POWER ELECTRONICS (SECTION1) C.

less than 50 A but more than 25 A

1. A cycloconverter can be D. less than 25 A
A. step down B. step up
12. The characteristics of a non-linear resistance is i = kv4. If i
C. step down or step up D. none of the above
becomes 100 times, v becomes
2. In the below figure the average load current is 15 A. The rms A. about 100 times B. about 10 times
value of transformer secondary current is C. about 3 times D. about twice

13. In a step down chopper using pulse width modulation, Ton

= 3 x 10-3 and Toff = 1 x 10-3 s. The chopping frequency is
A. 333.33 B. 250 C. 500 D. 1000

14. Thyristors are suitable for dc circuit breakers but not for ac
circuit breakers.
A. 15 A B. 10.61 A C. 7.5 A D. 14.14 A A. True B. False

3. In a 3 phase fully controlled converter the firing frequency is 15. Assertion (A): Inverters and choppers use fast switching
A. 3 times the line frequency thyristors Reason (R): Fast switching SCR has low turn off
B. 6 times the line frequency time.
C. 9 times the line frequency A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of
D. 12 times the line frequency
A
4. Two thyristor of same rating and same specifications B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
A. will have equal turn on and turn off periods C. A is correct but R is wrong
B. will have equal turn on but unequal turn off periods D. A is wrong but R is correct
C. may have equal or unequal turn on and turn off periods
D. will have unequal turn on and turn off periods 16. The value of capacitor C for dynamic equalising circuit of
series connected thyristors is determined by
5. The amount of dielectric heating is inversely proportional to A. forward characteristics of thyristors
frequency. B. reverse recovery characteristics of thyristors
A. True B. False C. both forward and reverse recovery characteristics of
thyristors
6. A semiconverter feeding an RLE load operates in D. none of the above
A. first quadrant only
B. first and second quadrants 17. A chopper
C. first and fourth quadrants A. converts constant voltage dc into ac and then into variable
D. first and third quadrants voltage dc
B. converts constant voltage dc into variable voltage dc
7. The phenomenon of overlap in converter operation due to directly
A. source resistance C. converts ac of one frequency into ac of another frequency
B. source inductance D. converts ac to dc
C. both source resistance and source inductance
D. high value of firing angle 18. Assertion (A): If the duty cycle of chopper is low the current
would not become discontinuous Reason (R): If the time
8. A thyristor has a maximum allowable junction temperature of constant L/R of the load in chopper is low the current may
120°C and the ambient temperature is 40°C. If thermal become discontinuous.
resistance is 1.6° C/W, the maximum allowable internal power A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
dissipation is B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
A. 20 W B. 50 W C. 92 W D. 128 W C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
9. For a 12 pulse operation, the two 6 pulse units are fed by
A. Y - Y and Y - Y transformers 19. In a single phase full wave regulator, the firing angles in the
B. Δ - Δ and Δ - Δ transformers positive and negative half cycles are generally
C. Y - Y and Y - Δ transformers A. equal B. different
D. Y - Δ and Y - Δ transformers C. equal or different D. different but sometimes equal

10. In a single phase full wave converter (M - 2 connection) 20. An electric heater is controlled by thyristors through on-off
feeding a highly inductive load, the firing angle for each control. If a = 0.4, the heating is
thyristor is a in the respective half cycle. The period of A. 16% maximum B. 40% of maximum
conduction of each thyristor is C. 60% of maximum D. 84% of maximum
A. p - a B. p C. p + a D. p - 2a
21. A two winding transformer is feeding a single phase half
11. An SCR is triggered at 40° in the positive half cycle only. wave rectifier circuit. The load is purely resistive. The rms
The average anode current is 50 A. If the firing angle is value of transformer secondary current is Is and rms value of
changed to 80°, the average anode current is likely to be load current in Irms. Then
A. 50 A A. Is = Irms irrespective of the value of firing angle
B. 25 A B. Is = 0.5 Irms irrespective of the value of firing angle

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C. Is = Irms if firing angle is less than 30° 33. In a multiphase chopper, all choppers operate together.
D. Is = Irms if firing angle is more than 30° A. True B. False

22. The terminals of a power BJT are called 34. The terminals of a power MOSFET are called
A. emitter, base, collector B. emitter, base, drain A. emitter, base, collector B. source, gate, drain
C. source, base, drain D. source, base, collector C. source, base, drain D. emitter, gate, drain

