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A single phase half wave rectifier is feeding a resistive load. As firing angle is increased
Options
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
Correct Answer
dc output voltage and rms output voltage decrease
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1. In auxiliary commutated chopper fed by voltage V and having L and C commutating elements, the peak value of capacitor current is
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Correct Answer:
2. A chopper is a high efficiency circuit.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
3. 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
4. Two thyristors of the same rating and specifications
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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
5. 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
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Correct Answer: 12
6. Thyristors connected in series need static and dynamic stabilizing circuits.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
7. In the basic series inverter circuit, the source current has
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A. low harmonic content
B. high harmonic content
C. low or high harmonic content depending on firing angle
D. zero harmonic content
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Correct Answer: high harmonic content
8.
Assertion (A):
Chopper always requires forced commutation
Reason (R):
Morgan chopper uses a saturable reactor.
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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
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Correct Answer: Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
9. Which of these devices have four layers?
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A. UJT
B. SCR
C. TRIAC
D. SCR and TRIAC
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Correct Answer: SCR
10. A single phase half wave converter is feeding-a resistor load. The input voltage is
v
= V
m
sin ?
t
. If firing angle is zero, the output dc voltage V
dc
and output rms voltage V
rms
respectively
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Correct Answer:
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