Matric No: _________________

EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

ELECTRONIC DRIVES

ELE10106

Academic session: 2017/8 Diet: APRIL/MAY 2018

Exam duration: 2 hours Reading time: 10 minutes

(excluding reading time) Total exam time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Please read full instructions before commencing writing

Exam paper information

 Total number of pages: 7
 Number of questions: 4
 Attempt THREE questions

Special instructions
 Paper to be returned

Special items
 Formula Sheet attached (pages 6 & 7)

Examiner(s): Dr F. Vedreño Santos

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 Attempt THREE questions

Q1. (a) State and describe briefly the rules governing a thyristor behaviour.
(9)

(b) A diode having a PIV rating of 1500 V is used in a battery charger shown
in Figure Q1(b). The battery voltage is 450 V.

i) Explain what the term “PIV” refers to.

(2)

ii) Calculate the maximum rms secondary voltage of the transformer so

that the diode will not break down.
(2)

Figure Q1(b)

(c) A 240 V, 25 A DC power supply is to be built using a single-phase rectifier

and an inductive filter. The value of the inductance is to be 75 mH and the
rectifier is to be supplied from a 60 Hz source. Calculate:

i) The effective value of the AC voltage.

(2)
ii) The energy stored in the choke..
(1)
iii) The % ripple in the DC current.
(3)

(d) A 3-phase bridge rectifier is supplied from a 240 V, 50 Hz source. The DC

load draws a current of 1800 A. Calculate:

i) The DC voltage output of the rectifier

(2)
ii) The active power drawn from the supply.
(1)
iii) The effective value of the supply line current.
(1)
iv) The effective fundamental component of the line current.
(1)
iii) The distortion power factor.
(1)

(Total Marks [25] )

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Q2. (a) Describe the phase control and the burst-fire control technique for
triggering thyristors. Include a sketch of the waveforms and state any
advantages and disadvantages associated with each technique.
(10)

(b) A 3-phase bridge rectifier circuit is supplied from a 600 V, 3-phase, 60 Hz

source. The load comprises a 375 V battery with an internal resistance of 2.5
Ω. If the load draws a current of 150 A and the delay angle is 65º, neglecting
converter losses, calculate:

i) The DC output voltage of the rectifier.

(2)
ii) The reactive power drawn from the supply.
(2)
iii) The displacement power factor.
(2)
iii) The total power factor.
(2)

(c) If the polarity of the battery in Q2(b) is reversed and the battery delivers
95A to the converter, calculate:

i) The DC voltage generated by the converter.

(4)
ii) The firing angle.
(3)

(Total Marks [25])

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Q3. (a) An electric vehicle is driven by a 60 kW, 900 r/min, 400 V series connected
DC motor. The nominal full-load current is 120 A and the total resistance of
the motor is 0.5 Ω. The vehicle is fed from a 600 V DC line. A chopper
controls the motor and it has a fixed on-time of 500 μs. Calculate:

i) The chopper frequency and the current drawn from the line when the
motor is at standstill and drawing 1.5 times full-load current
(6)
ii) The chopper frequency and current drawn from the line at rated
output.
(4)
iii) The motor speed when delivering rated current, if the chopper
frequency is set at 1 kHz.
(6)

(b) A 250 V, separately-excited DC motor is connected to the converter of

Figure Q3(b). The motor has an armature resistance of 0.15 Ω and rated
current of 180 A when running at 1200 r/min. The converter operates at a
switching frequency of 4 kHz and is fed by a 6-pulse uncontrolled rectifier
connected to a 415 V, 3 phase, 50 Hz supply.

Neglecting the armature inductance, calculate:

i) The required duty cycle and on/off times when the motor develops its
full-load torque at rated speed.
(6)
ii) The DC current output from the rectifier.
(3)

Figure Q.3(a)

(Total Marks [25])

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Q4. (a) Explain the difference between a current-source inverter and voltage-
source inverter, hence state their application.
(8)
(b) The current-source inverter (CSI) drive shown in Figure Q.4(b) comprises
two converters 1 and 2 with an integral DC link. The CSI drives a 250 kW, 6-
pole, 1100 V, 3-phase, 50 Hz, cage induction motor. Converter 2 is a 6-pulse
inverter with an efficiency of 98%. The line supply voltage is 1100 V, 3-phase,
50 Hz. The motor has a power factor of 0.85 when it runs on full-load at 950
r/min.

Figure Q.4(b)
Calculate

i) The average current and voltage in the DC link

(6)
ii) The firing angles of converters 1 and 2.
(4)
iii) The supply current and inverter firing-angle when the motor is driven
at 650 r/min, while maintaining constant air-gap flux with a converter 1
firing angle set at 55º.
(7)

(Total Marks [25])

END OF EXAM PAPER

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ELE10106 Electronic Drives - Formula Sheet
Single-phase bridge rectifier

5.5P
Ed  0.90E (V) ripple  (%)
fWl

3-phase, 3-pulse rectifier

Ed  0.675E (V)

3-phase, 6-pulse rectifier (uncontrolled)

0.17 P
Ed  1.35E (V) ripple  (%)
fWl

Effective Line Current

I  0.816I d (A) I f  0.955I (A)

3-phase, 6-pulse rectifier/inverter (controlled)

Ed  1.35E cos  (V) Q  P tan  (VAr)

DC-DC Converters
( E  Eo )T1 Ta
T2  s (s) D
Eo T
I oTa E s Ta
Is   I o fTa (A) Eo   E s fTa (V)
T T
1 Eo  D.Es (V)
Ta  Tb  (s)
f

4-Quadrant DC-DC Converters

ELL  EH (2D  1) (V)

4-Quadrant DC-AC Converters

Erms = 0.9ELL(Max)

DC-AC 3-phase converter (PWM)

Em = 0.5mEh (V) Erms = 0.612mEh (V)

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DC Motor Braking

To  0.693T (s)

Jn 2
To  (s)
131.5P1

3-phase, 6-pulse converter with freewheeling diode

Ed  1.35E (1  cos[120   ]) (V)

 d  30   / 2 (deg)

I  I d (120   ) / 90 (A)

Displacement Power factor = cos  d

Half Bridge Converter

Ed  0.675E (1  cos  ) (V)

d   / 2 (deg)

I  I d (180   ) / 180 (A)

DC-AC sin-wave converter

Em
D  0.5[1  sin(360 ft   )]
Eh

VSI rectangular-wave converter

El  0.78Ed (V)

Slip Power Recovery

E2
s
1.35Eoc