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  • Question
  • The silicon-controlled rectifier can be turned off


  • Options
  • A. by a negative gate pulse
  • B. by forced commutation
  • C. with the off switch
  • D. when the breakover voltage is exceeded

  • Correct Answer
  • by forced commutation 


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    • 1. RTDs are typically connected with other fixed resistors

    • Options
    • A. in a pi configuration
    • B. in a bridge configuration
    • C. and variable resistors
    • D. and capacitors in a filter-type circuit
    • Discuss
    • 2. What is the zero-voltage switch used for?

    • Options
    • A. To reduce radiation of high frequencies during turn-on of a high current to a load
    • B. To control low-voltage circuits
    • C. To provide power to a circuit when power is lost
    • D. For extremely low-voltage applications
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following performance specifications applies to a sample-and-hold circuit?

    • Options
    • A. Aperture time
    • B. Aperture droop
    • C. Feedback
    • D. Acquisition jitter
    • Discuss
    • 4. What device is similar to an RTD but has a negative temperature coefficient?

    • Options
    • A. Strain gauge
    • B. Thermistor
    • C. Negative-type RTD
    • D. Thermocouple
    • Discuss
    • 5. Holding current for an SCR is best described as

    • Options
    • A. the minimum current required for turn-off
    • B. the current required before an SCR will turn on
    • C. the amount of current required to maintain conduction
    • D. the gate current required to maintain conduction
    • Discuss
    • 6. The output voltage of a typical thermocouple is

    • Options
    • A. less than 100 mV
    • B. greater than 1 V
    • C. Thermocouples vary resistance, not voltage.
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. The connections to a thermocouple

    • Options
    • A. can produce an unwanted thermocouple effect, which must be compensated for
    • B. produce an extra desirable thermocouple effect
    • C. must be protected, since high voltages are present
    • D. produce an extra desirable thermocouple effect and must be protected, since high voltages are present
    • Discuss
    • 8. Temperature sensing can be achieved by the use of

    • Options
    • A. thermocouples
    • B. RTDs
    • C. thermistors
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. A sine wave has:

    • Options
    • A. four quadrants
    • B. two alternations
    • C. one period
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. What is the waveform period difference between the 60 Hz electricity used in this country and the 50 Hz used in Europe?

    • Options
    • A. 3 ms
    • B. 16 ms
    • C. 4 ms
    • D. 20 ms
    • Discuss


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