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Power Electronics
Unit I Silicon Controlled Rectifier
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1 Draw and explain VI/Static characteristic of SCR.
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Define the following terms in SCR. (i) Forward break over

voltage, (ii) Latching current, (iii) Holding current, (iv) I2t
rating
Draw two transistor analogy of SCR and derive equation of
anode current.
What are the different turns on method of SCR? Explain
any two.
Explain any five specifications of thyristor.
With a neat diagram explain the working and advantage of
GTO.
Explain characteristics of GTO.
Explain the RC triggering circuit of thyristor with neat
circuit diagram and waveform.
What type of triggering is used in SCRs? Explain R & RC
triggering circuit.
Explain over voltage & over current protections for SCR.
Explain method adopted for the protection of SCR againstdv/dt rate.
Explain dynamic characteristics of SCR.

Draw and explain gate characteristics of SCR.

Discuss the conditions which must be satisfied for turning
on an SCR with a gate signal.
Describe the gate triggering of a thyristor. Does the gate
current have any effect on the forward break over voltage?
Discuss.

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Power Electronics
Unit II Single Phase AC-DC Converter
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For fully controlled bridge converter with RL load without

freewheeling diode, a) Draw circuit diagram, b) Draw
output voltage is waveform assuming inductor is sufficient
to maintain constant current at firing angle 30 and 120, c)
Derive average output voltage and current, d) Derive rms
output voltage and current, e) Derive rectification efficiency
and power factor.
Explain effect of source inductance on output voltage of
converter. Derive the expression for voltage drop due to
source inductance.
Explain difference between half wave converter, half
controlled converter and fully controlled converter.
Explain the operation of single phase fully controlled bridge
converter with RL load. Draw waveforms of output voltage
and current for = 60 with continuous conduction.
A single phase centre tapped full wave controlled bridge
rectifier has a supply voltage 230 V connected to R load.
Determine the average output voltage for firing angles of
= 0, 30, 60
Explain the output waveforms, the operation of three phase
half wave controlled converter with resistive load.
For 1ph full controlled bridge rectifier, calculate
rectification efficiency, for Resistive load.
Explain operation of 3ph half controlled bridge converter
feeding RL load. Draw output voltage waveform for = 30
& write output voltage expression.
Describe working of single phase two pulse SCR controlled
converter with R load Draw waveforms of load voltage, load
current.
What is current source converter? Explain its operation.

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Draw and explain single phase semi converter with output

waveforms for RL load.
Explain single phase dual converter with circulating current
mode.
Compare output voltages available from 1ph and 3 ph. fully
controlled bridge rectifiers based on magnitude, ripple
content and ripple frequency.
Explain use of diode as FWD and feedback diode for
inductive loads.
A single phase half wave SCR circuit feeds power to a
resistive load. Draw waveforms for source voltage, load
voltage, load current, and voltage across the SCR for a given
firing angle . Hence obtain expressions for average and rms
load voltages in terms of source voltage and firing angle.

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Power Electronics
Unit III Three Phase Converter and AC Voltage Regulator
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Draw construction of TRIAC. Explain its four modes of

operation.
Draw circuit diagram of three phase fully controlled
bridge converter. Also draw output voltage waveform for
firing angle 0 and 60.
For single phase AC voltage regulator with R load. (a)
Draw circuit diagram, (b) Draw output voltage is
waveform at firing angle 30 and 120, (c) Derive average
output voltage and current, d) Derive rms output voltage
and current.
Explain single phase ac voltage regulator feeding R load.
Draw output voltage waveform.
Compare SCR with TRIAC.
Discuss the working of two stage sequence control of
voltage regulator. Draw output waveform for R load.
Explain working of Triac as light dimmer switch.
Explain single phase ac regulator feeding RL load. Draw
output voltage waveform.
Explain V-I Characteristic of TRIAC in 1st and 3rd
quadrant.
Explain working of three phase fully controlled converter
with output waveforms for firing angle of 60 with R load
A three phase half wave controlled converter is fed from 3
phase, 400V and 50Hz source and is connected to a load
taking a constant current. Calculate average value of load
voltage for a firing angle of 30& 60
For a 3 phase full converter, explain how output voltage
wave, for firing angle 60 is obtained by using phase
voltage and line voltages.

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Power Electronics
Unit IV Transistor based Devices and DC-DC converter
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Draw VI characteristics of MOSFET & explain its control.

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Draw step down chopper circuit & explain with expression for
output voltage in terms of control parameter.
Explain VI characteristics of MCT & give applications.

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A step down chopper feeding load with R = 10 and L=5 mH

from 220V supply at 500 Hz and 30% duty. Calculate average
output voltage and av. current. Find Imax & Imin if % ripple is 10%.
Explain four quadrant chopper feeding RLE load in detail with neat
diagram.
Give a comparison between MOSFET and IGBT

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Explain Turn on and turn off process in MCT. State its merits.