23. In single phase half wave regulator, the average current 35. Assertion (A): The surge current which an SCR can
over one full cycle withstand is much higher than rms on state current. Reason
A. is always positive (R): The duration of surge current is very small.
B. may be positive or negative A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of
C. may be negative
D. is always negative A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
24. The dynamic equalising circuit consists of a series C. A is correct but R is wrong
combination of capacitor C and resistor RC across each D. A is wrong but R is correct
thyristor. This resistance RC (along with parallel connected
diode) 36. A single phase half wave controlled rectifier circuit has a
A. limits charging current free wheeling diode. The load is a combination of R and L. The
B. limits discharging current firing angle is a. The period of conduction of SCR and free
C. limits both charging and discharging currents wheeling diode respectively are
D. none of the above A. a < ωt < p and p < ωt < (2p + a)
B. a < ωt < p and p < ωt < 2p
25. A single phase semiconverter is feeding a highly inductive C. a < ωt < (p + a) and (p + a) < ωt < 2p
load and has freewheeling diode across the load. The D. a < ωt < p and p < ωt < (2p - a) 1
waveshapes of output voltage and output current
A. are similar 17. Assertion (A): A transistor requires a continuous base
B. are not similar signal for conduction but a thyristor requires a gate pulse.
C. may be similar or dissimilar Reason (R): Transistor find widespread application in power
D. are similar only if firing angle is zero electronic circuits.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
26. Current derating may be necessary when thyristors are B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
operating in C. A is correct but R is wrong
A. series B. parallel D. A is wrong but R is correct
C. series or parallel D. none of the above
38. In a thyristor the gate current is increased, then
27. If duty cycle is a and the load is a resistance R, the rms A. anode current will increase
value of output voltage is B. anode current will decrease
A. aV B. √a V -- C. a²V D. C. anode current will remain constant
D. anode current may increase or decrease
28. For a BJT a = 0.98, then β =
A. 0.02 B. 0.5 C. 4.9 D. 49 39. Thyristors are not suitable for logic circuits.
A. True B. False
29. Assertion (A): Power transistor has lower switching time
than SCR Reason (R): Power transistor has greater switching 40. A single phase half wave rectifier is feeding a resistive
time than SCR load. Input voltage v = Vm sin ωt. The output dc voltage is Vdc
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A and output rms voltage is Vrms . If firing angle is 180°, Vdc and
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A Vrms respectively are
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct A. 0 and 0 -- B.

30. A 3 kV circuit uses SCR of 800 V rating. If derating is 25%, C. 0 and - Vm D.

the number of SCRs in series is
41. The number of leads in an SCR are :
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 8
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D.
31. In a circuit using a full wave converter (M - 2 connection)
42. In a single phase full wave converter (M-2 connection)
the PIV of each thyristor is 400 V. For the same output voltage
feeding on R - L load, the input voltage is v = Vm sin ωt. The
and fully controlled bridge converter, PIV will be
expression for dc output voltage is
A. 400 V B. 800 V
C. 200 V D. 2002 V
A. B.
32. A dc separately excited motor has constant field current.
The armature is fed from a single phase supply through a full
converter. When a = 0, speed is 500 rpm. If a = 45°, the speed C. D.
is likely to be
A. about 350 rpm B. about 250 rpm 43. A thyristor has a turn on time of 6 μs. If the anode circuit is
C. about 175 rpm D. about 125 rpm inductive, the turn on time will be

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A. 6 μs B. less than 6μs B. failure to turn on
C. more than 6 μs D. either 6 μs or less C. switching transients
D. failure to commutate
44. The total number of leads in reverse conducting thyristor is
A. 2 B. 3 C. 1 D. 4 4. A DIAC has two terminals, anode and cathode.
A. True B. False
45. Assertion (A): A TRIAC is a bidirectional SCR. Reason (R):
A TRIAC is a four layers 3 terminal device and can conduct in 5. A single phase semiconverter has a freewheeling diode. If
both directions. the firing angle is a and the load is purely resistive, the periods
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of of conduction and freewheeling respectively are
A. p - a and 0 B. p - a and a
A C. p + a and 0 D. p + a and a
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong 6. A dc separately excited motor has a constant field current.
D. A is wrong but R is correct The armature is fed from a single phase supply through a
semi-converter. When a = 0, speed is 600 rpm. If a = 90°, the
46. If Vdc1 is the dc output voltage in half wave controlled speed is likely to be
rectifier circuit feeding resistive load and Vdc2 is the dc output A. about 300 rpm -- B. about 150 rpm
voltage in full wave controlled rectifier circuit (M - 2 connection) C. about 75 rpm D. about zero
feeding resistive load, then
A. Vdc1 = 0.5 Vdc2 for all values of firing angle 7. A static induction thyristor
B. Vdc1 = Vdc2 for all values of firing angle A. is a majority carrier device
C. Vdc1 ≤ 0.5 Vdc2 for all values of firing angle B. is a minority carrier device
D. Vdc1 ≥ 0.5 Vdc2 for all values of firing angle C. either a majority carrier or minority carrier device
D. has a total number of 2 leads
47. A semi converter operates in two quadrants.
A. True B. False 8. A single phase step up cycloconverter changes 50 Hz to 100
Hz. Then one half wave of input will give rise to
48. Figure shows a chopper feeding RLE load, The free A. one half wave of output
wheeling diode conducts when B. one full wave of output
C. two full waves of output
D. either (b) or (c)

