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  • Question
  • The main utility of SCR is due to


  • Options
  • A. gate triggering
  • B. high temperature triggering
  • C. The main utility of SCR is due to gate triggering high temperature triggering triggering high breakd triggering
  • D. high breakdown voltage

  • Correct Answer
  • gate triggering 


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    • 1. Which of the following devices has metal-silicon junction?

    • Options
    • A. General purpose power diode
    • B. Schottky diode
    • C. SCR
    • D. MOSFET
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • Discuss
    • 5. HVDC systems are preferable for only long distances.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 6. 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
    • 7. A fully controlled bridge converter is feeding an RLE load. For some circuit conditions firing angle is 47°. If connections of battery are reversed, the firing angle is likely to be

    • Options
    • A. 47°
    • B. less than 47°
    • C. more than 47°
    • D. either more or less than 47°
    • Discuss
    • 8. The efficiency of a chopper circuit is about

    • Options
    • A. 80% or more
    • B. around 50%
    • C. around 20%
    • D. around 5%
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of these devices can conduct in both directions?

    • Options
    • A. SCR
    • B. SUS
    • C. SBS
    • D. UJT
    • Discuss
    • 10. Mc Murray full bridge inverter uses

    • Options
    • A. 4 thyristors and 2 diodes
    • B. 4 thyristors and 4 diodes
    • C. 8 thyristors and 4 diodes
    • D. 8 thyristors and 8 diodes
    • Discuss


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