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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

BE- Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Anna University Regulation: 2021

EE3591 POWER ELECTRONIC

III Year/V Semester

QUESTION BANK

Prepared By,

Ms.M.Shanmuga Priya, AP/EEE

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POWER ELECTRONIC -EE3591

Unit -V
AC PHASE CONTROLLERS
2 MARK QUESTION WITH ANSWER
PART -A

1.what are the two types of ac voltage controllers ?which

one of these is preferred and why ?
Ac voltage controllers are of two types :
1. On off control :In this type of controller , the full input
voltage is applied to output for some number of cycles
and no voltage is applied to output for some numbers of
cycles . in this control, output voltage waveform is
discontinuous and contains large ripple
2. Phase angle control :In phase angle control , each half
cycle of the source voltage is applied partially or in full
to the load. Firing angle of the SCRs is charged to
control output voltage . output voltage waveforms is
continuous but phase controlled
In both of the above two types, phase angle control is better
since it contains less ripple and discontinuities in output .
2.list the merits and demerits of ac volatage controller ?
Merits :
a)They use line commutation ,hence no extra
communication circuits are required.

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b)They have high efficiencies since device losses are

reduced
Demerits :
a)large ripple and harmonics are present in the output
b)output waveforms are not sinusoidal.
3. what are the effects of load inductance on the
performance of ac voltage controllers ?
o The load inductance makes the output current to
flow continuously
o With load inductance the commutation becomes
difficult if triac switches are used
o The control fails sometimes due to highly inductive
load.
4.what is an ac voltage controller ?
An ac voltage controller accepts fixed or variable ac
input and gives regulated ac output to the load such as fan or
ac motor .
5.Give any two important applications of AC voltage
controller ?
o Fans and lighting controls
o Speed control of ac motors
6.what is the control range of firing angle in AC voltage
cotroller with RL load ?
The firing angle can vary from 0 to 𝜋 in AC voltage
controllers

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7.what are the different control techniques for ac

regulator ?
Following are the different control techniques :
 On off control or integral cycle control
 PWM control or power factor control
 Multistage sequence control
 Matrix converter
8.why is half wave AC voltage regulator not used ?
Half wave AC voltage regulator is not used because of
 Only half cycle is controlled ,remaining half cycle is not
controlled
 Not suitable for inductive loads
 Output voltage waveform is highly pulsating.
9.what is triac ?
The triac is the bidirectional device. It conduct in both the
directions .we know that SCR conducts only in one dirction .
10.what are the merits of triac ?
 Triac is a bidirectional device , i.e it conduct in both
directions
 Triac turns off when voltage is reversed
 Single gate controls conduction in both directions
 Triac with high voltageand current ratings are available
11.Demerits of triac ?
o Triacs are latching devices like SCR .hence they are
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o Gate has no control over the conduction once triac

is turned on
o Triacs have very small switching frequencies .
12. what is applications of triac ?
o Ac power controllers and heater , fan etc. controllers
o Triggering device for SCRs
13.what are the advantage , disadvantages and
applications of single phase unidirectional controller ?
Advantages
Since there is only one SCR, the control is simple
Disadvantage
o The output voltage is not controlled fully ,sice
negative half cycle is uncontrolled due to diode D1
o The supply current output current and output
voltage have dc component . this is a problem for
inductive loads
14. why triac are not used for inductive loads ?
 For inductive load the triac must turnoff when voltage
becomes zero in positive half cycle , before negative
voltage is reapplied to triac . this negative voltage also
forward biases triac for negative half cycle .
 With inductive load, the triac conducts after 𝜋 and due
to application of negative voltage in next cycle , it does
not turn off at all
 Thus communication of triac is not successful for
inductive loads

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15. what are the various circuit configurations of 1 phase

full wave controller ?
o 1 phase full wave controller with common diode
o 1 phase full wave controller with one SCR

PART B & C
1.explain the operation of triac and draw its characteristics
2.explain the four modes of operation of triac
3.explain why triac is rarely used in 1 quadrant with negative
pulse and in III quadrant with positive pulse
4.write a short note on light dimmer ?
5.how diac can be used to trigger triac ?
6.expalin the principle of on off control . derive the expression
for rms value of output voltage
7.explain the principle of integral cycle control ?
8.explain the operation of unidirectional controller with the
help of circuit diagram and waveforms ?
9.with the help of circuit diagram and waveforms explain the
operation of 1 phase Ac voltage controller for resistive load ?
10.explain the operation of 1 phase full wave controller with
the help of circuit diagram and waveforms . what are the
different configurations of the circuit ?
11.explain the various configuration of ac voltage controllers
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12. describe the operation of 3 phase thyristorised AC voltage

controller with neat diagram and wave forms
13.compare the full wave and half wave AC controllers
14.compare the configurations of AC voltage controllers
15. bring out themerit and demerit of using AC voltage
controllers for induction motor speed control ?

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Statistics and Numerical Electromagnetic Fields
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Microcontroller Professional Elective I
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