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Power Electronics Qualifying Exam Questions

PROBLEM #1
A buck converter must be designed for the following conditions: input voltage ranges from 16 V
to 24 V, output voltage to be controlled in closed loop in order to maintain 15 V, the maximum
output current is 5A, the minimum output current is 0.2 A, the switching frequency is 40 kHz.

a) Calculate the Duty-Cycle range, assuming output voltage to be controlled to maintain 15 V


b) Calculate minimum inductance to maintain the circuit in CCM
c) If the inductance is 5x the minimum inductance, i.e. it is indeed in CCM, find maximum
and minimum inductor (peaks) current for output current at 5 A. Calculate average input
and output power for output current at maximum and minimum output current. Given the
inductance ripple find the exact minimum current for the chosen inductance (which could
be even less than 0.2 A)
d) Design the capacitor to have an output voltage ripple of max 0.1 V
e) Draw the waveforms for inductor voltage vL(t) and inductor current iL(t), as well as
capacitor voltage vC(t) and capacitor current iC(t) for two cycles of steady-state conditions.
Draw those waveforms for two case scenarios (i) for input voltage at maximum as well as
(ii) input voltage at minimum values. Clearly describe using those waveforms the flux-
balance and charge-balance conditions for the inductor and the capacitor.

PROBLEM #2
The circuit is a semi-controlled single-phase rectifier bridge with a commutating diode. It
supplies an ordinary RL load from an ac input of 127 Vrms @ 60 Hz. The load is highly
inductive, requiring 10 A in average. Draw the waveforms of voltage across and current through
each diode and each thyristor, for 𝛼𝛼 = 90° , as well as the output voltage across the load.
Assuming the utility stray inductance to be L = 65 mH, neglect thyristor losses, and describe
with proper waveforms, using clear and simple language, how the commutation effect influences
the operation of this circuit.
PROBLEM #3
For the boost converter indicated in this circuit show clearly the mathematical analysis for
finding the small signal average model in order to derive the transfer function from duty-cycle to
the output voltage. Assumptions: semiconductor devices (transistors and diode) are ideal and
lossless; circuit operating in Continuous Conduction Mode (CCM); capacitor has series
resistance (𝑅𝑅𝑐𝑐 ). Assume modeling parameters for this boost converter: output voltage (𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 );
inductor current (𝑖𝑖𝐿𝐿 ); capacitor voltage (𝑣𝑣𝑐𝑐 ); input voltage (𝑉𝑉𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 ), and duty cycle (D). For such a
converter transfer function, design a Type III Compensator providing phase-angle boost and
adequate phase-margin, using either the K-Method or the Pole Placement Method in order to
implement a stable PWM closed-loop control for this boost converter. Assuming voltage drop
losses for the transistor and diode, no device switching losses, and assuming finite capacitor
series resistance, and finite inductor series resistance, discuss what is the efficiency of the system
in respect to such ideal devices, and how the effective boost-voltage-gain is affected by such real
life devices.

PROBLEM #4
A three-phase controlled rectifier indicated below has in input voltage which is 220 V rms (line-
to-line) at 60 Hz. The load is a series resistance R = 2 Ω with inductance L = 80 mH. Determine
the delay angle required to produce an average current of 50A in the load. Draw the output
voltage waveform for such a required delay angle. Determine the amplitude of harmonic currents
in the load for n =6 and n = 12. Draw waveforms for both input voltage and current vA and iA.
Calculate the Power Factor seen by the utility grid. Assuming a given voltage drop for each
thyristor, estimate efficiency. Calculate the consumed energy by the load (in kWh), for a time
period of 24 hours.
i0

T1 T3 T5
iA
vA
R

vB V0

vC
L

T4 T6 T2
PROBLEM #5
The three-phase controlled rectifier is operating as an inverter with delay angle α = 120o. The
input voltage is 220 V rms (line-to-line) at 60 Hz, the dc voltage is a battery rated at 300V,
Rs = 1.2 Ω and Ls is large enough to consider the battery current to be purely dc. Determine the
active power transferred to the ac source from the dc source. Draw the converter output voltage
waveform across the output of the thyristor bridge. Draw waveforms for both input phase voltage
and phase current vA and iA. Calculate the Power Factor seen by the utility grid. If the battery is
rated at 2000 AH, how long does it take for the battery to discharge from state of charge SOC =1
to state of charge SOC = 0.35 ?
i0

Rs Ls
T1 T3 T5
iA
vA

vB - VDC
+
vC

T4 T6 T2

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