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a) Two
b) three
c) four
d) five
10.When the gate circuit is open, thyristor operating state can be changed from
forward blocking state to forward conducting state when
a) The applied voltage is greater than forward break over voltage
b) The applied voltage is greater than reverse break down voltage
c) 1.2 V.
d) The applied voltage is greater than peak repetitive reverse voltage
26. Thyristor is a
a) voltage controlled device
b) current controlled device
c) both voltage and current controlled device
d) none of the above
27. Thyristor is a
a) bi- directional device
b) uni- directional device
c) bipolar device
d) unipolar device
29. Which of the following statements are correct in a two transistor model of
the p-n-p-n four layer device?
a) It is used to explain the turn on process of the p-n-p-n device
b) It is used to explain the turn off process of the p-n-p-n device
c) It is used to explain the device characteristics in reverse biased region
d) It explains all the regions of the device characteristics
32. The turn off time of a thyristor is measured from the instant
a) gate current becomes zero
b) anode current becomes zero
c) anode voltage becomes zero
d) both anode voltage and anode current becomes zero
Two marks:
1. Explain the various operating states of the thyristor with relevant diagrams, and also draw the
steady state characteristics of an SCR.
2. Describe the two transistor analogy for turn-on switching.
3. Analyze the turn-off switching characteristics of a thyristor
4. Analyze the turn-on switching characteristics of a thyristor.
5. Write a short note on various current, voltage and power rating of an SCR at normal operating
condition.
6. Briefly explain the methods of protection of an SCR.
7. Compare power transistor and power thyristor.
8. Describe the different modes of operation of thyristor with the help of its static characteristics.
9. Explain the two major problems that occur during series connection of an SCR.
10. Discuss the three primary methods used for triggering the series connected SCRs.
11. Explain the parallel operation of an SCR.