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Draw a power circuit diagram for a type-A chopper. Show load

voltage waveforms for = 0.3 and =0.8. For both these duty
cycles, calculate: the average value of output voltage in terms of
source voltage.
Explain Type C chopper operation with circuit diagram and
waveforms.
Compare MOSFET, IGBT and power transistor with neat symbols
and SOAs
Draw VI chara of MCT and explain operation.

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For a chopper feeding inductive load with R = 4 & L = 6 mH

from 200 V source at 50% duty and 1kH switching frequency,
find,i) Max and Min load current, ii) Peak to Peak ripple current,
iii) Av. voltage and Av. load current.
Describe the principle of step-up chopper. Derive an expression for
the average output voltage in terms of input voltage and duty cycle.
State the assumptions made.
A step up chopper has input voltage of 220V and output voltage of
660V. If the conducting time of thyristor chopper is 100 V,
compute the pulse width of output voltage. Draw circuit diagram.
Explain switching characteristics of an IGBT.

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Power Electronics
Unit V Single phase DC-AC Inverter (Transistor based)
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Explain 1ph. full bridge voltage source inverter. Derive output voltage
expression for RL load. Draw relevant waveforms.
Explain Sinusoidal PWM Technique for Inverters. Using 5 pulses
/half cycle. Comment on harmonics in output voltage.
Explain working of 1ph full bridge inverter generating quasi-square
wave in output, across inductive load. Draw waveform & explain.
Explain Multiple pulse PWM used in inverters. What is its advantage
over single pulse PWM?
Explain single phase full bridge inverter with necessary waveforms
for R - L load.
What is pulse width modulation? Explain sinusoidal PWM technique
in detail.
Explain with circuit diagram and waveforms operation of single phase
current source inverter
What are different voltage control methods for inverter? Explain any
one type of control method.
Explain working of 1ph bridge inverter feeding RL load. Draw
voltage and current waveforms and comment on need for feedback
diodes.
Explain multiple pulse width Modulation Technique for Inverter
control. Explain modulation indices and effect on harmonic control.
Explain why quasi square output voltage has better performance than
square wave output. How 1ph. inverter bridge can be operated to give
quasi square output?
Explain sinusoidal PWM technique for inverters. How voltage and
freq. control is achieved?
Draw 3 ph inverter bridge to feed 3 ph resistive load (star connected)
using conduction. Draw control signals for devices used and output
phase and line voltage.
Compare CSI and VSI based on working and advantages.

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Draw neat circuit and describe the working of a single phase full
bridge inverter feeding Inductive load with square wave output. Draw
output voltage and current waveforms to show conduction intervals
of devices. Comment on drawback of square output voltage.
The single phase half-bridge inverter has a resistive load of R = 2.4
ohm and the dc input voltage is Vs = 48V. Determine
i) the rms
output voltage. ii) the output power Po, iii)
the average and
peak currents of each transistor, iv) the peak reverse blocking voltage
VBR of each transistor,
What are the main differences between voltage source and current
source inverters? Explain current source inverter in detail with neat
circuit diagram.
Explain sinusoidal - pulse width modulation as used in PWM inverter.
What are modulation indices? How they affect output voltage?
Discuss the effect of number of pulses generated per half cycle on
harmonics in output voltage.
Draw a single phase CSI is fitted with ideal SCRs. Describe its
working when its load is a inductive. Show output current and voltage
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Power Electronics

Unit VI Three phase DC-AC Inverter (Transistor based)

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Explain voltage control & harmonic elimination techniques used

in inverters.
Explain cascaded Multilevel inverter using 3H- bridges
connected to V input supply. Draw output voltage waveforms.
Compare (i) Multipulse and Multi level inverters.
(ii) VSI & CSI.
What is multilevel inverter? Explain any one type in detail.
Explain working of three phase six step voltage source inverter
in 120 mode of operation. For star connected balanced load
draw output voltage waveforms. Show devices conducting in
each step.
What are different harmonic reduction techniques? Explain any
two techniques.
What is the need of using multilevel inverters? Explain one type
of multilevel inverter.
Compare and comment on Multipulse and Multilevel inverter
output voltages.
Explain 3ph. 120 mode conduction VSI operation with control
signals & output phase voltage waveforms for 3ph. resistive star
connected load.
Explain working of three phase six step voltage source inverter
in 180 mode of operation. For star connected balanced load
draw output voltage waveforms. Show devices conducting in
each step.
What are the types of Multilevel Inverter? Explain diode
clamped multilevel inverter.
What is a cascaded multilevel inverter? What are the advantages
of a cascaded multilevel inverter?

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