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  • Question
  • A single phase half bridge inverter required to feed R-L loads needs


  • Options
  • A. 2 thyristors
  • B. 4 thyristors
  • C. 2 thyristors and two diodes
  • D. 4 thyristors and 4 diodes

  • Correct Answer
  • 2 thyristors and two diodes 


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    • 1. HVDC systems are preferable for only long distances.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 2. In a single phase half wave converter feeding resistive load and full wave converter (M - 2 connection) feeding a resistive load the circuit conditions are similar. The firing angle is a. Then the waveshapes of voltages across thyristors

    • Options
    • A. are similar
    • B. are not similar
    • C. may be similar or dissimilar
    • D. are similar only for some values of a
    • Discuss
    • 3. The symbol in figure is for

    • Options
    • A. UJT
    • B. PUT
    • C. SCS
    • D. SBS
    • Discuss
    • 4. In a single phase converter using a centre tapped transformer and with a highly inductive load, the firing angles is a. Each thyristor conducts for a period

    • Options
    • A. p
    • B. a
    • C. p - a
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 5. A 3 phase series inverter has

    • Options
    • A. 12 thyristors
    • B. 6 thyristors
    • C. 3 thyristors
    • D. 3 or 6 thyristors
    • Discuss
    • 6. When a dc chopper feeds an RLE load, the load current, during steady state operation

    • Options
    • A. remains constant
    • B. varies between maximum and minimum values
    • C. may remain constant or vary
    • D. is constant if R is constant
    • Discuss
    • 7. In a single phase full wave ac regulator using two thyristors only, the gate circuits of the two thyristors

    • Options
    • A. must be isolated
    • B. may or may not be isolated
    • C. should be preferably, isolated
    • D. should not be isolated
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following devices has metal-silicon junction?

    • Options
    • A. General purpose power diode
    • B. Schottky diode
    • C. SCR
    • D. MOSFET
    • Discuss
    • 9. The main utility of SCR is due to

    • Options
    • A. gate triggering
    • B. high temperature triggering
    • C. triggering
    • D. high breakdown voltage
    • Discuss
    • 10. Assertion (A): A half wave controlled rectifier has poorer efficiency and higher ripple factor than a full wave controlled rectifier.

      Reason (R): The use of a freewheeling diode in half wave controlled rectifier circuit improves the waveform of load current and circuit power 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
    • Discuss


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