9. Which of these triggering methods for series connected

SCRs use LASCR in the gate circuit?
A. Resistance triggering B. Simultaneous triggering
A. thyristor is on C. Sequential triggering D. Optical triggering
B. thyristor is off
C. both when thyristor is on and thyristor is off 10. A 3 phase ac regulator uses
D. partly when thyristor is off and partly when thyristor is on A. 3 thyristors B. 6 thyristors
C. 9 thyristors D. 12 thyristors
49. Assertion (A): An ideal rectifier should have unity harmonic
factor Reason (R): An ideal rectifier should have unity 11. The average load current supplied by a thyristor depends
displacement factor. on
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A A. firing angle B. firing frequency
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A C. magnitude of gate current D. all of the above
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct 12. A dc chopper is feeding an RLE load. The maximum steady
state ripple is
50. A single phase half wave rectifier is feeding a resistive
load. When a = 0, dc output voltage is 127 V. When a = 30°, A. B. C. D.
the dc output voltage will be about
A. 127 V B. 120 V 13. In a 3 phase full wave regulator feeding a star connected
C. 110 V D. 100 V resistance load the input voltage is 400 V line to line. The firing
angle is 160°. The line to line output voltage would be
POWER ELECTRONICS (SECTION2) A. 400 V B. about 100 V
1. A dc circuit breaker must use C. about 20 V D. zero
A. natural commutation
B. forced commutation 14. A thyristor is reverse biased. A positive gate pulse is
C. both natural and forced commutation applied. The thyristor
D. either natural or forced commutation A. will be turned on B. may or may not turn on
C. will not turn on D. will turn on after sometime
2. In a single phase full wave regulator feeding R-L load, the
minimum firing angle can be zero. 15. A single phase series converter is used for
A. True B. False A. high voltage output
B. high current output
3. An RC snubber circuit is used to protect a thyristor against : C. high voltage and high current output
A. false triggering D. improving the circuit efficiency

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16. A single phase half wave controlled rectifier circuit has an
R-L load. A freewheeling diode is also in the circuit. When A. B.
freewheeling diode is conducting the SCR
A. is forward biased C. D.
B. is reverse biased
C. may be forward biased or reverse biased 29. In integral cycle control the period of on-off control should
D. forward biased initially but reverse biased afterwards be more than mechanical time constant of load.
A. True B. False
17. An SBS can conduct is one direction only.
A. True B. False 30. A single phase half wave converter is feeding a resistive
load. Just before triggering, the voltage across thyristor is
18. A 750 A circuit uses thyristor of current rating 175 A. If A. zero B. about 1 V
derating is 25%, the number of thyristors in parallel is C. same as input voltage`D. twice the input voltage
A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 10
31. In a 3 phase full wave regulator feeding resistance load
19. Assertion (A): An inverter does not require forced connected in star, the possible range of firing angle a is
commutation Reason (R): A series inverter is a forced A. 0 ≤ a ≤ 180° B. 0 ≤ a ≤ 150°
commutation inverter. C. 0 ≤ a ≤ 120° D. 0 ≤ a ≤ 90°
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A 32. Assertion (A): A dual converter may be circulating current
C. A is correct but R is wrong type or non circulating current type. Reason (R): In circulating
D. A is wrong but R is correct current dual converter only one converter can be operated at
one time.
20. In a single phase full wave converter (M - 2 connection), A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
the rms transformer voltage is 300 V across each half of B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
secondary. The PIV for each thyristor is C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
A. 300 V B. C. 6002 V D.
33. Current chopping leads to
A. over voltage
21. The number of doped regions in a SCR is
B. over current
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
C. both over voltage and over current
D. either over voltage or over current
22. All inverters use forced commutation.
A. True B. False
34. A 3 phase bridge inverter is fed by 400 V battery. The load
is star connected and has a resistance of 10 Ω per phase. The
23. In 180° mode of operation of a 3 phase bridge inverter, two
thyristors conduct at one time. peak value of load current is
A. 40 A B. 20 A C. 10 A D. 5 A
A. True B. False
35. In an SCR, the anode current is controlled by
24. In a single phase full wave ac regulator the rms value of
A. gate current only
load current is 20 A load is purely resistive. Then
B. external circuit only
A. average thyristor current will be less than 20 A but rms
C. both gate current and external circuit
thyristor current will be more than 20 A
D. none of the above
B. both the average and rms thyristor currents will be less
than 20 A
36. The rated current of a thyristor is 40 A. The holding current
C. both the average and rms thyristor currents will be more
will be about :
than 20 A
A. 20 A B. 1 A C. 100 mA D. 10 mA
D. rms thyristor current will be 20 A and average thyristor
current will be 10 A 37. A cycloconverter is
A. ac-dc converter B. dc-ac converter
25. A reactor is used in a dual converter operating in non-
C. dc-dc converter D. ac-ac converter
circulating current mode.
A. True B. False 38. The number of leads in a power semiconductor diode are
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 2 or 3
26. Which of these commutation methods uses an auxiliary
SCR? 39. If ton and toff are the turn on and turn off times of a
A. Class A B. Class B thyristor, then
C. Class C D. Class D A. ton and toff are almost equal
B. ton >> toff
27. A thyristor needs protection against
C. toff >> ton
A. high B. high
D. ton is about twice toff
C. both high and high D. either high or high
40. Assertion (A): The gate current of an SCR is always in the
28. Two semiconverters are connected in series to form a
form of pulses. Reason (R): The gate losses, in pulse
single phase series converter. The input v = Vm sin ωt and a1
triggering, are low.
= a2 are the firing angles of the two converters. If a1 = a2 = 0,
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of
the dc output voltage is

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 A 2. A single phase full wave regulator feeds R-L load. The best
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A gating signal is
C. A is correct but R is wrong A. short duration pulses B. long duration pulses
D. A is wrong but R is correct C. pulse train D. either (a) or (b)

