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This document contains 11 problems related to power electronics circuits involving thyristors and controlled rectifiers. The problems involve calculating various electrical characteristics such as average and RMS currents and voltages, power factors, efficiencies, and more for circuits with resistive and resistive-inductive loads under different supply voltages and firing angles. PSIM software simulations are used to verify the analytical results.

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This document contains 11 problems related to power electronics circuits involving thyristors and controlled rectifiers. The problems involve calculating various electrical characteristics such as average and RMS currents and voltages, power factors, efficiencies, and more for circuits with resistive and resistive-inductive loads under different supply voltages and firing angles. PSIM software simulations are used to verify the analytical results.

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Department: Electric.

Subject: Power electronics (E1335)


3rd year (power and control) First Term (2020-2021)
Sheet (3)

1- For the circuit in Fig. (1), the supply voltage of 250 V, and frequency of
60 Hz. If the load is R=20 Ω, draw a relation between the average current
and firing angle (α) from 0° to 90°.
2- In problem (1), calculate the ripple factor of output voltage, RMS value
of input current, and the efficiency of rectification at firing angle = 45°

Fig.(1) Fig.(2)

3- if the supply voltage in Fig,(1) is 120 V , and the resistance is 10 Ω find


the following : the thyristor average current, thyristor maximum current
, theyristor maximum reverse voltage, the power supplied to the load ,
and input power factor if the delay angle = 75°.
4- A controlled half-wave rectifier has an ac source of 240 V rms at 60 Hz.
The load is a 30 Ω resistor. (a) Determine the delay angle such that the
average load current is 2.5 A. (b) Determine the power absorbed by the
load. (c) Determine the power factor.
5- Verify the results of problem (4) using PSIM program.
6- 100 V, 60 Hz supply an R-L load R=20 Ω, L=40 mH as shown in Fig. (2).
If the firing angle =45°, find the expression of current, the average
current, the power factor
7- A controlled half-wave rectifier has a 120 V rms 60 Hz ac source. The
series R- L load has R = 40 Ω and L = 75 mH. The delay angle is 60°.
Determine (a) an expression for load current, (b) the average load
current, and (c) the power absorbed by the load.
8- Verify the results of problem (7) using PSIM program.
9- For the circuit in Fig. (3), if the supply is 220 V, R=100 Ω, Vdc=50 V,
and the firing angle = 30ᵒ. Draw the different waveforms and calculate
the average output current, r.m.s output voltage, the rectification
efficiency, the voltage and current ratings of the thyristor.

Fig. (3)

10- If the battery in Fig. (3) has a voltage equal 75 V, find the minimum
value of the firing angle of the thyristor and calculate the average current
and voltage in this case.

11- Verify the results of problem (10) using PSIM program.

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