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2012
POWER ELECTRONICS
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70

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Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.

GROUP – A
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1. Choose the correct alterna ives or any ten of the following :

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i) In a thyristor, anode current is made up of

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a) ele trons only b) holes only

c) elect ons and holes d) none of these.

ii) Chopper control of DC motor provides variations in

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a) frequency b) current

c) input voltage d) all of these.

iii) In a three phase full converter, the six SCRs are

triggered at an interval of

a) 30 degree b) 60 degree

c) 90 degree d) 120 degree.

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iv) For continuous conduction, each thyristor pair of a two

pulse full converter should conduct for

a) α b) π−α

c) π+α d) π.

v) In a pulse width modulation chop is per

a) T is kept constant, Ton is varied

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b) Ton is kept constant, T is varied

c) both T & Ton are varied

d) Either T or Ton is varied.

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one half wave of input will give rise to
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b) one full wave of output

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d) eithe (b) or (c).

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vii) In a buck regulator, as duty cycle increases output

voltage

a) increases

b) decreases

c) it increases at no load & decreases at full load

d) decreases at no load increases at full load.

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viii) A dc chopper is feeding RLE load, the current can be

discontinuous

a) R/L is high b) α is low

c) E is high d) any of these.

ix) Forced commutation is generally used in

a) Controlled rectifier b) Chopper

c) UPS d) none of these.

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x) Resonant converters controls the output power by

a) varying the switching frequency around resonating

frequency
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c) controlling the power loss in the switch

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d) none of these.

xi) Input voltag surge does not effect the critical load in
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c) Normal UPS d) None of these.

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xii) Th reverse recovery time of semiconductor diodes will

cause a reduction in output voltage of a bridge rectifier
due to

a) Commutation failure

b) Overlap conduction

c) Premature commutation

d) Instantaneous commutation.

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xiii) The softness factor for soft recovery & fast recovery
diodes are respectively

a) 1, > 1 b) < 1, 1

c) 1, 1 d) 1, < 1

xiv) A single phase half wave circuit is one which produces

number of pulses of load current during one cycle of
source voltage

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a) Two b) Three

c) Six d) One.

xv) The PIV in ac to dc converter sys em is highest in

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b) 1ϕ full converter
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d) 3ϕ half wave converter.

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( Short Answer Type Questions )

Answer any three of the following. 3 × 5 = 15

2. Draw and explain dynamic switching characteristics of Power

BJT. 5

3. What do you mean by FBSOA and RBSOA. Explain the

construction of IGBT. 2+3

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2013
POWER ELECTRONICS
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70

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1. Choose the correct alternatives or any ten of the following :
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i) A three phase controlled rectifier feeds a purely
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Ω. If the firing angle α is 90°, then the average current
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a) 8⋅5 A b) 9⋅65 A
c) 3⋅38 A d) 6⋅75 A.
ii) A single phase full converter connected with a very high
inductive load operates in ........... of V-I plane.
a) 4 quadrants
b) 3 quadrants
c) 2 quadrants
d) 1 quadrant.

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iii) The advantage of an 180° conduction three phase

inverter over an 120° conduction three phase inverter is

a) it needs less number of switches

b) there is no paralleling of switches

c) devices in series are not simultaneously switched

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d) load terminals are not left open during switching.

iv) The output voltage waveform of a three phase square

wave inverter contains

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v) A free wheeling diode across inductive load of a phase

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a) quick turn-on of SCR

b) slow turn-off of SCR

c) reduced utilization factor of transformer

d) improved power factor.

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vi) Switching mode power supplies are superior to linear

power supplies in respect of

a) size and efficiency b) efficiency & regulation

c) regulation & noise d) noise & cost.

vii) HVDC transmission is preferred to EHV-AC

transmission because

a) HVDC terminal equipment are expensive

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b) VAR compensation is not required f r HVDC
systems

c) system stability can be improved

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viii) Presence of drift layer in a power semiconductor device

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b) increases on stat current rating

c) increases switching speed

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a) an increase in the output impedance of the device

b) an increase in the discharge rate of the input

capacitance.

c) an increase in the source resistance

d) a decrease in the discharge rate of the input

capacitance.

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x) For a two quadrant type-A chopper, regenerative

braking is

a) possible at low speeds

b) possible at high speeds

c) possible at both high & low speeds

d) not possible at all.

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xi) The range of firing angle for RC firing circuit is

a) 0° − 90° b) 90 − 180°

c) 0° − 180° d) 45° − 90°.

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a) rise of current in SCR

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GROUP – B

( Short Answer Type Questions )

Answer any three of the following. 3 × 5 = 15

2. Discuss briefly with relevant waveforms, the voltage

commutation technique used for the commutation of SCRs.

3. Compare the features of an IGBT with a power transistor.

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(v) In SCR, the turn-on time

(A) increases with T
(B) �s independent of ambient temperature T
(C) varies as lff
(D) varies as trr2
(vi) Presence of drift layer in a power.semiconductor device
(A) increases breakdown voltage rating
(B) increases on . state current rating
(C) increases switching speed
(D) decreases on state resistance
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(vii) In UJT, with Vas as the voltage across two base terminals, the emitter
potential at peak point is given by

(viii) In a three phase full wave rectifier, the output voltage pulsates at a
frequency equal to supply frequency,
(A)f (B)2f
(C)3f (D)6f
(ix) For continuous conduction each thyristor pair of a two pulse full converter
should conduct for
(A)1t (B) 7t-a. (C) a. (D) 7t + a.
(x) Chopper control of DC. motor provides variation in
(A) input voltage (B) current (C) frequency (D) all of these
(xi) A single phase full bridge VSl has inductive load. For• a constant source
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voltage, the current through the load is

(A) square wave (B)triangular wave
(C) sine wave. . (D) pulsed wave

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