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III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2008
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
(Instrumentation & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Explain the concept of drift in transistor DC amplifier.

(b) Explain the working principle of a basic DC amplifier with the help of a neat
diagram. [8+8]

2. (a) What is meant by Load regulation?

(b) Give block schematic of series regulator circuit and explain its working.
(c) Explain the principle of basic shunt regulator circuit. [4+6+6]

3. (a) Sketch a regulator circuit that uses an LM 217 IC positive voltage regulator
and explain its working.
(b) Define short period and long period accuracy of a stabilizer. Give typical
values of these parameters. [8+8]

4. (a) List out the major applications of thyristors.

(b) Explain the theory and operation of SCR using suitable figures.
(c) Draw the load voltage waveforms for thyristor circuit with DC input.[5+6+5]

5. (a) Draw the circuit and describe the working of a series inverter. Draw the
waveforms of various current and voltages involved?
(b) Write expressions for the frequency of output voltage and attenuation factor
in the above circuit. [16]

6. Explain the schematic construction of the following:

(a) DIAC
(b) TRIAC. [8+8]

7. Draw the block diagram of digital timer counting unit and explain its operation.
[16]

8. (a) Explain Thermal effects of ultrasonics?

(b) Describe dispersive and colloidal effects of ultrasonics? [8+8]

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III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2008
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
(Instrumentation & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Draw a Darlington emitter follower circuit and derive the h-parameters for
this circuit.
(b) Discuss about stabilization in DC amplifier with the help of relevant circuit
diagrams. [8+8]

2. (a) Explain the series regulator using pre-regulator and Darlington pair.
(b) What are the different protection techniques used in regulated power supplies?
[8+8]

3. (a) Differentiate between the linear and switched mode voltage regulators.
(b) Draw the block diagram of a servo controlled voltage stabilizer and explain
about each part in detail. [6+10]

4. (a) Explain the parallel operation of SCRs and define and derive string efficiency.
(b) Explain various protection methods for SCR. [8+8]

5. A series inverter has the following parameters: inductance L=12mH, C= 0.1 mi-
croF, load resistance R=100 Ohms and Toff=0.3millisec. Determine

(a) the frequency of the output voltage and

(b) the attenuation factor. [8+8]

6. (a) What are the principal methods of varying the DC output voltage in DC
chopper?
(b) Draw the circuit and describe the principle of operation of a type A single
quadrant DC chopper? [8+8]

7. Describe the principle of flash welding. Mention its main applications. [16]

8. (a) What is meant by Ultrasonics?

(b) Explain the generation of ultrasonic waves using magnetostriction effect?[6+10]

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Code No: R05312202 Set No. 3
III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2008
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
(Instrumentation & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Explain the principle of operation of a Darlington emitter follower circuit and
derive its gain.
(b) Draw the circuit diagram of a cascode transistor amplifier and explain its
working. [8+8]

2. Discuss in detail following protextion technious:

(a) Short circuit

(b) over vltage
(c) thermal protection. [6+6+4]

3. (a) Draw the circuit of monolithic IC regulator with variable output and current
limiting features and explain it in detail.
(b) Draw a voltage regulator using LM 105 IC with an external pass transistor
and explain its working. [8+8]

4. (a) Draw typical static V-I characteristics of a thyristor and explain its salient
features.
(b) Discuss about various commutation methods used in SCR circuits. [8+8]

5. Draw the circuit of single phase full wave controlled converter with freewheel diode.
Describe its working and draw waveforms of various voltages and currents involved?
[16]

6. (a) What are the basic elements of a DC chopper? What are the characteristics
of ideal elements of DC chopper?
(b) Write about the principle of operation of a step-up DC chopper? [10+6]

7. (a) Give the classification of timers according to the technique used to achieve the
timing.
(b) Give the construction and describe the working of
i. simple bimetal strip timer and
ii. dual bimetal strip timer. [6+10]

8. Describe the following applications of dielectric heating:

(a) preheating of plastic performs

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(b) wood gluing
(c) food processing and
(d) electronic sewing [4+4+4+4]

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Code No: R05312202 Set No. 4
III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2008
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
(Instrumentation & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What is meant by stabilization? Discuss about various stabilization techniques

used in DC amplifiers.
(b) Discuss about ideal characteristics of an operational amplifier. [16]

2. (a) Compare series and shunt voltage regulators.

(b) Design a series voltage regulator with the following specifications: Vo = 20V,
Vin = 22-30V, ILOAD = 50mA. [8+8]

3. Discuss the folowing in deail:

(a) Fixed and adhustable IC voltage Regulators.

(b) Current boosting. [10+6]

4. (a) What is meant by catastrophic failure and explain the protection techniques
that are used in thyristor circuits.
(b) Define gate power dissipations and explain its importance in SCR. [8+8]

5. (a) What are the requirements of a practical inverter?

(b) A series inverter operates under resonance condition at frequency of 4 KHz.
The capacitance is 1microF, resistance is negligible, calculate the value of
inductance. [6+10]

6. (a) What are the merits and drawbacks of voltage commutated thyristor dc chop-
per?
(b) Derive design expression for commutating capacitor C and commutating in-
ductor L.
(c) Derive expressions for average load voltage V0 , minimum and maximum load
voltage. [4+6+6]

7. Describe the principle of spot welding and butt welding. What are their main
applications? [16]

8. Describe the typical methods of coupling of electrodes to the R.F. generator for
dielectric heating. [16]

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