1. List out the drawbacks of AC-DC converter fed DC drive.

2. What are the advantages of chopper fed DC drives?

3. Why self commutated power devices preferred over thyristors in DC-DC converters?
4. Why does the armature voltage control is not preferred for the speeds above the rated value in
DC motors?
5. What are the types of control strategies used in a chopper fed DC drive?
6. What are the speed control methods of DC motors?
7. What are the advantages in operating choppers at high frequency?
8. State functions of freewheeling diode in phase controlled rectifier.
9. Draw the torque speed characteristics of single phase fully controlled rectifier fed separately
excited DC motor with different firing angles.

Unit 3

1. What are the various applications of stator voltage control scheme?

2. What are the three regions jn the speed – torque control characteristics of induction motor?
3. Why speed control of induction motor using stator voltage control is suited for fan and pump
drives?
4. Why current source inverter fed drives are more reliable than voltage source inverter fed
drives?
5. List out the merits and demerits of stator voltage control.
6. Write down the consequences of increasing the frequency of induction motor without a change
in the terminal voltage.
7. What are the advantages of induction motors over D.C. motors?
8. Draw the speed-torque characteristics of induction motor.
9. Highlight the features of variable frequency control.
10. Enumerate the advantages of AC drives with PWM inverters.
11. Compare current source and voltage source inverter fed drives.
12. What are the drawbacks of stator voltage control method?
13. Discuss the constant torque and power mode with respect to induction motor.
14. What is energy efficient drive?
1. List out the drawbacks of rectifier fed DC drive.
2. What are the advantages in operating choppers at high frequency?
3. What are the three regions jn the speed – torque control characteristics of induction motor?
4. List out the merits of stator voltage control.
5. What are the advantages of induction motors over D.C. motors?

6. Why does the armature voltage control is not preferred for the speeds above the rated value in
DC motors?
7. What are the advantages of chopper fed DC drives?
8. What are the types of control strategies used in a chopper fed DC drive?
9. Draw the speed-torque characteristics of induction motor.
10. Compare current source and voltage source inverter fed drives.