41. UJT can be used for 3. A 3 phase induction motor is fed by a 3 phase ac regulator
A. firing an SCR to change the stator voltage. The variation in speed will be
B. turning off an SCR more if
C. both firing and turning off an SCR A. load torque is constant
D. none of the above B. load torque increases with increase in speed
C. load torque decreases with increase in speed
42. In a series inverter supplying a load resistance R, the D. either (a) or (b)
commutating elements L and C should be such that
4. A cycloconverter cannot give a frequency higher than input
A. B. frequency.
A. True B. False
C. D.
5. A thyristor has internal power dissipation of 40W and is
43. In a full wave converter (M - 2 connection) feeding an RLE operated at an ambient temperature of 20°C. If thermal
load, the peak thyristor current is 15 A. For fully controlled resistance is 1.6° C/W, the junction temperature is
bridge circuit and same load current, the peak thyristor current A. 114°C B. 164°C C. 94° C D. 84° C
will be
A. 30 A B. 152 A C. 15 A D. 6. In a single phase dual converter, a1, and a2 are firing
angles of the two converters. Then
44. Induction heating systems require low frequency inverters. A. a1 - a2 = B. a1 + a2 = p
A. True B. False C. a1 - a2 = p D. a1 + a2 =

45. A single phase half wave controlled rectifier circuit is 7. The number of gates in an SCR is
feeding on RL load. The circuit has a freewheeling diode. The A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6
input voltage is v = Vm sin ωt. If I0 is the load current during
the conduction of freewheeling diode, the KVL equation during 8. The waveshape of output voltage of half bridge inverter is
the conduction of free wheeling diode is A. sinusoidal B. square
C. triangular D. either (a) or (b)
A. B.
9. A 3 phase induction motor is controlled by voltage and
C. D. frequency control such that the ratio V/f is constant. At 50 Hz,
the speed is 1440 rpm. At 25 Hz, the speed is likely to be
46. HVDC transmission systems generally use A. about 1350 rpm B. about 720 rpm
A. 12 pulse converters B. 6 pulse converters C. about 360 rpm D. either (b) or (c)
C. 3 pulse converters D. either 12 or 6 pulse converters
10. The gate current required to turn on an SCR is
47. A single phase semiconverter is feeding a highly inductive A. few amperes
load. The circuit has a freewheeling diode across the load and B. a few mA
firing angle is a. During one cycle of input voltage, the total C. almost equal to anode current
duration of conduction of freewheeling diode is D. about 50% of anode curren
A. a B. 2 a C. 4 a D. 0.
11. A single phase half wave converter is used to charge a
5 a 48. During forward blocking state of SCR, the voltage and battery of 50 V. The thyristor is continuously fired by dc signal.
current respectively are Input voltage is v = Vm sin ωt. The thyristor will conduct
A. high and high B. low and low A. from 0 to 180° B. when v > 50 V
C. high and low D. low and high C. from 0 to 90° D. When v < 50 V

49. In a 3 phase full converter the average load current is 150 12. The symbol in figure is for
A. The average thyristor current is
A. 150 A B. 75A C. 50 A D. 25 A

50. The two modes of operation of three phase bridge inverters

are known as A. DIAC B. P-N junction diode
A. 60° mode and 120° mode C. Schottky diode D. None of the above
B. 90° mode and 120° mode
C. 120° mode and 180° mode 13. In a 3 phase semiconverter, the firing frequency is
D. 120° mode and 240° mode A. equal to line frequency
B. 3 times the line frequency
POWER ELECTRONICS (SECTION3) C. 6 times the line frequency
1. In a dual converter both converters work as rectifiers. D. 12 times the line frequency
A. True B. False

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14. Present day HVDC converters are all C. A is correct but R is wrong
A. 3 pulse converters B. 6 pulse converters D. A is wrong but R is correct
C. 12 pulse converters D. either 6 pulse or 12 converters
23. In a single phase full wave ac regulator, the firing angles in
15. A single phase full converter gives maximum and minimum the two half cycles
output voltage at firing angles of A. are always equal B. are sometimes equal
A. 0 and 180° respectively B. 180° and 0° respectively C. are never equal D. may be equal or unequal

C. 0 and 90° respectively D. 90° and 0° respectively 24. In a single phase full bridge converter (B - 2 connection),
the input voltage is v = Vm sin ωt. The output dc voltage for
16. A thyristor has its gate current zero. To start conduction the resistive load
forward voltage must exceed
A. about 0.5 V
A. B.
B. forward breakover voltage
C. on state voltage
D. peak working off state forward voltage C. D.

17. Assertion (A): Snubber circuit has an RC series circuit in 25. As regards single phase dual converter
parallel with SCR Reason (R): Voltage across a capacitor can A. the change in operation from one quadrant to the other is
not change instantaneously. faster in non-circulating current mode
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of B. the change in operation from one quadrant to the other
is faster in circulating current mode
A C. the time response to change in operation from one quadrant
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong to other is the same in both the modes
D. A is wrong but R is correct D. the time response to change in operation from one quadrant

18. In dielectric heating, the thyristor circuits consist of to the other may be faster in any of the two modes
A. rectifier-chopper combination
B. controlled rectifier 26. To protect an SCR against high di/dt we connect
C. ac regulator A. a capacitance in series with SCR
D. rectifier-inverter combination B. a capacitance in parallel with SCR
C. an inductance in parallel with SCR
19. On load tap changer using thyristors can have a maximum D. an inductance in series with SCR
of two taps.
A. True B. False 27. In a parallel inverter
A. the commutating capacitor C is across the primary of
20. Assertion (A): A cycloconverter may be line commutated or transformer and the load is across the secondary
forced commutated Reason (R): A step up cycloconverter B. the commutating capacitor and load are connected across
requires forced commutation. the secondary of transformer
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of C. the commutating capacitor C and load are connected in
series and the combination is across the secondary of
A transformer
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A D. none of the above
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct 28. A silicon controlled switch has :
A. 2 leads B. 3 leads
21. In the below figure the rms voltage across each half of C. 4 leads D. 5 leads
secondary is 200 V. The peak inverse voltage across each of
thyristor is 29. A dc chopper V = 500 V feeds an electric fraction dc series
motor. The chopping frequency is 400 Hz. The series
inductance required to limit the maximum current swing to 10 A
is
A. 20 mH B. about 31 mH
C. about 51 mH D. about 92 mH

