Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

EE8552 - Power Electronics

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UNIT- I PART-A
1. Define pinch off voltage of MOSFET.
2. What is the use of snubber circuit?
3. Compare GTO and IGCT.
4. Mention the applications of SCR.
5. List the different methods to turn on SCR.
PART-B
1. Explain the structure and different modes of operation of TRIAC.
2. Explain the construction and characteristics of GTO.
3. Explain the construction and static characteristics of BJT.
4. Describe the basic structure of IGBT and explain its working.
5. Explain the switching characteristics of SCR.
UNIT- II PART-A
1. What is meant by inversion mode of fully controlled bridge rectifier?
2. What is the effect of overlap angle ?
3. What is freewheeling diode and what is its purpose? State its advantages.
4. Classify different types of controlled rectifier.
5. Define THD.
PART-B
1. Explain the principle of operation of single-phase dual converter with neat
power circuit diagram for different modes of operation.
2. Show that the performance of a single – phase full converter as effected by
source inductance is given by the relation

3. Explain the operation of 3 phase fully controlled bridge rectifier with RL load
relevant waveforms.
4. Explain the operation of 3 phase half controlled bridge rectifier with neat circuit
diagram.
5. A single-phase fully controlled bridge converter is connected to RLE load. The
source voltage is 230 V, 50 Hz. The average load current of 10A continuous
over the working range. For R= 0.4 Ω and L = 2mH, Compute (i) firing angle
for E = 120V (ii) firing angle for E = -120V. (iii) In case the output is assumed
constant, find the pf in both the parts (i) and (ii).
UNIT -III PART-A
1. Write down the expression for average output voltage for step down chopper.
2. A step up chopper is operated with a duty ratio of 0.6 for a dc input of 100 v.
Determine the output voltage for a load resistance of RL = 5 ohm.
3. What are the disadvantages of frequency modulation scheme over the pulse-
width modulation scheme?
4. What are the different classification of chopper depending upon the direction of
current and voltage?
5. Distinguish between time ratio control and current limit control employed in a
DC chopper.
PART-B
1. Classify the basic topologies of switching regulators and explain the operation
of buck regulator with continuous load current using suitable waveform. Also
derive the expression for critical inductance and capacitance.
2. The buck regulator has an input range of Vs = 12 V. The regulated average
output voltage is Vo = 5 V at R = 50 ohms and the peak to peak output ripple
voltage is 20 mV. The switching frequency is 25 KHz if the peak to peak
current of inductor is limited to 0.8 A, determine :
a) The duty cycle, K
b) The filter inductance, L
c) The filter capacitance, C and
d) The critical value of L and C
3. Explain the working of buck-boost converter for continuous current mode of
operation with neat waveform. Also derive the expression of peak to peak
voltage across the capacitor.
4. Explain the working of boost converter for continuous current mode of
operation with neat waveform. Also derive the expression of peak to peak
voltage across the capacitor.
5. A step up chopper is used to deliver load voltage of 660V from 220V dc source
if non conduction time of chopper is 100µs, Compute the pulse width. If pulse
 width is halved, find new output voltage.
6. For Type A step down chopper of dc source voltage 230 V, load
resistance 10 ohm. Take a voltage drop of 2 V across chopper when it is
on. For a duty cycle of 0.4, calculate (i) average and rms values of output
voltage and (ii) chopper efficiency.
UNIT- IV PART-A
1. What are the applications of inverter?
2. Define modulation index and what its use.
3. What is Space Vector modulation?
4. Mention the difference between sinusoidal and modified sinusoidal PWM
techniques.
5. A single-phase full bridge inverter has a resistive load of R = 10 Ω and the
input voltage Vdc of 100 V. Find the RMS output voltage at fundamental
frequency.
PART-B
1. Discuss the principle of working of a three-phase bridge inverter with an
appropriate circuit diagram. Draw the output phase and line voltage waveforms
on the assumption that each thyristor conducts for 120ᵒ and resistive load is star
connected. The sequence of firing of various SCR should also be indicated.
2. Describe different PWM voltage control techniques of inverter.
3. State different methods of voltage control methods in inverters.
4. With help of neat diagram and waveform explain the operation of 1-phase
inverter for R, RL load. Derive the RMS value.
5. Explain the operation of UPS under various modes of operation.
UNIT- V PART-A
1. Name some applications of AC regulator or AC voltage controller.
2. List the advantages of Cycloconverter.
3. What is a matrix converter?
4. Mention the advantages of matrix converter over conventional converter.
5. List out the different types of cycloconverter.
PART-B
1. Explain the operation of Single-phase full Wave ac – ac voltage regulator with
R and RL load with neat waveforms and obtain expression for voltage and
power factor.
2. Explain the multistage sequence control of ac voltage regulators in single phase
voltage controller.
3. Write a short notes on the following: (i) Integral cycle control (ii) Multistage
sequence control (iii) ON- OFF control.
 4. A single-phase full wave ac voltage controller working on ON-OFF control
technique has supply voltage of 230V, RMS 50Hz, load = 50. The controller
is ON for 30 cycles and off for 40 cycles. Calculate
 ON & OFF time intervals.
 RMS output voltage.
 Input P.F.
 Average and RMS thyristor currents.

Note :

1. To score full marks in Part A, prepare from Question Bank too.