Assertion (A): An ideal rectifier should have unity harmonic factor Reason (R):

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Assertion (A): An ideal rectifier should have unity harmonic factor
Reason (R): An ideal rectifier should have unity displacement factor.
Options
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct

Correct Answer

A is wrong but R is correct

Explanation

Ideal rectifier should have zero harmonic factor and unity displacement factor.

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1. In a thyristor the gate current is increased, then
Options
A. anode current will increase
B. anode current will decrease
C. anode current will remain constant
D. anode current may increase or decrease

2. Assertion (A): If the duty cycle of chopper is low the current would not become discontinuous
Reason (R): If the time constant L/R of the load in chopper is low the current may become discontinuous.
Options
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct

3. A chopper
Options
A. converts constant voltage dc into ac and then into variable voltage dc
B. converts constant voltage dc into variable voltage dc directly
C. converts ac of one frequency into ac of another frequency
D. converts ac to dc

4. Figure shows a chopper feeding RLE load, The free wheeling diode conducts when
Options
A. thyristor is on
B. thyristor is off
C. both when thyristor is on and thyristor is off
D. partly when thyristor is off and partly when thyristor is on

6. A thyristor has a maximum allowable junction temperature of 120�C and the ambient temperature is 40�C. If thermal resistance is 1.6� C/W, the maximum allowable internal power dissipation is
Options
A. 20 W
B. 50 W
C. 92 W
D. 128 W

7. The characteristics of a non-linear resistance is i = kv⁴. If i becomes 100 times, v becomes
Options
A. about 100 times
B. about 10 times
C. about 3 times
D. about twice

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