30. A single phase fully controlled bridge rectifier is fed by a

A. 200 V B. √2(200) V source having inductance. The output voltage during overlap
C. √2(400) V D. 800 V period is
A. Vm B. 0.5 Vm C. zero D. -0.5 Vm
22. Assertion (A): A GTO circuit is more compact than SCR
circuit Reason (R): A GTO can be turned off by negative gate 31. In a semi converter feeding a resistive load, the firing angle
pulse. is a. Each thyristor conducts for
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A. p radians B. (p - a) radians
C. (p + a) radians D. (p - 0.5 a) radians
A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A 32. Between which points does UJT exhibit negative resistance
characteristics

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A. between peak and valley points 45. A 3 phase semiconverter when supplying a certain load
B. before peak point has a rectification efficiency of 0.6 and transformer utilisation
C. after peak point factor of 0.35. When a 3 phase full converter is supplying the
D. after valley point same load
A. rectification efficiency will be more than 0.6 and TUF
33. A thyristor has maximum allowable junction temperature of will be more than 0.35
110° C and the ambient temperature is 40°C, If the maximum B. rectification efficiency will be more than 0.6 but TUF will be
internal power dissipation is 50 W, the thermal resistance is less than 0.35
A. 2° C/W B. 1.4° C/W C. rectification efficiency will be less than 0.6 and TUF will be
C. 0.7°C/W D. 2.2° C/W less than 0.35
D. rectification efficiency will be less than 0.6 but TUF will be
34. A single phase electric heater uses phase controlled more than 0.35
thyristors. The firing angle is 90°. The degree of heating is
A. 25% of maximum B. 50% of maximum 46. Assertion (A): A high dv/dt may cause triggering of a
C. 75% of maximum D. none of the above thyristor. Reason (R): A high dv/dt results in charging current in
the thyristor.
35. Which of these commutation methods is used in AC-DC A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of
converters?
A. Class A B. Class C A
C. Class D D. Class F B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
36. When thyristors are connected in series and parallel, it may
D. A is wrong but R is correct
be necessary to have :
A. current derating 47. Assertion (A): When an SCR is conducting, the voltage
B. voltage derating drop across is about 1 V. Reason (R): When an SCR is
C. both current and voltage derating conducting, the junction temperature is about 200°C.
D. none of the above A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
37. A single phase half wave regulator uses
C. A is correct but R is wrong
A. 2 diodes and 2 thyristors B. 2 thyristors
D. A is wrong but R is correct
C. 1 diode and 1 thyristor D. 2 diodes
48. When the core of a saturable reactor is saturated, the
38. A Shockley diode can be used
inductance is high.
A. in place of SCR
A. True B. False
B. as a trigger switch for SCR
C. in place of UJT 49. In controlled heating circuits, thyristors act as
D. both in place of SCR and as a trigger switch for SCR A. rectifier B. inverter
C. ac regulator D. chopper
39. An SCR has a turn on time of 4 μs. The gate pulse should
have a duration of about 50. In a fully controlled bridge converter feeding a resistive load
A. 2 μs B. 5 μs C. 20 μs D. 50 μs the waveshapes of output voltage and output current
A. are always similar B. can never be similar
40. In a multiphase chopper, the different choppers operate in
C. may be similar or dissimilar D. are similar only if a = 0
A. series and all simultaneously
B. parallel and one at a time POWER ELECTRONICS (SECTION4)
C. parallel and simultaneously 1. A chopper cannot be line commutated.
D. either (b) or (c) A. True ` B. False

41. In a 3 phase semiconverter, the dc output voltage for a 2. Natural commutation can be used in :
certain firing angle is 50% of the maximum possible value. The A. DC circuits only B. AC circuits only
firing angle is C. both AC and DC circuits D. none of the above
A. 30° B. 60° C. 90° D. 120°
3. In a thyristor the gate lead is connected to the n layer near
42. A high frequency series inverter consists of the p layer to which anode is connected.
A. a number of series inverters in series A. True B. False
B. a number of series inverters in parallel
C. a number of parallel inverters in parallel 4. A single phase half wave rectifier circuit has a free wheeling
D. a number of parallel inverters in series diode. The free wheeling diode will conduct only if
A. load is purely resistive
43. In an SCR, the anode current consists of B. load is purely inductive
A. only holes B. only electrons C. load is combination of R and L
C. both electrons and holes D. either electrons or holes D. load is purely inductive or combination of R and L

44. In the below figure, the average value of load current is 15 5. McMurray Bedford full bridge inverter uses
A. The load is highly inductive. The peak value of thyristor A. natural commutation B. auxiliary commutation
current is C. complementary commutation D. any of the above 6.
A. 15 A B. 15√2 A C. D. 30 A Which converter is used in HVDC transmission?

