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Power Electronics problems


  • 1. A thyristor needs protection against

  • Options
  • A. high
  • B. high
  • C. both high and high
  • D. either high or high
  • Discuss
  • 2. All inverters use forced commutation.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 3. Assertion (A): A dual converter may be circulating current type or non circulating current type.

    Reason (R): In circulating current dual converter only one converter can be operated at one time.


  • 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
  • 4. The two modes of operation of three phase bridge inverters are known as

  • Options
  • A. 60° mode and 120° mode
  • B. 90° mode and 120° mode
  • C. 120° mode and 180° mode
  • D. 120° mode and 240° mode
  • Discuss
  • 5. A single phase step up cycloconverter changes 50 Hz to 100 Hz. Then one half wave of input will give rise to

  • Options
  • A. one half wave of output
  • B. one full wave of output
  • C. two full waves of output
  • D. either (b) or (c)
  • Discuss
  • 7. A dc circuit breaker must use

  • Options
  • A. natural commutation
  • B. forced commutation
  • C. both natural and forced commutation
  • D. either natural or forced commutation
  • Discuss
  • 8. In a full wave converter (M - 2 connection) feeding an RLE load, the peak thyristor current is 15 A. For fully controlled bridge circuit and same load current, the peak thyristor current will be

  • Options
  • A. 30 A
  • B. 152 A
  • C. 15 A
  • D.
  • Discuss
  • 9. If ton and toff are the turn on and turn off times of a thyristor, then

  • Options
  • A. ton and toff are almost equal
  • B. ton >> toff
  • C. toff >> ton
  • D. ton is about twice toff
  • Discuss
  • 10. In 180° mode of operation of a 3 phase bridge inverter, two thyristors conduct at one time.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss

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