University of Aden Faculty of Engineering
Odd Semester Reexamination 2002/2003
Subject: Power Electronics Class: B3EC
Time: 2 Hours Date:
Answer any FOUR questions.
Q1:
a) Why should the rate of rise of the forward voltage
across the SCR ( dv/dt ) be limited?
b) Why is it preferable to remove the gate drive when
the SCR is conducting?
c) How can the carriers be removed from the outer and
inner layers during turn- 0ff the SCR?
Q2:
Draw the circuit diagrams of 2 two-quadrant choppers and
explain, with appropriate waveforms, the operation of each one.
Q3:
a) What are the two main configurations of inverters?
Distinguish between them explicitly.
b) Discuss the principle of working of three-phase bridge
inverter with appropriate circuit diagram. Draw line voltage
waveforms on the assumption that each thyristor conducts for
120˚ and the resistive load is star-connected.
The sequence of firing of various SCRs should also be indicated
in the diagram.
Q4:
a) Draw circuit diagrams for three different
configurations of single-phase full-wave ac voltage
controllers and give comparison among them.
b) A single- phase ac voltage controller for temperature
control uses a variable frequency ON-OFF control.
The ac i/p is of 230 V and 50 Hz. The i/p voltage
goes up by 8%. Calculate the percentage change
required in the triggering frequency to maintain the
load temperature constant.
Q5:
A single- phase half – wave controlled rectifier is connected to
an ac supply of 100 V and 50 Hz, and operates with a firing
angle α = 45˚. For each of the following different loads:
1- pure resistive load with R = 10.
2- Pure inductive load with L = 33mH.
a) Draw the waveforms of the i/p voltage,
the load voltage and load current and the
voltage across the thyristor.
b) Determine the conduction angle of the
thyristor.
Q6:
For a three-phase half-wave diode rectifier show the time
variation of i/p voltage and the voltage across one diode for one
complete cycle. Find the maximum value of reverse voltage
across the diode and its duration for an i/p voltage of 230 V, 50
Hz.
