Which of these triggering methods for series connected SCRs use LASCR in the gat

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Which of these triggering methods for series connected SCRs use LASCR in the gate circuit?
Options
A. Resistance triggering
B. Simultaneous triggering
C. Sequential triggering
D. Optical triggering

Correct Answer

Optical triggering

Explanation

Optical triggering uses LASCR.

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1. A 750 A circuit uses thyristor of current rating 175 A. If derating is 25%, the number of thyristors in parallel is
Options
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 10

2. A single phase half wave controlled rectifier circuit is feeding on RL load. The circuit has a freewheeling diode. The input voltage is v = V_m sin ?t. If I₀ is the load current during the conduction of freewheeling diode, the KVL equation during the conduction of free wheeling diode is
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.

3. A 3 phase bridge inverter is fed by 400 V battery. The load is star connected and has a resistance of 10 ? per phase. The peak value of load current is
Options
A. 40 A
B. 20 A
C. 10 A
D. 5 A

4. During forward blocking state of SCR, the voltage and current respectively are
Options
A. high and high
B. low and low
C. high and low
D. low and high

6. In a series inverter supplying a load resistance R, the commutating elements L and C should be such that
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.

7. An RC snubber circuit is used to protect a thyristor against :
Options
A. false triggering
B. failure to turn on
C. switching transients
D. failure to commutate

8. In a single phase full wave ac regulator the rms value of load current is 20 A load is purely resistive. Then
Options
A. average thyristor current will be less than 20 A but rms thyristor current will be more than 20 A
B. both the average and rms thyristor currents will be less than 20 A
C. both the average and rms thyristor currents will be more than 20 A
D. rms thyristor current will be 20 A and average thyristor current will be 10 A

10. HVDC transmission systems generally use
Options
A. 12 pulse converters
B. 6 pulse converters
C. 3 pulse converters
D. either 12 or 6 pulse converters

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