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The document contains a series of questions related to power electronics, including topics such as the advantages of power electronic devices, the concept of doping, and the characteristics of various semiconductor devices. It also addresses the operational principles of diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs, and thyristors, as well as their applications and performance metrics in circuits. Additionally, it includes questions on rectification processes and efficiency calculations for different rectifier configurations.

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The document contains a series of questions related to power electronics, including topics such as the advantages of power electronic devices, the concept of doping, and the characteristics of various semiconductor devices. It also addresses the operational principles of diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs, and thyristors, as well as their applications and performance metrics in circuits. Additionally, it includes questions on rectification processes and efficiency calculations for different rectifier configurations.

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1. What are the advantages of power electronics devices?

2. Explain doping?
3. Draw and explain the characteristics curve of power diodes.
4. BJT is current controlled device while MOSFET is voltage-controlled device, why?
5. How can a thyristor turned off?
6. Power electronics converts ________ energy into another form of energy.
A. Electrical
B. Mechanical
C. Solar
D. All the above
7. Power electronics is an application of ____ state electronics, whose function is to control
and conversion of electric power.
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gaseous
D. None of the above
8. Which of the following are the applications of power electronics?
A. Battery charger
B. HVDC thyristor
C. PC’s power supply
D. All the above
9. A P-type semiconductor has majority of _______ charge carriers.
A. Electrons
B. Holes
C. Both a and b
D. Partial electrons and partial holes
10. The process of adding impurities to the semiconducting material is called.
A. Doping
B. Adding
C. Oxidizing
D. None of the above
11. A diode allows current to flow in _____ direction.
A. Forward
B. Backward
C. Bidirectional
D. None of the above
12. When a positive polarity of battery is connected to the positive terminal of diode and a
negative polarity of battery is connected to the negative terminal of diode it is called ____
bias?
A. Forward
B. Reverse
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
13. The main advantage of MOSFET is _______.
A. Provides resistance
B. Handles high power
C. Is an open circuit system
D. None of the above

14. A full-wave rectifier uses 2 diodes. The internal resistance of each diode is 20 Q. The
transformer RMS secondary voltage from centre-tap to each end of the secondary is 50 V
and the load resistance is 980 Q2. Mean load current will be,
A. 45 A
B. 4.5 A
C. 45 mA
D. 45 𝜇𝐴
15. Proof that the root mean squared (rms) current of the controlled single phase full-wave
𝑣𝑚 1 𝛼 sin(2𝛼)
rectifier is 𝐼𝑟𝑚𝑠 = √ − −
𝑅 2 2𝜋 4𝜋

16. A delayed full-wave rectified sinusoidal current has an average value equal to
half its maximum value. Find the delay angle 𝜃.

17. As compared to power MOSFET, a BJT has


A. Higher switching losses but lower conduction losses
B. Higher switching losses and higher conduction losses
C. Lower switching losses and Lower conduction losses
D. Lower switching losses but higher conduction losses
18. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of SCR as a switch?
A. The switching speed is very high.
B. The operation does not produce harmonics.
C. It gives noiseless operation at high efficiency.
D. It has no moving parts
19. A three-phase uncontrolled diode rectifier supplies a constant load current of 10 A and its
supply voltage is 400 V line to line. The supply fundamental rms current is------.
20. In a 3-4 half wave diode, rectifier, if per phase input voltage is 200 V then the average
output voltage is
A. 233.91 V
B. 116.95 V
C. 202.56 V
D. 101.28 V
21. A delayed three phase full-wave rectified sinusoidal current has an average value equal to
one-third its maximum value. Find the delay angle.
22. Draw the output waveform of three phase controlled full-wave rectifier when the firing
angle is 45, 120 and 150 degrees, and determine the average output voltage for each case?
23. What is the efficiency of three phase uncontrolled full-wave rectifier?

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