Code No: R1631025 R16 SET - 1

III B. Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, June/July-2022

POWER ELECTRONICS
(Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Question Paper consists of two parts (Part-A and Part-B)
2. Answer ALL the question in Part-A
3. Answer any FOUR Questions from Part-B
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PART –A (14 Marks)

1. a) Draw the switching characteristics of power IGBT. [2M]
b) Obtain the output waveforms & average output voltage for 1-phase [2M]
Half wave controlled rectifier with RL load.
c) Give the conduction periods of thyristors in 3-phase fully [2M]
controlled converter with α = 300?
d) Explain the principle of operation of flyback converter in CCM. [3M]
e) List comparison between VSI and CSI. [3M]
f) What is meant by integrated cycle control? [2M]

PART –B (56 Marks)

2. a) Following are the specifications of a thyristor operating from a [7M]
peak supply of 500 V: Repetitive peak current, Ip = 250 A,
(di/dt)max= 60 A/μs, (dva/dt)max = 200 V/μs, Take a safety factor of
2 for the three specifications mentioned above. Design a suitable
snubber circuit if the minimum load resistance is 20 Ω. Take
ξ = 0.65.
b) Draw the gate characteristics of a SCR and explain its importance [7M]
in the design of gate drive circuit.

3. a) Explain the operation of single phase fully controlled full wave [7M]
rectifier with R-L load under discontinuous mode of operation?
Draw the waveforms of output voltage, voltage across SCR and
average load current for α = 450.
b) A single phase 230 V, 1 kW heater is connected across 1-phase, [7M]
230 V, 50 Hz supply through an SCR. For firing angle delays of
450 and 900, calculate the power absorbed by the heater element.

4. a) Describe a 3-phase half wave diode bridge rectifier with a circuit [7M]
diagram and relevant waveforms for R load.
b) Describe the working of three phase half controlled converter with [7M]
RL load for α = 300 with relevant waveforms and derive the
expression for average output voltage.

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5. a) Explain the operation of boost converter in the DCM mode and [7M]
obtain the expression for amplitude of ripple current.

b) A buck-boost converter has the input voltage of 12 V and it [7M]

operates at 20 kHz, when the average output voltage is 24 V, the
average load current is 1.2 A, it is having L = 300 µH, C = 150 µF.
Find duty cycle, ripple current through the inductor, ripple voltage
and critical values of L and C.

6. What is the difference between half and full bridge inverters? Draw [14M]
the circuit diagrams of 3-phase half bridge inverter and full bridge
inverter. Explain about switching states of 3-phase inverter.

7. a) Give the cross-sectional view of a TRIAC and explain its turn-on [7M]
process with relevant diagrams.
b) What is 1-phase AC voltage controller? What are the applications [7M]
of 1-phase AC voltage controller?

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