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Power Elecronics: Unit 1:: Questions

This document contains questions from four units of a power electronics course. Unit 1 covers power modulators, power converters, characteristics of power devices like MOSFETs and IGBTs, and switching performance of BJTs. Unit 2 discusses power diode characteristics and thyristor operation. Unit 3 focuses on thyristor turn-off methods. Unit 4 covers on-off control, AC voltage controllers, and choppers. Additional questions cover topics like inverters, multilevel inverters, HVDC transmission, and switching regulators.

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Power Elecronics: Unit 1:: Questions

This document contains questions from four units of a power electronics course. Unit 1 covers power modulators, power converters, characteristics of power devices like MOSFETs and IGBTs, and switching performance of BJTs. Unit 2 discusses power diode characteristics and thyristor operation. Unit 3 focuses on thyristor turn-off methods. Unit 4 covers on-off control, AC voltage controllers, and choppers. Additional questions cover topics like inverters, multilevel inverters, HVDC transmission, and switching regulators.

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POWER ELECRONICS:

UNIT 1:
1) what are the functions of power modulator ?
2) Explain in brief the concepts of power electronics .
3) Mention two applications of power electronics .
4) How power converters are classified ?
5) Explain the control characteristics of power devices .
6) Exlpain the steady state and switching charateristics of
MOSFET.
7) Explain the the characteristics of IGBT . 
8) Compare BJT,MOSFET,IGBT .
9) Define the term pinch off voltage of MOSFET.
10) Explain the switching performance of BJT with
relevant waveforms indicating clearly the turn-on, turn-off
times and their components. Also define the term SOA.

Unit 2:
Questions

1) what is conductivity modulation of the drift layer in power diode?


2) What is reverse recovery period of the diode?
3) Explain how schottky diodes have higher switching frequency than
other power diode?
4) What are the differences between AC regulators and cyclo
converters?
5) What are the differences between SCR and BJT?
6) Explain thyristor characteristics and its various modes of
operation.
7) Explain forward blocking mode of an thyristor.
8) Which are the two important current flowing through the
thyristor?
9) Which are the different ways to turn on the thyristors?
10) Which circuit is used for transient voltage protection and
explain how it works.

11) Name the different thyristor firing circuits?


12) Which type of turn on mechanism is preferred as the best
amongst all?
13) which are the different types of controlled rectifier circuits?
14) In which quadrant does the single phase full converters
operate?
15) Why should we go for di/dt protection?
16) Define turn on time for the thyristor turn on operation?
17) What does the equivalent circuit of thyristor comprise of?
18) How does the alpha(current gain) vary with emitter current
for a thyristor?
19) Which are the ways by which we can model the thyristor so
that it explains its working?
20) What is the relation between the holding current and
latching current?

UNIT 4:
1)what are the principle of on-off control?

2)what are the components of ac voltage controller?

3)what are the advantages of on-off control?

4)what are the principle of phase control?

5)what are the advantage of 1 phase half wave controller?

6)what are the disadvantage of 1 phase half wave controller?

7)What are the application of 1 phase half wave controller?

8)compare the full wave and half wave ac controller?

9)what care must be taken in triggering of SCRs in ac voltage


controller?

10)explain the operation of bidirectional controller?

11)Jones chopper belongs to ------------------commutation.

12)explain schematics of step down and step up choppers

13)How is Jones chopper circuit advantageous over other choppers?

14)What is multiphase chopper?

15)What are the demerits of Morgan chopper over Jones chopper?

16)What is pulse width and frequency modulation control of a


converter?

17)What is the effect of chopping frequency on the load ripple current?

18)What is the modulation index for PWM control?


19)What do you mean by switching mode regulator?

20)What is the effect of chopping frequency on filter size?

UNIT 5:

1. What is the need of inverter?


2. What are the applications of inverter?
3. What is the dead zone of a resonant inverter?
4. What are the methods for voltage control of series resonant
inverter?
5. What is the need of multilevel inverter?
6. What are the applications of multilevel inverter?
7. Mention the types of multilevel inverter?
8. What are the advantages of parallel resonant inverter?
9. What are the effects of harmonics ?
10. Mention the methods to reduce the harmonics?

EXTRAS:

 1.In Triacs which of the modes the sensitivity of gate is high.


2.Define the term pinch off voltage of MOSFET.
3.Under what conditions a single phase fully controlled converter gets
operated
as an Inverter.
4.State the principle of phase control in AC-DC converters.
5.Define the term duty cycle in DC-DC converters.
6.What is a DC chopper?
7.Define the term Inverter gain.
8.Differentiate between VSI and CSI.
9.Mention the different types of HVDC link.
10.List the parameters for controlling power in a transmission line.
11. Discuss the transfer, output and switching characteristics of power
MOSFET.
12. Explain the switching performance of BJT with relevant waveforms
indicating clearly the turn-on, turn-off times and their components.
Also define the term SOA.
13. A two pulse single phase bridge converter is connected to RLE load.
Source voltage is 230 V, 50 Hz. Average load current of 10 Amps is
continuous over the working range. For R = 0.4 Q and L = 2 mH
compute. (i) Firing angle delay for E = 120 V. (ii) Firing angle delay for E
= -120 V. Indicate which source is delivering power to load in parts (i)
and (ii).
14. For a 1 phase AC voltage controller feeding a resistive load draw the
waveforms of source voltage gating signals, output voltage, source and
output current. Describe its working with reference to waveforms
drawn.
15.A step up chopper has input voltage of 220 V and output voltage of
660 V.
If the nonconducting time of thyristor chopper is 100 micro sec
compute the pulse width of output voltage. In case the pulse width is
halved for constant frequency operation find the new output voltage.
16. Classify the basic topologies of switching regulators and explain the
operation of buck regulators with continuous load current using
suitable waveforms.
17. Describe the working of a 1 phase full bridge inverter supplying R,
R.L. loads with relevant circuit and waveforms.
18. What is the need for controlling the output voltage of inverters?
Classify the various techniques adopted to vary the inverter gain and
brief on sinusoidal PWM.
19.  Describe the principle of operation of no break static ups
configuration with a neat block diagram and list out its applications.
20.Explain the principle of operation of unified power controller as
compensator with a neat circuit arrangement.

POWER ELECTREONOICS-UNIT 3
THYRISTOR TURNOFF METHODS

1. In load commutation the load circuit is ___________


a) Damped
b) Oscillatory
c) Resistive
d) Over damped

2. Auxillary or voltage commutation uses a


a) L,C & auxillary thyristor
b) R,L,&diac
c) R,L,C,& thyristor
d) None of above
3. Class F commutation is known as
a) External Pulse commutation
b) Forced commutation
c) Natural commutation
d) Self commutation

4. Applications of forced commutation is


a) Choppers
b) Cycloconverters
c) Controlled rectifiers
d) None of the above
5. Thyristors have have high di/dt ratings and can withstand surges also-TRUE/FALSE
6. Gate of a SCR is also called as
a) DRIVE terminal
b) Gate-cathode
c) Anode gate
d) Nne of the above
7. The leakage current through the reverse biased p-n junction(J2) doubles for every ____
rise in temperature
a) 7 deg/c
b) 12 deg/c
c) 10 deg/c
d) 8 deg/c

8. Snubber circuit used for protecting the SCR against large


a) large surges
b) large dv/dt
c) large di/dt
d) large dT/dt ( where T=temperature)

9. Class D commutation uses


a) Diode,thyristor and RLC
b) Triac,transistor and RLC
c) UJT,diode
d) Two Thyristors
10. Class E is a
a) Forced commutation
b) Natural commutation

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