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Power Electronics problems


  • 1. In auxiliary commutated chopper, the charging and discharging time of capacitor

  • Options
  • A. are constant
  • B. depend on load current
  • C. may be constant or may depend on load current
  • D. none of the above
  • Discuss
  • 2. Which of these devices is used in relaxation oscillator?

  • Options
  • A. UJT
  • B. SCR
  • C. DIAC
  • D. TRIAC
  • Discuss
  • 3. The difference between resonant commutation and self commutation is

  • Options
  • A. both these methods are based on entirely different principles
  • B. in resonant commutation, the commutating elements carry load current but in self commutation, the commutating elements do not carry load current
  • C. resonant commutation uses L and C but self commutation uses only capacitor
  • D. none of the above
  • Discuss
  • 4. A cycloconverter for single phase operation has

  • Options
  • A. one positive group and one negative group converters
  • B. two positive group and two negative group converters
  • C. three positive group and three negative group converters
  • D. any of the above
  • Discuss
  • 5. Which of these commutation methods uses two leads?

  • Options
  • A. Class A
  • B. Class B
  • C. Class C
  • D. Class D
  • Discuss
  • 6. In a controlled rectifier a freewheeling diode is necessary if the load is

  • Options
  • A. inductive
  • B. resistive
  • C. capacitive
  • D. any of the above
  • Discuss
  • 7. The total number of leads in MOS controlled thyristor is

  • Options
  • A. 2
  • B. 3
  • C. 4
  • D. 2 or 3
  • Discuss
  • 8. A thyristor circuit is feeding an R-L load. The turn on time can be reduced by

  • Options
  • A. decreasing R
  • B. decreasing L
  • C. increasing L
  • D. decreasing R and L together
  • Discuss
  • 9. The stud in a stud mounted SCR acts as

  • Options
  • A. anode
  • B. cathode
  • C. gate
  • D. anode or cathode
  • Discuss
  • 10. Assertion (A): An ac regulator uses natural commutation

    Reason (R): An ac regulator can be used for static on load tap changing of transformer.


  • 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
  • Discuss

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