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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

ME - SEMESTER– 1 (NEW) • EXAMINATION – SUMMER - 2022

Subject Code:3710713 Date: 27 Jul 2022

Subject Name:Power Electronics Converters and Applications
Time:02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Notations used have usual meaning.

Q.1 (a) With neat diagram, explain construction and working of GTO. 07
(b) Why isolation is required in a power electronic system? 04
(c) Compare: Inverter grade thyristor and Converter grade thyristor. 03
Q.2 (a) Enlist various driving circuit used for Power BJT and discuss any one of them. 07
(b) State advantages of a current source inverter. Write switching scheme for each 07
60° interval for a three-phase current source inverter. Also, draw circuit diagram
and current waveforms for balanced three-phase resistive load of a three-phase
current source inverter.
OR
(b) Explain sine-triangular pulse-width modulation technique in detail. 07
Q.3 (a) 07

Fig1.
Describe the operation of voltage regulator shown in the Fig 1
(b) Derive an expression for (i) average load voltage and (ii) rms load voltage for a 07
single-phase controlled diode rectifier feeding RL load.
OR
Q.3 (a) Discuss Cuk converter operation with equivalent circuit for both switch - on and 07
switch-off conditions.
(b) Describe in detail the operation of dual converter with circulating current. 07
Q.4 (a) With waveforms discuss the PWM with unipolar switching. 07
(b) Draw and explain the control circuit diagram for a cyclo-converter with non- 07
circulating current mode.
OR
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Q.4 (a) A buck converter operating at 50 kHz is fed from a 12V battery and supplies 5V 07
to load, determine: (i) Maximum on-period of MOSFET switch given that
battery voltage varies from 13.5V in fully charged state to 10V at the end of
discharge (ii) Neglecting all losses , Battery drain current under nominal
condition with 10A load.(iii) Draw the circuit diagram of a buck converter
(b) What is a cyclo-converter? With waveforms, explain the operation of a 1-Ø to 07
1-Ø cyclo-converter.
Q.5 (a) For the application of (i) lighting control and (ii) motor speed control, choose 07
on-off or phase control and justify the choice.
(b) Explain the operation of a line commutated inverter circuit in detail. 07
OR
Q.5 (a) Draw schematic diagram for three – phase AC voltage controller with delta 07
connection and resistive load. Plot the waveforms of the output voltage, the
output current and voltage across SCR for delay angles of 0° and 120° for the
same.
(b) Enlist various techniques to improve power factor in phase controlled converter 07
and explain any one in detail.

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