The number of leads in a power semiconductor diode are 2 3 4 2 or 3 A diode has

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The number of leads in a power semiconductor diode are
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A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 2 or 3

Correct Answer

2

Explanation

A diode has 2 leads irrespective of its rating.

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1. In a 3 phase full converter the average load current is 150 A. The average thyristor current is
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A. 150 A
B. 75A
C. 50 A
D. 25 A

2. A thyristor is reverse biased. A positive gate pulse is applied. The thyristor
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A. will be turned on
B. may or may not turn on
C. will not turn on
D. will turn on after sometime

4. A static induction thyristor
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A. is a majority carrier device
B. is a minority carrier device
C. either a majority carrier or minority carrier device
D. has a total number of 2 leads

7. In a 3 phase full wave regulator feeding resistance load connected in star, the possible range of firing angle a is
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A. 0 ? a ? 180�
B. 0 ? a ? 150�
C. 0 ? a ? 120�
D. 0 ? a ? 90�

8. In a single phase full wave converter (M - 2 connection), the rms transformer voltage is 300 V across each half of secondary. The PIV for each thyristor is
Options
A. 300 V
B.
C. 6002 V
D.

10. A single phase half wave converter is feeding a resistive load. Just before triggering, the voltage across thyristor is
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A. zero
B. about 1 V
C. same as input voltage
D. twice the input voltage

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