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The method of triggering SCS is
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A. application of positive pulse at cathode gate or negative pulse at anode gate
B. application of pulse at anode gate
C. application of pulse at cathode gate
D. application of low voltage at anode
Correct Answer
application of positive pulse at cathode gate or negative pulse at anode gate
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1. In a full bridge circuit supplying an RLC under damped circuit
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A. the waveshapes of output voltage and load current are square
B. the waveshapes of output voltage and load current are sinusoidal
C. the waveshapes of output voltage is square but the waveshape of load current is nearly sinusoidal
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: the waveshapes of output voltage is square but the waveshape of load current is nearly sinusoidal
2. In a single phase cycloconverter with centre tapped transformer
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A. all thyristors carry currents for equal duration
B. the durations of currents in all thyristors may or may not be equal
C. the durations of currents in all thyristors cannot be equal
D. the duration of currents in all thyristors must be equal for satisfactory operation
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Correct Answer: the durations of currents in all thyristors may or may not be equal
3. In a 3 phase bridge inverter, the gating signals for the three phases have a phase difference of
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A. 120°
B. 60°
C. 240°
D. any of the above
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Correct Answer: 120°
4. In a single phase half wave ac regulator feeding a resistive load, the rms load current
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A. is always positive
B. may be positive or negative
C. is always negative
D. can be even zero
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Correct Answer: is always positive
5. A single phase dual converter consists of
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A. two fully controlled converters connected in parallel
B. two fully controlled converters connected in antiparallel
C. two fully controlled semiconverters connected in antiparallel
D. two fully controlled semiconverters connected in parallel
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Correct Answer: two fully controlled converters connected in antiparallel
6. A fully controlled bridge converter is feeding an RLE load. The load current is I
0
. The input voltage is V
m
sin ?
t
. The KVL equation to find firing angle
a
is
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A.
cos
a
= E + I
0
R
B.
cos
a
= E + I
0
R
C.
cos
a
= E - I
0
R
D.
cos
a
= E - I
0
R
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cos
a
= E + I
0
R
7. The condition for underdamped oscillations in a series RLC circuit is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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8. When thyristors are connected in parallel, the current distribution may become non-uniform due to
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A. inductive effect of current carrying conductors
B. capacitive effect of current carrying conductors
C. both inductive and capacitive effects
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: inductive effect of current carrying conductors
9. In a bridge inverter with single pulse width modulation
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A. the output frequency is equal to frequency of reference signal
B. the output frequency is equal to frequency of control signal
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
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Correct Answer: the output frequency is equal to frequency of reference signal
10. For a single phase half wave converter feeding a resistive load, the firing angle
a
. The waveshape in below figure is for
Options
A. output voltage
B. input voltage
C. voltage drop across thyristor
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: none of the above
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