 2+4+6+3=15

9. a) What do you understand by a two pulse converter ?

b)Explain the operation of a single phase half controlled bridge converter
connected with R-L load . Show the possible waveforms of the output voltage, SCR
current and source current for a firing angle and considering ripple free output current.
c)Derive expressions for average and RMS value of output voltage for the converter
mentioned in (b).
d) If the half-wave controlled rectifier has a purely resistive load of R and delay angle
is α=60 deg. Determine :
i) Rectifier efficiency ii) form factor iii) Ripple factor iv)
Transformer utilization factor .
Hint. Rectifier efficiency =Pdc/Pac Pac=Erms^2/R Pdc=Edc^2/R
Form factor= ((Erms/ Edc)^2-1)^0.5 TUF= (Edc^2/R)/EsIs
Es and Is are transformer secondary voltages

1+5+4+5=15

10. a) Why a three phase bridge controlled rectifier is called a six pulse converter ?
Explain briefly with circuit diagram and output voltage waveform.
b) A three phase six pulse converter is operated from a 3 phase star connected
400 V 50Hz Supply and with R-L load ( R=10 Ohm).
 It is required to obtain an average output voltage equal to 50% of the maximum
possible output voltage of the rectifier.
Find out at this condition
A)The Firing Angle.
B) The average output voltage .
C) The average current of each thyrister .
D) PIV requirement of each Thyrister.
Hint. 0.5=(1/3^0.5) (1+cos(30+α)) get α. Calculate Vdc with that α.
Idc=Vdc/R
Rectification Efficiency=VdcIdc/VrmsIrms.

c) What is inversion? Explain how the above mentioned converter can act as
rectifier and inverter ?
6+6+3=15

11. a)What is the need for commutation circuit in case of DC to DC converters?

Describe in brief the operation of an impulse commutation circuit.
b) A step down chopper has a resistive load of r=15ohm and input voltage of
200volt. When the chopper remains on , its voltage drop is 2.5 V . the chopper
frequency is 1 KHz . If the duty cycle is 50% , determine
A) Average output voltage.
B) RMS output voltage
C) Chopper frequency
D) Effective input resistance of chopper.
Hint. Average output voltage=D(Edc-Ed)
RMS output voltage =D^0.5(Edc-Ed)
Chopper Efficiency =(Po/Pi)*100
Po=D(Edc-Ed)^2/R Pi=DEdc(Edc-Ed)/R
Where Edc=200V and Ed=2.5V

c) what do you mean by harmonic factor(HF) and Total Harmonic

Distortion(THD).
d) State the advantages of CSI . Compare it with the operation of VSI.
5+4+2+4=15

12. a)How is the working of a full bridge single phase inverter different from that of
half bridge circuit. Explain with the help of diagrams.
b) A single phase half bridge inverter has a resistive load of 10 ohm and centre
tap dc input voltage of 96 volts. Compute
A) RMS value of output voltage
B) fundamental component of output voltage waveform.
C) first five harmonics of the output voltage
D) fundamental power consumed.

Hint :
A) Erms=96V
 B) Efund=((2)^0.5/3.14)Edc
C) Eo3= Efund/3 Eo5=Edc/5 and so on
D) fundamental power consumed=E1rms*I1rms

c) Describe with the help of necessary voltage waveforms and circuit diagram the
operation of a three phase voltage source inverter with 180 deg conduction mode
delivering power to a star connected purely resistive load . How does it differ
from 120 deg conduction mode.
5+4+6=15

13. .
a) what is the function of a cycloconverter.
b) What are the advantages of cycloconverter over an inverter.
c) Explain the operation of a single phase step down cycloconverter
d)Explain the operation of a three phase cycloconverter with circuit diagram and relevant
waveform. Why circulating current mode is preferred over blocked mode operation ?
2+2+4+7=15

14. Write short notes on the following . (any Three) 5x3=15

a) Use of cycloconverter for effective speed control of 3 phase induction motor.
b) UPS
c) SMPS
d) Speed control and braking of DC motor using chopper.
e) Block diagram of a drive module.
f) Effect of overlap in converters.