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A. 3 pulse B. 6 pulse 17. A single phase full converter can operate in
C. 12 pulse D. 24 pulse A. 4 quadrants B. 3 quadrants
C. 2 quadrants D. 1 quadrant
7. Assertion (A): The turn on time of SCR is about 1 to 4 ms.
Reason (R): The turn off time of SCR is about 10 to 300 ms. 18. In a 3 phase semiconverter, the freewheeling diode comes
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A into operation only if firing angle
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A. is zero B. is 60°
C. is more than 60° D. is more than 90°
A
C. A is correct but R is wrong 19. In the circuit of figure, the load current when thyristor is off
D. A is wrong but R is correct A. is constant B. increases exponentially
C. decreases exponentially D. zero
8. An n pulse rectifier is fed by a source having an inductance
L. If load current is I0, the voltage drop due to overlap is 20. A full bridge inverter is fed by a battery of 30 V. The rms
value of output voltage is
A. 15 V B. 152 V C. 30 V D. 302 V

21. In brushless excitation system of modern alternators, the

A. B. main exciter is
A. dc generator B. ac generator
C. D. C. either dc or ac generator D. induction generator

9. Which chopper circuit operates in all the 4 quadrants? 22. The two-transistor model of a thyristor consists of two
A. A B. C C. D D. E transistors :
A. one n-p-n and other p-n-p
10. A single phase cycloconverter feeds a resistance heating B. both p-n-p
load. The heating power is provided by C. both n-p-n
A. only the fundamental component of output wave D. one n-p-n and other UJT
B. only higher harmonics in the output wave
C. both fundamental and higher harmonics in the output 23. In a thyristor, the forward breakover voltage
wave A. is constant
D. either (a) or (b) B. may be constant or may depend on gate current
C. decreases as gate current is increased
11. A 3 phase fully controlled bridge converter is fed by a 3 D. increases as gate current is increased
phase system having phase voltage v = Vm sin ωt. The firing
angle is a. The dc output voltage is 24. The gate lead, in a thyristor is welded to :
A. p layer to which anode is connected
A. B. B. n layer nearest to the anode terminal
C. p layer nearest to the cathode terminal
C. D.
D. outside n layer
12. Which of these commutation methods uses an external 25. In a 3 phase full converter, the firing angle is less than 60°.
pulse for commutation? The instantaneous output voltage
A. Class A B. Class C A. will have positive part only
C. Class E D. Class F B. will have both positive and negative parts
C. may have both positive and negative parts
13. In a single phase full wave regulator feeding an R-L load,
D. will have negative part if load is inductive
the power factor angle of load is θ. The range of control of
firing angle a is 26. In a stud mounted SCR, the stud is
A. 0 ≤ a ≤ p B. θ ≤ a ≤ p A. in thermal contact with heat sink
C. 0 ≤ a ≤ (p - θ) D. θ ≤ a ≤ (p + θ) B. insulated from heat sink
C. in electrical and thermal contact with heat sink
14. A separately excited dc motor is run from a dc source
D. in either electrical or thermal contact with heat sink
through a chopper. At 600 rpm and rated torque, the duty cycle
of chopper is 0.8. At 600 rpm and half the rated torque, the 27. In pulse width modulation of chopper
duty cycle is likely to be A. T is kept constant and Ton is varied
A. 0.9 B. 0.8 C. 0.75 D. 0.6 B. Ton is kept constant T is varied
C. both T and Ton are varied
15. A relaxation oscillator uses
D. either T or Ton is varied
A. tunnel diode B. UJT
C. both tunnel diode and UJT D. PIN diode 28. In a full bridge inverter, the waveshape of load current
depends on
16. In a 3 phase bridge inverter with 180° mode of operation
A. relative values of load parameters R, L and C
the numbers of thyristors conducting at one time are
B. relative values of load parameters R and L
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
C. relative values of load parameters L and C
D. gating frequency

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29. The characteristics of which device has peak point and operation
valley point C. has lower peak thyristor current than in 120° mode of
A. SCR B. PUT C. SCS D. Shockley diode operation
D. any of the above
30. In a step down chopper using time ratio control, the input
voltage is V and duty cycle is a. The load is purely resistive 40. As compared to BJT, MOSFET has
having resistance R. The average and rms load currents are A. lower switching losses and higher conduction losses
A.Vm B.0.5vm C.0 D. -0.5vm B. higher switching losses and higher conduction losses
C. higher switching losses and lower conduction losses
31. In a thyristors are i = kva. The value of a is D. lower switching losses and lower conduction losses
A. about 0.5 B. about 2
C. about 5 D. about 20 41. If a step down chopper is fed by a dc voltage V with Ton

32. In an ordinary thyristor and Toff are on and off periods then is
A. turn on and turn off times are equal A. average output voltage
B. turn on time is more than turn off time B. rms output voltage
C. turn off time is more than turn on time -- C. average or rms output voltage depending on load
D. turn on time may be equal, less than or more than turn off D. neither of the above
time
42. A voltage VBB is applied across the terminals of a UJT.
33. Thyristors connected in series need : The emitter voltage at peak point is
A. static equalizing circuit A. hVBB B. (h + 1) VBB
B. dynamic equalizing circuit C. hVBB + VD D. VD
C. both static and dynamic equalizing circuits
D. none of the above 43. A single phase bridge type cycloconverter uses eight
thyristors.
34. The symbol in figure is for A. True B. False

