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Power Electronics problems


  • 1. As compared to a p-n junction diode

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  • A. a schottky diode has lower cut in voltage and lower reverse saturation current
  • B. a schottky diode has higher cut in voltage and higher reverse saturation current
  • C. a Schottky diode has lower cut in voltage and higher reverse saturation current
  • D. a schottky diode has higher cut in voltage and lower reverse saturation current
  • Discuss
  • 2. Which of the following is correct for a BJT?

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  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • Discuss
  • 3. Thyristors can be used for control of

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  • A. dc separately excited motor
  • B. dc shunt motor
  • C. dc series motor
  • D. all of the above
  • Discuss
  • 4. Assertion (A): A class C chopper can operate in first and second quadrants

    Reason (R): A class B chopper operates only in second quadrant.


  • 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
  • 5. If Ar and Ac are the amplitudes of reference and control signals, the modulation index M is

  • Options
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • Discuss
  • 6. 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
  • Discuss
  • 7. In a single phase half wave ac regulator feeding a resistive load, the rms load current

  • Options
  • A. is always positive
  • B. may be positive or negative
  • C. is always negative
  • D. can be even zero
  • Discuss
  • 8. In a 3 phase bridge inverter, the gating signals for the three phases have a phase difference of

  • Options
  • A. 120°
  • B. 60°
  • C. 240°
  • D. any of the above
  • Discuss
  • 9. In a single phase cycloconverter with centre tapped transformer

  • Options
  • 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
  • Discuss
  • 10. In a full bridge circuit supplying an RLC under damped circuit

  • Options
  • 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
  • Discuss

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