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This document contains two assignments related to a Power Electronics course for an Electrical and Electronics Engineering program. Assignment 1 contains 8 questions about switching characteristics of power MOSFETs and SCRs, turn-on and turn-off circuits, thyristor characteristics, rectifier circuits, 3-phase converters, and single-phase converters. Assignment 2 contains 7 questions about chopper circuits, PWM techniques for inverters, time ratio and current limit control strategies, and a single-phase AC voltage regulator. Students are asked to explain concepts, provide derivations, and calculate values related to these power electronics topics.

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Assignment: Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

This document contains two assignments related to a Power Electronics course for an Electrical and Electronics Engineering program. Assignment 1 contains 8 questions about switching characteristics of power MOSFETs and SCRs, turn-on and turn-off circuits, thyristor characteristics, rectifier circuits, 3-phase converters, and single-phase converters. Assignment 2 contains 7 questions about chopper circuits, PWM techniques for inverters, time ratio and current limit control strategies, and a single-phase AC voltage regulator. Students are asked to explain concepts, provide derivations, and calculate values related to these power electronics topics.

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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

COURSE: POWER ELECTRONICS


BRANCH: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
CLASS: III/I Sem.
YEAR: 2013-14

ASSIGNMENT

SHRI VISHNU ENGINEERING COLLEGE FOR WOMEN


VISHNUPUR, BHIMAVARAM - 534202

POWER ELECTRONICS
Assignment - I:
1. (a) Explain the switching characteristics of power MOSFETs.
(b) Compare the features of Power MOSFETs with BJTs.
2. (a) Explain principle of operation of SCR with the help of two transistor analogy.
(b) SCRs with rating of 1000V and 200A are available to be used in a string to handle 6kV
and 1 kA. Calculate the number of series and parallel units required in case de-rating factor
is (i) 0.1 and (ii) 0.2.How can you design an SCR by using power transistor?
3. Explain various Turn - On and Turn- Off Circuits?
4. Explain dynamic characteristics of a thyristor with neat sketches?
5. (a) Explain the effect of freewheeling diode in rectifier circuits.
(b) A single phase semi-converter delivers power to RLE load with R=5 ohms, L=20mH
and E=50V. The ac source voltage is 230V, 50Hz. For continuous conduction, find the
average value of output current for a firing angle delay of 45deg.
6. How will 3-phase converter work with six pulse input? Draw respective wave forms?
7. Explain the operation of Single phase converter (a) With freewheeling diode (b) Without
Freewheeling diode.
8. (a ) Explain the principle of operation of single phase Semi-converter with RL load using
relevant voltage and current waveforms.
(b) A single phase full converter is made to deliver a constant load current. For zero degree
firing angle, the overlap angle is 150
. Calculate the overlap angle when firing angle is
i.
300
ii.
450
iii.
600
Assignment - II:
1. Derive the load voltage expressions for step-up chopper?
2. Derive load voltage equation & load current equation for step down chopper?
3. Explain PWM techniques? Explain its use for series inverter?
4. Derive the load voltage expressions for step-up chopper?
5. Explain single phase inverter with respective wave forms?
6. (a) What are the different pulse width modulation techniques used for inverter?
(b) Which of the pulse width modulation techniques gives better quality of voltage and
Current? Explain in detail.
7. Explain principle of operation of time ratio control and current limit control strategies
for chopper circuits.
8. Derive an expression for amplitude of fundamental component of load or source current

for single-phase a.c. voltage regulator.

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