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In a modified series inverter with two inductors and two capacitors, the load current
Options
A. has 2 parallel paths
B. has only one parallel path
C. can have three parallel paths
D. has four parallel paths
Correct Answer
has 2 parallel paths
Power Electronics problems
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1. In a bridge inverter
Options
A. an output transformer is essential
B. an output transformer is not essential
C. an output transformer cannot be connected
D. an output transformer, if used, can improve the efficiency of the circuit
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Correct Answer: an output transformer is not essential
2. A single phase fully controlled bridge converter is fed by a voltage V
m
sin ?
t
. The average and rms values of output voltage are
Options
A.
B.
C.
cos
a
and V
m
D.
cos
a
and
2
V
m
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Correct Answer:
3. A crowbar circuit is generally needed for protection under fault conditions.
Options
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
4. A single phase semiconverter is feeding a highly inductive load and has a freewheeling diode across the load. The waveshape of input current is
Options
A. sinusoidal
B. rectangular
C. sinusoidal or rectangular
D. triangular
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Correct Answer: rectangular
5. In the below figure, the load is highly inductive. The firing angle is
a
for each of the thyristors. The periods of conduction of Th
1
and Th
2
respectively are
Options
A. 0 to
p
and
p
to 2
p
B.
a
to
p
and
p
+
a
to 2
p
C.
a
to
p
+
a
and
p
+
p
to 2
p
+
a
D.
a
to
p
-
a
and
p
+
a
to 2
p
-
a
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Correct Answer:
a
to
p
+
a
and
p
+
p
to 2
p
+
a
6. The number of leads in a DIAC are
Options
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
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Correct Answer: 2
7. An ideal rectifier should have
Options
A. 100% efficiency, zero ripple factor, zero harmonic factor and unity displacement factor
B. 100% efficiency, zero tipple factor, zero harmonic factor and zero displacement factor
C. 100% efficiency, zero ripple factor, unity harmonic factor and unity displacement factor
D. 100% efficiency, unity ripple factor, zero harmonic factor and unity displacement factor
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Correct Answer: 100% efficiency, zero ripple factor, zero harmonic factor and unity displacement factor
8. To turn off an SCR, it is necessary to reduce its current to less than :
Options
A. trigger current
B. holding current
C. breakover current
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: holding current
9.
Assertion (A):
The circuit of figure thyristor will conduct for 180° during positive half cycle if it is continuously fired.
Reason (R):
A thyristor can conduct only when it is forward biased.
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
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Correct Answer: A is wrong but R is correct
10. The effect of source inductance in a 3 phase fully controlled bridge converter is to
Options
A. decrease the output voltage
B. increase the output voltage
C. decrease the output voltage and increase the output current
D. increase the output voltage and decrease the output current
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Correct Answer: decrease the output voltage
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