44. In the circuit of figure, the waveshape of load current when

thyristor conducting is
A. constant B. increasing exponentially
C. decreasing exponentially D. either (b) or (c)

45. In the basic series inverter circuit, the source supplies load
A. SUS B. SBS A. only in positive half cycle
C. SCS D. None of the above B. both in positive and negative half cycles
C. only in part of positive half cycle
35. If 4 quadrant operation is required we need
D. in positive half cycle and part of negative half cycle
A. dual converter B. full converter
C. semi converter D. none of the above 46. A current source inverter has simple commutation circuit.
A. True B. False
36. A single phase half wave converter is feeding a resistive
load. Output dc power is Pdc and total power delivered to load 47. In load commutated chopper, the commutating element
is Pac then A. is capacitor
A. Pdc = Pac for all values of firing angles B. is capacitor and inductor
B. Pdc = Pac if firing angle is less than 180° C. is capacitor, inductor and auxiliary thyristor
C. Pdc < Pac for all values of firing angles D. any of the above depending on load
D. Pdc < Pac if firing angle is less than 180°
48. In a half bridge inverter each thyristor is gated at a
37. Which of the following devices exhibit negative resistance frequency f. The output frequency is
characteristics? A. 2 f B. f C. 0.5 f D. 0.25 f
A. UJT B. PUT
C. Both UJT and PUT D. UJT, PUT and SBS 49. Assertion (A): A transistor has lower voltage drop during
conduction as compared to thyristor Reason (R): Transistors
38. In integral cycle control of ac regulators, the period of are manufactured in very high voltage and current ratings.
integral cycle control, i.e., (m + n) T should be A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
A. less than mechanical or thermal time constant of the B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
system C. A is correct but R is wrong
B. more than the mechanical or thermal time constant of the D. A is wrong but R is correct
system
C. more or less than the mechanical or thermal time constant 50. In a fully controlled bridge converter feeding a resistive load
D. very high the waveshapes of output voltage and output current
A. are always similar B. can never be similar
39. All other parameters remaining the same, a 3 phase bridge C. may be similar or dissimilar D. are similar only if a = 0
inverter with 180° mode of operation
A. has the same peak thyristor current as in 120° mode of POWER ELECTRONICS (SECTION 5)
operation 1. Multiphase choppers are used in
B. has higher peak thyristor current than in 120° mode of A. low power circuits

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B. high power circuit 12. Which of the following devices has metal-silicon junction?
C. both low and high power circuits A. General purpose power diode
D. medium power circuits B. Schottky diode
C. SCR
2. In a single phase converter using a centre tapped D. MOSFET
transformer and with a highly inductive load, the firing angles is
a. Each thyristor conducts for a period 13. In a single phase full wave converter (M-2 connection)
A. p B. a C. p – a D. feeding on R-L load the input voltage is v = Vm sin ωt. The
expression for rms output voltage is
3. In a parallel inverter
A. each thyristor is turned on twice during each cycle
A. B.
B. each thyristor is turned on once during each cycle
C. each thyristor is turned on either once or twice in each load
cycle C. D.
D. each thyristor may be turned on upto four times in each load
cycle 14. A dc chopper is feeding an RLE load. The condition for
maximum ripple is
4. A step up chopper can give an output voltage A. a = 1 B. a = 0.8 C. a = 0.5 D. a < 0.5
A. higher than input voltage
B. lower than input voltage 15. In a series inverter
C. both higher and lower input voltage A. the commutating elements L and C are in parallel
D. all of the above B. the commutating elements L and C are in series with
load
5. The specified maximum junction temperature of thyristors is C. the commutating L and C may be in series or parallel with
about the load
A. 50°C B. 80°C C. 120°C D. 200°C D. none of the above
6. A bridge type single phase cycloconverter changes the 16. When a power diode is conducting, the voltage drop across
frequency f to f/3. Then one half wave of output contains it is about
A. 3 full waves of input A. I V B. 5 V C. 20 V D. 50 V
B. 3 half waves of input
C. 6 full waves of input 17. In thermal ohm's law, temperature and power loss are
D. 6 half waves of input analogous to
A. V and I respectively of ohm's law
7. A half bridge inverter B. I and V respectively of ohm's law
A. needs a 3 wire dc supply C. R and V respectively of ohm's law
B. may use a two wire or 3 wire dc supply D. I and R respectively of ohm's law
C. has higher output voltage if fed from 3 wire dc supply
D. has higher efficiency if fed from 3 wire dc supply 18. A string of series connected thyristors needs equalising
circuit to
8. A 3 phase series inverter has A. ensure proper firing
A. 12 thyristors B. 6 thyristors B. ensure proper current division
C. 3 thyristors D. 3 or 6 thyristors C. ensure proper voltage division
D. none of the above
9. In figure, thyristor Th is in off state. When thyristor is turned
on, the peak thyristor current can be 19. A surge voltage
A. has very high magnitude and very long duration
B. has very high magnitude and very small duration
C. has very high magnitude and very small -- duration and can
be positive or negative
D. can be only positive

