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The use of free wheeling diode in controlled rectifier improves the waveshape of load current.
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A. True
B. False
Correct Answer
True
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1. When a thyristor is conducting, the voltage drop across it is about
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A. 1 V
B. 10 V
C. 100 V
D. 0.1 V
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Correct Answer: 1 V
2. A 3 phase fully controlled converter is a
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A. 3 pulse converter
B. 6 pulse converter
C. 2 pulse converter
D. 12 pulse converter
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Correct Answer: 6 pulse converter
3. In a three phase series inverter, the firing frequency is
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A. three times output frequency
B. six times output frequency
C. twice the output frequency
D. equal to output frequency
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Correct Answer: six times output frequency
4. A TRIAC can be turned on :
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A. by applying a positive signal to gate
B. by applying a negative signal to gate
C. by applying either positive or negative signal to gate
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: by applying either positive or negative signal to gate
5. Lead mounting for SCR is used for
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A. rating less than mA
B. rating about 1 A or less
C. rating of 20 A or less than 20 A
D. rating 100 A or less
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Correct Answer: rating about 1 A or less
6. In a half bridge inverter, the freewheeling diodes are needed
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A. even when load is resistive
B. only when load is inductive
C. only when load is inductive or capacitive
D. for all types of loads
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Correct Answer: only when load is inductive or capacitive
7. Inverters find applications in
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A. HVDC transmission
B. UPS
C. variable speed ac drives
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
8. It is possible to use a freewheeling diode in
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A. single phase half wave controlled rectifier as well as in single phase full wave controlled rectifier (M - 2 connection)
B. single phase half wave controlled rectifier but not in single phase full wave controlled rectifier (M - 2 connection)
C. single phase full wave controlled rectifier (M - 2 connection) but not in single phase half wave controlled rectifier
D. all controlled rectifier circuits
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Correct Answer: all controlled rectifier circuits
9. The leads in a TRIAC are denoted by
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A. anode cathode, gate
B. T
1
T
2
, gate
C. T
1
, T
2
, anode
D. T
1
, T
2
, T
3
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Correct Answer: T
1
T
2
, gate
10.
Assertion (A):
A GTO can be turned on and turned off by gate pulses
Reason (R):
A GTO can be turned off by negative gate pulse.
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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
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