Important questions from Power Electronics

1. What are pulse width modulated inverters? What are the different PWM techniques used
in inverter? [7M]
2. With the help of a neat circuit diagram and waveforms, explain the operation of 3-phase
bridge inverter with R load. [7M]
3. Explain the operating principle of dc chopper with a suitable diagram. Draw the voltage
and current waveforms of chopper. Derive expressions for average output voltage and rms
output voltage. [10M]
4. Discuss the principle of operation of Buck-Boost converter. [4M]
5. Draw the circuit diagram of a 3-phase full wave uncontrolled rectifier. [2M]
6. Explain duty cycle in step up chopper operation [3M]
7. What is the principle of operation of Inverter? [3M]
8. Compare turn off mechanism of TRIAC and Thyristor [2M]
9. In the case of a 3-phase , half controlled rectifier feeding a purely resistive load, if two
values of the firing angle α are measured from the point of natural commutation are 20 and
40 degrees , then obtain the extinction angles measured from the origin. [2M]
10. List the advantages and disadvantages of Boost converter. [3M]
11. Compare VSI and CSI. [2M]
12. Draw the circuit diagram of three – phase, half –wave controlled rectifier with R load
and explain its operating principle with voltage and current waveforms. Determine the
following parameters for R load with firing angle α = 60o : i) dc output voltage ii) Average
dc load current iii) rms output voltage iv) rms load current. [14M]
13. Explain the different control strategies in DC-DC circuits? [7M]
14. Discuss the Principle of operation of forward and fly back converters in CCM. [7M]
15. Describe working of 3-Phase AC-AC regulators with R load only and draw the relevant
waveforms. [7M]
16. A single phase full –wave ac voltage controller is connected with a load of R = 10 Ω,
with an input voltage of 230 V, 50 Hz. When the firing angle of thyristors is 45o , determine
i) power output at load, ii) average value of thyristor current and iii) rms value of thyristor
current. [7M]
17. A single-phase PWM inverter is fed from a 220 V dc supply and it is connected to a RL
load with R=10 ohms and L=10 mH. Determine the total harmonic distortion in the load
current .Assume width of each pulse is π/2 and the output frequency is 50 Hz. [7M]
18. A 3-phase controlled rectifier feeds a purely resistive load. The data are Vs= 220V (rms)
and Rld = 15 ohms. If the firing angle α is 45o then what would be the duration of
conduction of thyristor. [2M]
19. Draw the waveforms for 1-phase fully controlled ac regulator with inductive load. [3M]
20. Why a PWM inverter is superior to a square wave Inverter? [2M]
21. Draw the circuit diagram of a three phase bridge converter with RL load. Discuss its
working principle. Draw the voltage and current waveforms. Determine the following
parameters: i) dc output voltage ii) average dc load current iii) rms output voltage iv) rms
load current . [14M]
22. Draw the single – phase bidirectional ac voltage controller with R load and explain its
working principle with waveforms. [7M]
23. Draw a 3-phase half wave controlled converter circuit diagram and output voltage wave
form for R load. [2M]
24. How shoot through fault will be prevented in VSI. [3M]
25. What is meant by integrated cycle control [2M]
26. Draw the circuit diagram of 3 – phase half –wave controlled rectifier with RL load and
explain its operating principle with voltage and current waveforms. Determine the following
parameters for RL load with firing angle α = 30o : i) dc output voltage ii) Average dc load
current iii) rms output voltage iv) rms load current v) Ripple factor [14M]
27. With help of neat circuit diagram and associated waveforms discuss the operation of a
Buck converter in continuous conduction mode and discontinuous conduction mode. [14M]
28. Derive the expression for rms output voltage of bidirectional 1-phase ac voltage
controller with RL load. And draw the relevant waveforms. [14M]
29. Explain the working of a 1-phase full bridge Inverter with RL load. Draw the relevant
output waveforms. [14M]
30. Discuss the time ratio control in a dc chopper [3M]