A. 5 A B. 10 A C. 15 A D. 20 A 20. The minimum gate current which can turn on SCR is called
A. trigger current B. holding current
10. HVDC systems are preferable for only long distances. C. junction current D. breakover current
A. True B. False
21. The total number of leads in SUS, SBS and SCS
11. Surge current rating of an SCR is respectively are
A. the maximum repetitive surge current in which the SCR can A. 3, 3, 4, B. 3, 3, 3
withstand C. 2, 3, 3 D. 3, 3, 5
B. the maximum non-repetitive surge current in which the
SCR can withstand 22. Which of these devices can conduct in both directions?
C. the maximum repetitive or non repetitive surge current in A. SCR B. SUS
which the SCR can withstand C. SBS D. UJT
D. the maximum surge current in which the SCR can withstand
23. Assertion (A): A half wave controlled rectifier has poorer
if both surge current and steady current exist together efficiency and higher ripple factor than a full wave controlled
rectifier. Reason (R): The use of a freewheeling diode in half

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wave controlled rectifier circuit improves the waveform of load C. 8 thyristors and 4 diodes
current and circuit power factor. D. 8 thyristors and 8 diodes
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of 34. Assertion (A): A DIAC has four layers but only two
terminals. Reason (R): A DIAC can conduct in both directions.
A A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of
D. A is wrong but R is correct
A
24. A 3 phase dual converter consists of C. A is correct but R is wrong
A. two 3 phase semiconverters connected in parallel D. A is wrong but R is correct
B. two 3 phase semiconverters connected in antiparallel
C. two 3 phase full converters connected in antiparallel 35. In a 3 phase full converter, the instantaneous output
D. two 3 phase full converters connected in parallel voltage can have negative part if
A. firing angle is less than 60°
25. Which inverter circuit uses coupled inductors? B. firing angle is less than 90°
A. Modified McMurray full bridge inverter C. firing angle is more than 60°
B. McMurray Bedford half bridge inverter D. firing angle is more than 90°
C. Modified McMurray Bedford half bridge inverter
D. Both (b) and (c) 36. In a single phase full wave ac regulator using two thyristors
only, the gate circuits of the two thyristors
26. When an SCR is in forward blocking mode, the applied A. must be isolated
voltage B. may or may not be isolated
A. appears across only one junction C. should be preferably, isolated D. should not be isolated
B. is equally shared by two junctions
C. is equally shared by three junctions 37. The circuit in figure is for
D. may appear across one or more junctions

27. In sinusoidal PWM for inverters the width of different pulses

are not the same.
A. True B. False

28. A class D chopper

A. resonant commutation B. line commutation
A. can operate in first quadrant only
C. auxiliary commutation D. complementary commutation
B. can operate in second quadrant only
C. can operate in either first or fourth quadrant
38. A fully controlled bridge converter is feeding an RLE load.
D. can operate in all the quadrants
For some circuit conditions firing angle is 47°. If connections of
battery are reversed, the firing angle is likely to be
29. The symbol in figure is for
A. 47° B. less than 47°
C. more than 47° D. either more or less than 47°

39. In a single phase half wave converter feeding resistive load

and full wave converter (M - 2 connection) feeding a resistive
load the circuit conditions are similar. The firing angle is a.
Then the waveshapes of voltages across thyristors
A. UJT B. PUT
A. are similar
C. SCS D. SBS
B. are not similar
30. The efficiency of a chopper circuit is about C. may be similar or dissimilar
A. 80% or more B. around 50% D. are similar only for some values of a
C. around 20% D. around 5%
40. In a 3 phase full converter feeding a highly inductive load,
31. If the frequency is less than the damped frequency in a the average load current is 150 A. The peak current through
series- inverter thyristor is
A. the distortion of output voltage waveform is low A. 150 A B. 75 A C. 50 A D. 300 A
B. the distortion of output voltage waveform is high
41. A 3 phase bridge inverter is fed by 400 V battery. The load
C. the distortion of output voltage may be high or low
is star connected and has a resistance of 10 Ω per phase. The
depending on the load impedance
peak value of thyristor current is
D. none of the above
A. B. C. D.
32. The output frequency of a cycloconverter can be changed
by changing the firing angle.
42. The main utility of SCR is due to
A. True B. False
A. gate triggering
33. Mc Murray full bridge inverter uses B. high temperature triggering
A. 4 thyristors and 2 diodes C. triggering
B. 4 thyristors and 4 diodes D. high breakdown voltage

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43. In a single phase full wave ac regulator the firing angles
during both half cycles are equal.
A. True B. False

44. In a 3 phase full wave regulator feeding a star connected

resistance load, firing angle is 75°. Then the number of
thyristors conducting at one time is
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

45. The symbol in figure is for

A. SUS B. SBS
C. Shockley diode D. UJT

46. The turn on characteristics of a power transistor can be

assumed to be linear, as shown in the below figure . During
turn on time T, voltage reduces linearly from V to 0 and current
rises linearly from 0 to I. The energy loss during time T is (PIC)
A. VIT B. C. D. –

47. The circuit in figure is for

A. resonant commutation
B. self commutation
C. load commutation
D. auxiliary commutation

48. A single phase half bridge inverter required to feed R-L

loads needs
A. 2 thyristors
B. 4 thyristors
C. 2 thyristors and two diodes
D. 4 thyristors and 4 diodes

49. Typical values of for an SCR are in the range of

A. 1 to 10 B. 25 to 500
C. 0.1 to 1 D. 1000 to 2000

50. When a dc chopper feeds an RLE load, the load current,

during steady state operation
A. remains constant
B. varies between maximum and minimum values
C. may remain constant or vary
D. is constant if R is constant

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