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Thapar University, Patiala

Department of Electrical & Instrumentation Engineering
Mid Semester Examination
28° September 2015 UEE504: Power Electronics
Time: 02 Hours; MM: 30
Name of Faculty: Dr. Amrita Sinha, Dr. Surya Prakash, Mr. Shailesh, Ms. Amita Kumar
Nob: Attempt quIe Questions.
Q1.
(a) Explain the two transistor analogy model f cop
o with suitable mathematical expression (2)
and neat diagram.
(b)Give any two differences between MOSFET and IGBT.
(c) Explain v-i characteristics of TRIAC. (1)
(a) 2)
Explain UJT as relaxation oscillator and its application to SCR firing circuit with
appropriate waveforms. 3)
(b)
Two thyristors are connected in parallel to share a total load current of Ii = 600A. The on
state voltage drop of on thyristor is VTI = 1 V 2)
at 300A and that of other thyristor is VT2 =
1.5V at 300A. Determine the value of series resistance connected to each thyristor to force
current sharing with 10% difference. Total voltage v is 2.5V.

(a) Explain the working principle of complementary (class C) commutation circuit with
waveforms of capacitor voltage, thyristor currents for one cycle with respect to gate
signals assuming that initially one thyristor was ON and the capacitor is initially charged
accordingly.

(b)Determine the conduction time of thyristor and voltage across the thyristor and capacitor
when it is turned off for the class A commutation circuit which is initially relaxed. Assume
the following parameters L = 12mH, C = 2512F, R = 052 and V = 200V.
A single-phase half wave controlled rectifier with R
When R = 1052 and a = 45°, determine -load is fed from a 220V, 50Hz ac supply.
(5)
(i) Average dc output voltage
(ii) Rms output voltage
(iii) Form factor & Ripple factor
(iv) Rectification efficiency
(v) Transformer utilization factor

Draw output voltage and output current waveforms with respect to ac input voltage for single
phase bridge rectifier to show (5)
(a) Inversion mode of operation with R-L load
(b)Continuous conduction with R-L load and free- wheeling diode
(c)
Discontinuous conduction with R-L load and free- wheeling diode
(d) Discontinuous conduction with R-L-E load

(e)Discontinuous conduction with R-L-E load and free- wheeling diode

(a)
An RL load, energized from single-phase, 230V, 50Hz source through a single thyristor,
has R = 1052 and L= 0.08H. If thyristor is triggered in every positive half cycle at a = 75°
find current expression as a function of time.
(b)
A single-phase fully controlled bridge converter with RLE load is supplied from 230V,
50Hz ac supply. The average load current is 5A which is constant over the working range.
Determine the firing angle for R
452, L — 5mH, and E = 100V.