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Code: 9A02504

III B. Tech I Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, November 2012
POWER ELECTRONICS
(Common to Electrical & Electronics Engineering & Electronics & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1 (a) Give the construction details of an SCR with the help of schematic diagram and the
circuit symbol.
(b) Explain the importance of gate signal in SCR.

2 Explain in detail the concept of thyristor ratings.

3 (a) Distinguish between a half controlled and fully controlled rectifiers with regard to input
and output performance.
(b) Calculate the average current through a load resistance of 100 ohm when it is
connected in series with a large inductance across the terminals of a half controlled
single phase bridge circuit.

4 (a) Show that the effect of source inductance on the performance of single phase fully
converter is present an equivalent resistance of Ls/ ohms in series with the internal
rectifier voltage.
(b) Mention the advantages and disadvantages of source inductance.

5 (a) Explain the operation of three phases fully controlled bridge converter with R load with
associate waveforms.
(b) Why the circulating current mode preferred over non circulating current mode in dual
converter?

6 (a) Describe three-phase to three-phase cycloconverter with relevant circuit arrangements

7 Write short notes on:

8 (a) What are the various PWM techniques used for 1-phase bridge inverter?
(b) Explain the operation of 1-phase full bridge inverter with PWM technique.

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Code: 9A02504

III B. Tech I Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, November 2012
POWER ELECTRONICS
(Common to Electrical & Electronics Engineering & Electronics & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
*****
1 (a) Explain terminal characteristic of a thyristor with reverse blocking mode and forward
blocking mode with the help of an elementary circuit.
(b) Explain why gating should not be done when it is reverse biased.

2 Explain briefly the triggering circuit for SCR. Explain the circuits necessary to protect an
SCR from false triggering.

3 (a) Derive the expression for output voltage of single phase half controlled converter in its
various modes of operation when feeding to RL load.
(b) In a single phase midpoint converter, turns ratio is 1.25. The source voltage is 130 V,
50 Hz. For resistive load of R=2 ohm, determine:
(i) Maximum possible values of positive and negative voltages across SCRs.
(ii)Maximum output voltage and current and the corresponding firing and conduction
angles.
(iii) The value of firing angle for load voltage of 100 V.

4 Derive an expression for (a) Average load voltage (b) Average load current (c) RMS
load voltage for a 1-phase fully controlled converter with resistive and inductive load.

5 (a) Explain the operation of a three phase half-wave rectifier with R-load with suitable
waveforms .
(b) Derive expressions for average voltage and current of 3-phase half-wave rectifier.

6 (a) Draw the V-I characteristics of a triac and explain is working principle.
(b) A heater load is controlled through a triac from a single-phase source. Determine the
firing angle delay when the power is at:
(i) 50 . (ii) 70 of its maximum power. Derive the expressions used.

7 (a) Draw a schematic diagram of a single-phase a.c. chopper and discuss in brief with
output voltage and current waveforms.
(b) Distinguish the main features of d. c and a. c chopper

8 (a) How is the output voltage and frequency of a PWM inverter varied?
(b) What are the advantages and drawbacks of PWM inverter over square wave (or) quasi
square wave?

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Code: 9A02504

III B. Tech I Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, November 2012
POWER ELECTRONICS
(Common to Electrical & Electronics Engineering & Electronics & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1 (a) Discuss the various breakdown voltages of power BJT.
(b) Explain in brief the second breakdown phenomenon in a power BJT.

2 Draw the R-triggering circuit and explain with proper waveforms.

3 (a) Describe the operation of a 1-phase two-pulse midpoint converter with relevant voltage
and current waveforms.
(b) Discuss how each SCR is subjected to a reverse voltage equal to double the supply
voltage incase turns ratio from primary to secondary is unity.

4 A 1-phase SCR is operated from a 50 Hz, 240 V AC source. If a resistive load of 100
ohm is connected at the dc terminals of the converter and the average output voltage is
25% of the maximum possible average output voltage. Calculate:
(a) Firing angle delay. (b) The average and rms load current.

5 (a) Describe the working principle of six pulse converter with R-load and draw associate
waveforms.
(b) The 3 phase half wave converter is operated from a three phase star connected 220 V,
50 Hz supply and load resistance is 10 . If the average output voltage is 25% of
maximum possible output voltage, calculate the firing angle and rms output current.

6 (a) List the advantages and disadvantages of single phase half-wave (unidirectional) ac
voltage regulator.
(b) A single-phase a.c. voltage regulator with R-L load has the following details: Supply
Voltage: 230 V at 50 Hz, R = 4 and L= 3 .
Calculate: (i) The control range of firing angle,
(ii) The maximum value of rms load current,
(iii) The maximum power and power factor.

7 (a) Explain in detail the steady-state time domain analysis of type- A chopper.
(b) For type-A chopper, dc source voltage=230 V, load resistance=10 . Take a voltage
drop of 2 V across chopper when it is on. For a duty cycle of 0.4, calculate
(i) Average and rms values of output voltage. (ii) Chopper efficiency.

8 (a) Why voltage control is needed in inverter circuits?

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Code: 9A02504
III B. Tech I Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, November 2012
POWER ELECTRONICS
(Common to Electrical & Electronics Engineering & Electronics & Control Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks
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1 (a) Discuss the basic difference between BJTs and MOSFETs.
(b) Why dont MOSFETs have second breakdown?

2 (a) Explain the two transistor analogy of the thyristor.

3 (a) Explain the construction and operation with waveform of 1-phase semi-converter with
freewheeling diode.
(b) Give the advantages of freewheeling diode.

4 A single phase full converter delivers power to a resistive load R. For ac source voltage
2Vs
Vs, show that average output voltage Vo is given by V0 = (1 + cos )

(a) Sketch the time variations of source voltage, output voltage, output current and
voltage across one pair of SCRs. Hence find there from the circuit turn-off time.
(b) For the converter of part (a), show that rms value of output current is given by
1
V 1 2
I 0r = s ( ) +
1
sin 2 .
R 2

5 (a) With suitable circuit diagram explains the operation of a three phase full-wave
uncontrolled rectifier and draw associate waveforms.
(b) Derive expressions of average voltage, average current and RMS current for 3-phase
controlled rectifier.

6 (a) For a single-phase ac voltage regulator feeding a resistive load, show that the power
factor is given by the expression [1/ {-}+ sin2/2]1/2.
(b) A single-phase voltage controller uses burst firing control for heating a load of R=5
with an input voltage of 230 V, 50 Hz. For a load power of 5 kW, determine:
(i) the duty cycle (ii) input power factor (iii) average and rms thyristors currents.

7 (a) What is a dc chopper? Describe the various types of chopper configurations with
necessary sketches.
(b) A d. c. chopper circuit connected to a 100 V d. c. source supplies an inductive load
having 40 mH in series with a resistance of 5 . A freewheeling diode is placed across
the load. The load current varies between the limits of 10 A and 12 A. Determine the
time ratio of the chopper.

8 (a) What are the different PWM techniques employed for inverters?
(b) Explain the operation of single pulse modulation of inverter with neat diagram.
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