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  • Question
  • The minimum gate current which can turn on SCR is called :


  • Options
  • A. trigger current
  • B. holding current
  • C. junction current
  • D. breakover current

  • Correct Answer
  • trigger current 


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    • 1. The output frequency of a cycloconverter can be changed by changing the firing angle.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 2. In a 3 phase full wave regulator feeding a star connected resistance load, firing angle is 75°. Then the number of thyristors conducting at one time is

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    • A. 1
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
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    • 3. The specified maximum junction temperature of thyristors is about

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    • A. 50°C
    • B. 80°C
    • C. 120°C
    • D. 200°C
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    • 4. 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 thyristor current is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 5. In figure, thyristor Th is in off state. When thyristor is turned on, the peak thyristor current can be

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    • A. 5 A
    • B. 10 A
    • C. 15 A
    • D. 20 A
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    • 6. In a parallel inverter

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    • A. each thyristor is turned on twice during each cycle
    • B. each thyristor is turned on once during each cycle
    • C. each thyristor is turned on either once or twice in each load cycle
    • D. each thyristor may be turned on upto four times in each load cycle
    • Discuss
    • 7. When a power diode is conducting, the voltage drop across it is about

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    • A. I V
    • B. 5 V
    • C. 20 V
    • D. 50 V
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    • 8. In a single phase full wave converter (M-2 connection) feeding on R-L load the input voltage is v = Vm sin ?t. The expression for rms output voltage is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 9. In thermal ohm's law, temperature and power loss are analogous to

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    • A. V and I respectively of ohm's law
    • B. I and V respectively of ohm's law
    • C. R and V respectively of ohm's law
    • D. I and R respectively of ohm's law
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    • 10. The symbol in figure is for

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    • A. SUS
    • B. SBS
    • C. Shockley diode
    • D. UJT
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