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In a three phase to single phase full wave bridge cycloconverter, the number of thyristors is
Options
A. 36
B. 18
C. 12
D. 8
Correct Answer
12
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1. Half bridge and full bridge inverters of one type use different commutation methods.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: False
2. In rectifier circuits, the rms value of ac component of output voltage is equal to
Options
A. V
rms
B. 0.5 V
rms
C. (V
rms
- V
dc
)
0.5
D. (V
rms
2
- V
dc
2
)
0.5
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Correct Answer: (V
rms
2
- V
dc
2
)
0.5
3. If 0.5 T is the time period of oscillations and T
off
is the time between turn off of one thyristor and turn on of second thyristor, the frequency of output
f
of a series inverter is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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4. Mc Murray full bridge inverter uses
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A. 4 thyristors and 2 diodes
B. 4 thyristors and 4 diodes
C. 8 thyristors and 4 diodes
D. 8 thyristors and 8 diodes
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Correct Answer: 8 thyristors and 4 diodes
5. Which of these devices can conduct in both directions?
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A. SCR
B. SUS
C. SBS
D. UJT
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Correct Answer: SBS
6. Two thyristors of the same rating and specifications
Options
A. will have equal on state voltage drops
B. will have equal forward blocking voltage for the same current
C. will have different on state voltage drops
D. may have equal or different on state voltage drops and equal or different forward blocking voltage's for the same current
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Correct Answer: may have equal or different on state voltage drops and equal or different forward blocking voltage's for the same current
7. In rectifier circuits, ripple factor RF and form factor FF are related as
Options
A. RF = (FF
2
- 1)
0.5
B. RF = FF
C. RF = FF - 1
D. RF = (FF - 1)
0.5
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Correct Answer: RF = (FF
2
- 1)
0.5
8. A chopper is a high efficiency circuit.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
9. In auxiliary commutated chopper fed by voltage V and having L and C commutating elements, the peak value of capacitor current is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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10. A single phase half wave rectifier is feeding a resistive load. As firing angle is increased
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A. dc output voltage and rms output voltage decrease in the same proportion
B. dc output voltage and rms output voltage decrease
C. dc output voltage and rms output voltage increase
D. dc output voltage and rms output voltage increase in the same proportion
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Correct Answer: dc output voltage and rms output voltage decrease
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