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This document contains a quiz for a power electronics course taken by second year students. The quiz has two questions. The first question asks students to explain different classifications of power electronic switches, including uncontrolled, semi-controlled, and fully controlled switches. The second question provides a circuit diagram and asks students to calculate the firing angle of a thyristor such that the average output voltage is 40V, given that the maximum RMS output voltage is 100V.

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Quiz 1 - 1 Model Answer

This document contains a quiz for a power electronics course taken by second year students. The quiz has two questions. The first question asks students to explain different classifications of power electronic switches, including uncontrolled, semi-controlled, and fully controlled switches. The second question provides a circuit diagram and asks students to calculate the firing angle of a thyristor such that the average output voltage is 40V, given that the maximum RMS output voltage is 100V.

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Menoufia University Quiz No.

1
Faculty of Electronic Engineering Date: 11 / 11 / 2020
Dept. Industrial Electronics and Control Eng. Quiz Type: Written
Course: Power Electronics No. of Quiz Pages: 2
Course Field: Specialization Requirements No. of Quiz Questions: 2
Academic Level: Second Year, 1st Semester Quiz Marks: 10 Marks
Academic Year: 2020 / 2021 Quiz Time: 30 Minutes
Course Code: ACE 216 From 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM

Name:………………………………………………………………………………………………… Class: …………………………………

Answer the following questions:


Question – 1: Explain the different classifications of power electronic switches.
Solution

1. Uncontrolled switch: The switch has no control terminal. The state of the switch is
determined by the external voltage or current conditions of the circuit in which the switch
is connected. A diode is an example of such switch.

2. Semi-controlled switch: In this case the circuit designer has limited control over the
switch. For example, the switch can be turned-on from the control terminal. However,
once ON, it cannot be turned-off from the control signal. The switch can be switched off
by the operation of the circuit or by an auxiliary circuit that is added to force the switch
to turn-off. A thyristor or a SCR is an example of this switch type.

3. Fully controlled switch: The switch can be turned-on and off via the control terminal.
Examples of this switch are the BJT, the MOSFET, the IGBT, the GTO thyristor, and the
MOS-controlled thyristor (MCT).

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Question – 2: For the circuit shown in Figure 1, if the maximum r.m.s output (load)
voltage obtained is 100 V, find the firing angle 𝜶 of the thyristor such that the average
output voltage is 40 V.

Figure 1
Solution

2𝜋 𝜋
1 1
𝑉𝑜(𝑅𝑀𝑆) = √ ∫ 𝑣𝑜2 𝑑𝜃 = √ ∫ 𝑉𝑚2 sin2 𝜃 𝑑𝜃
2𝜋 2𝜋
0 𝛼
1
Substituting for sin2 𝜃 = (1 − cos 2𝜃)
2

𝜋
𝑉𝑚2 1 𝑉𝑚2 sin 2𝜃 𝜋
𝑉𝑜(𝑅𝑀𝑆) =√ ∫ (1 − cos 2𝜃 ) 𝑑𝜃 = √ [𝜃|𝛼 −
𝜋 | ]
2𝜋 2 4𝜋 2 𝛼
𝛼

𝑉𝑚2 1 𝑉𝑚 1 sin 2𝛼
𝑉𝑜(𝑅𝑀𝑆) =√ [(𝜋 − 𝛼) − (sin 2𝜋 − sin 2𝛼 )] = √ [( 𝜋 − 𝛼 ) + ]
4𝜋 2 2 𝜋 2
▪ The maximum r.m.s output voltage is obtained at firing angle α = 0°,

𝑉𝑚 1 sin 0 𝑉𝑚
∴ 𝑉𝑜(𝑅𝑀𝑆) | = √ [( 𝜋 − 0 ) + ]= = 100
𝑎𝑡 α = 0° 2 𝜋 2 2
𝑉𝑚 = 200 𝑉
𝑉𝑚
∵ 𝑉𝑎𝑣 = [1 + cos 𝛼] = 40
2𝜋
∴ 𝛼 = 75.13°
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