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The duty cycle of a step down chopper is
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1. A class B chopper operates in third quadrant.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: False
2. A single phase cycloconverter with centre tapped input transformer requires
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A. 2 thyristors
B. 4 thyristors
C. 8 thyristors
D. either 2 or 4 thyristors
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Correct Answer: 4 thyristors
3. In a modified series inverter
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A. the maximum output frequency is less than frequency of damped oscillations
B. the output frequency can be even higher than the frequency of damped oscillations
C. the output frequency cannot exceed the frequency of damped oscillations
D. any of the above
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Correct Answer: the output frequency can be even higher than the frequency of damped oscillations
4. Class A and class B chopper
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A. operate in first quadrant
B. operate in second quadrant
C. class A chopper operates in first quadrant while class B operates in second quadrant
D. may operate in either first or second quadrant
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Correct Answer: class A chopper operates in first quadrant while class B operates in second quadrant
5. The effect of source inductance in a 3 phase fully controlled bridge converter is to
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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
6. When an SCR is reverse biased
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A. two junctions are reverse biased and one junction is forward biased.
B. all the three junctions are reverse biased.
C. one junction is reverse biased and two junctions are forward biased.
D. any of the above depending on the magnitude of reverse bias.
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Correct Answer: two junctions are reverse biased and one junction is forward biased.
7. From which instant is the turn off time of a thyristor defined
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A. when anode voltage becomes zero
B. when anode current becomes zero
C. when both anode voltage and current become zero
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: when anode current becomes zero
8. The number of thyristors in a single phase fully controlled bridge rectifier is
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A. 16
B. 8
C. 4
D. 2
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Correct Answer: 4
9. In a 3 phase bridge inverter with 120° mode of operation the. number of thyristors conducting at one time are
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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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Correct Answer: 2
10. The snubber circuit consists of
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A. a capacitor connected in series with thyristor
B. a capacitor connected in parallel with thyristor
C. a resistor and capacitor in series connected across thyristor
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: a resistor and capacitor in series connected across thyristor
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