POWER ELECTRONICS

ASSIGNMENT (1)
A-EXERCISE SHEET 1
SINGLE PHASE RECTIFIER CIRCUITS
(Submission on 5th April 2021 for hard copy)

Q. 1 A load impedance Z= 10+j 5.7735 ohms is connected to a single phase

230 V 50 Hz ac source via a diode. (a) Write the expression for the load
current; (b) draw the output voltage & current wave forms; (c) find the
mean output voltage; (d) find the mean output current.

Q. 2 A load impedance Z= 10+j 17.32 ohms is connected to a single phase

250 V 50 Hz ac source via a thyristor. For a firing angle delay of 30
degrees, (a) write the expression for the load current; (b) draw the output
voltage & current wave forms ;(c) find the mean output voltage; (d) find
the mean output current; (e) find the reverse voltage time of the thyristor.

Q. 3 A load impedance Z= 10+j 17.32 ohms is connected to a single phase

200 V 50 Hz ac source via a thyristor. For a firing angle delay of 60
degrees, (a) write the expression for the load current; (b) draw the output
voltage & current wave forms; (c) find the mean output voltage; (d) find
the mean output current.

Q. 4 A load impedance Z= 10+j 10 ohms is connected to a single phase

240 V 50 Hz ac source via a thyristor & a freewheeling diode across the
load. For a firing angle delay of 30 degrees, (a) write the expression for
the load current; (b) draw the output voltage & current wave forms; (c)
find the mean output voltage; (d) find the instantaneous value of output
current at the end of the first positive half cycle.

Q. 5 for the circuit in Q. 4 find the instantaneous value of the output

current at the end of the first cycle.
 B-EXERCISE SHEET 2
SINGLE PHASE CENTRE TAPPED RECTIFIER CIRCUITS
(Submission on 12th April 2021 for hard copy)

Q. 1A single phase full wave centre – tapped uncontrolled rectifier is

connected to a 230 V, 50 Hz ac supply through 1:1.5 turns ratio
transformer whose total leakage inductance referred to secondary side is
0.002 H. The rectifier is supplying a current of 20 A to a highly inductive
load. Find (a) The mean output voltage; (b) Angle of overlap; (c) Mean &
R.M.S. diode current; (d) R.M.S. secondary & primary currents; (e)
Draw all the relevant waveforms.

Q. 2A single phase full wave centre – tapped controlled rectifier is

connected to a 250 V, 50 Hz ac supply through 1:1.5 turns ratio
transformer whose total leakage inductance referred to secondary side is
0.002 H. The rectifier is supplying a current of 20 A at 150V to a highly
inductive load. Find (a) The mean output voltage; (b) Firing angle delay
of each thyristor; (c) Angle of overlap; (d) Mean & R.M.S. thyristor
currents; (e) R.M.S. secondary & primary currents; (f) Draw all the
relevant waveforms.

Q. 3A single phase full wave centre – tapped controlled rectifier is

connected to a 200 V, 50 Hz ac supply through 1:1.5 turns ratio
transformer whose total leakage inductance referred to secondary side is
0.002 H. The rectifier is supplying a current of 15 A at 100 V to a highly
inductive load. Find (a) Firing angle delay of each thyristor; (b) Angle of
overlap; (c) Mean & R.M.S. thyristor currents; (d) R.M.S. secondary &
primary currents; (e) Draw all the relevant waveforms.

Q. 4A single phase full wave centre – tapped controlled rectifier is

connected to a 230 V, 50 Hz ac supply through 1:1.5 turns ratio
transformer whose total leakage inductance referred to secondary side is
0.002 H. The rectifier is supplying a current of 10 A at (-) 100 V to a highly
inductive load. Find (a) Firing angle delay of each thyristor; (b) Angle of
overlap; (c) Mean & R.M.S. thyristor currents; (d) R.M.S. secondary &
primary currents; (e) Draw all the relevant waveforms.

Q. 5 A single phase full wave centre – tapped controlled rectifier with a

free wheeling diode is connected to a 230 V, 50 Hz ac supply through
1:1.5 turns ratio transformer whose total leakage inductance referred to
secondary side is 0.002 H. The rectifier is supplying a current of 15 A to
a highly inductive load. Firing angle delay of the thyristors is 60 degrees;
Find (a) The mean output voltage; (b) Angle of overlap; (c) Mean &
R.M.S. thyristor & diode currents; (d) R.M.S. secondary & primary
currents; (e) Draw all the relevant waveforms.
 C-EXERCISE SHEET 3
SINGLE PHASE BRIDGE RECTIFIER CIRCUITS
(Submission on 19th April 2021 for hard copy)

Q. 1 A single phase uncontrolled bridge rectifier is connected to a 50 Hz

ac supply of 250 volts per phase, through a 1:1.5 turns ratio transformer
whose per phase leakage inductance referred to secondary side is 0.002
H. The rectifier is supplying a current of 20 A to a highly inductive load.
Find (a)Mean output voltage (b) Angle of overlap; (c) Mean & R.M.S.
diode & secondary current; (d) R.M.S. primary current; (e) Draw all the
relevant waveforms.
Q. 2 A single phase controlled bridge rectifier is connected to a 50 Hz
ac supply of 230 volts per phase, through a 1:1.5 turns ratio transformer
whose per phase leakage inductance referred to secondary side is 0.002
H. The rectifier is supplying a current of 20 A at a mean output voltage
of 100 V, to a highly inductive load. Find (a) The firing angle delay;(b)
Angle of overlap; (c) Mean & R.M.S. thyristor & secondary current; (d)
R.M.S. primary current; (e) Draw all the relevant waveforms.

Q. 3 A single phase controlled bridge rectifier is connected to a 50 Hz ac

supply of 230 volts per phase, through a 1:1.5 turns ratio transformer
whose per phase leakage inductance referred to secondary side is 0.002
H. The rectifier is supplying a current of 20 A to a highly inductive load.
The firing angle delay of thyristor is 150 degrees. Find (a)Mean output
voltage (b) Angle of overlap; (c) Mean & R.M.S. thyristor & secondary
current; (d) R.M.S. primary current; (e) Draw all the relevant
waveforms.

Q. 4 A single phase half controlled bridge rectifier with thyristors

common to ac terminals is connected to a 50 Hz ac supply of 230 volts per
phase, through a 1:1.5 turns ratio transformer whose per phase leakage
inductance referred to secondary side is 0.002 H. The rectifier is
supplying 15 A to a highly inductive load. The firing angle delay of
thyristors is 90 degrees. Find (a)Mean output voltage (b) angles of
overlap; (c) Mean & R.M.S. thyristor, diode & secondary current; (d)
R.M.S. primary current; (e) Draw all the relevant waveforms.

Q. 5 A single phase half controlled bridge rectifier with thyristors

common to dc terminals is connected to a 50 Hz ac supply of 250 volts per
phase, through a 1:1.5 turns ratio transformer whose per phase leakage
inductance referred to secondary side is 0.002 H. The rectifier is
supplying 20 A to a highly inductive load. The firing angle delay of
thyristors is 100 degrees. Find (a)Mean output voltage; (b) angles of
overlap; (c) Mean & R.M.S. thyristor diode & secondary current; (d)
R.M.S. primary current; (e) Draw all the relevant waveforms.