Necmettin Erbakan University

Electrical and Electronics Engineering 22.03.2022

Power Electronics Chapter 2

Review Questions

2.1 What are the types of power diodes?

2.2 What is a leakage current of diodes?
2.3 What is a reverse recovery time of diodes?
2.4 What is a reverse recovery current of diodes?
2.5 What is a softness factor of diodes?
2.6 What are the recovery types of diodes?
2.7 What are the conditions for a reverse recovery process to start?
2.8 The diode reverse voltage reaches its peak value at what time in the recovery process?
2.9 What is the cause of reverse recovery time in a pn-junction diode?
2.10 What is the effect of reverse recovery time?
2.11 Why is it necessary to use fast-recovery diodes for high-speed switching?
2.12 What is a forward recovery time?
2.13 What are the main differences between pn-junction diodes and Schottky diodes?
2.14 What are the limitations of Schottky diodes?
2.15 What is the typical reverse recovery time of general-purpose diodes?
2.16 What is the typical reverse recovery time of fast-recovery diodes?
2.17 What are the problems of series-connected diodes, and what are the possible solutions?
2.18 What are the problems of parallel-connected diodes, and what are the possible solutions?
2.19 If two diodes are connected in series with equal-voltage sharings, why do the diode leakage
currents differ?
2.20 What is the time constant of an RL circuit?
2.21 What is the time constant of an RC circuit?