Electrical and electronics Engineering

Academic Year 2024 – 2025

Question Bank
Course Code / Name: EE3011/Multilevel Power Converter

Year / Sem. / Sec : III/ VI / A

UNIT – I – Multilevel Topologies

PART – A

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Q.No Questions CO BT
(E/M/D)
1 What is multilevel Inverter? CO1 R E
2 State basic cell in a generalized topology. CO1 R E
3 What are the features of multilevel Inverter? CO1 R E
4 Define a generalized topology for multilevel Inverters. CO1 U E
5 List the characteristics of generalized topologies. CO1 U M

6 Mention the application of multilevel Inverter. CO1 R E

7 Write the disadvantage of multilevel Inverter. CO1 U E

8 Give the classification common multilevel topologies. CO1 U E

9 How many capacitors are needed for an m-level inverter? CO1 U M

10 Make the state diagram of a four-level diode-clamped converter. CO1 AP M

11 Give the conditions needed for the structure of multilevel inverter? CO1 U E

12 Write the operation of n-level DCMC topology. CO1 R M

13 Mention the drawbacks of multilevel inverter. CO1 U E

14 Draw the circuit diagram of a five-level CCMC symmetric topology. CO1 AP E

What are the challenges and limitations of implementing symmetric
15 topologies? CO1 U M

How can symmetric topologies be used to achieve higher voltage

16 levels? CO1 U M

17 Define Diode-Clamped topology. CO1 R E

What are the applications of asymmetric multilevel inverters in power
18 systems? CO1 R E

19 Write the challenges in asymmetric multilevel inverters. CO1 U M

Write the necessity of multilevel power converters over traditional two-
20 level converters. CO1 U M
 PART – B

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Q.No Questions M CO* BT*
(E/M/D)
With circuit diagram and waveform explain the operation of five level
1 16 CO1 U E
flying capacitor multilevel inverter.
Explain the symmetric topologies without a common DC link with
2 16 CO1 U E
necessary circuits and state diagrams.

3 Draw and explain basic concept of multilevel inverter. 16 CO1 AP E

With neat sketch explain the operation of diode clamped multilevel

4 16 CO1 U E
inverter.
a) Discuss the characteristics of generalized topology.
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5 CO1 R M
b) Design a three-level generalized topology with graphic
8
r representation of converter states and voltage levels.
Explain the operation of a basic cell and parallel connection of basic cell
6 16 CO1 U M
in detail with neat diagram and states.

7 Explain hybrid asymmetric topologies with the resultant voltage levels . 16 CO1 U E

a) Describe the application of multilevel inverter for reactive power

6
compensation.
8 CO1 R M
b) What is multilevel inverter? List the different types of multilevel
10
inverter and its operation.
What is asymmetric multilevel inverter? Explain the operation of
9 16 CO1 U E
cascade asymmetric multilevel converter.

10 Compare symmetric and asymmetric multilevel inverter topologies. 16 CO1 U M

 UNIT – II – Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter

PART – A

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Q.No Questions CO BT
(E/M/D)
1 What is cascaded H-bridge inverter? CO2 R E
List the merits and demerits of cascaded H bridge multilevel
2 CO2 U M
inverters.
3 What are features of multilevel inverter? CO2 R E

4 Write the disadvantage of cascaded multilevel inverter. CO2 R E

5 Draw the basic circuit diagram of an H-bridge inverter. CO2 AP E

6 Define unipolar pulse with modulation. CO2 U M

What are the advantages of using equal DC voltages in a CHB
7 CO2 R M
inverter?
8 List the different modulation methods for multilevel inverter. CO2 U M

9 Compare PS-PWM and LS-PWM. CO2 U E

10 What is the purpose of using the modulation index? CO2 R E

How can carrier-based PWM techniques be used to control
11 CO2 U E
multilevel inverters?
12 Define phase-shifted multicarrier modulation. CO2 U M

13 Write the principle of level-shifted multicarrier modulation. CO2 R E

How can the switching angles calculated for harmonic elimination
14 CO2 U M
in the seven-level CHB inverter?
15 Write the application of cascaded multilevel inverter. CO2 R E
How can the maximum fundamental frequency found in seven-level
16 inverter. CO2 U M

What are the advantages of staircase modulation compared to

17 CO2 R M
carrier-based PWM schemes?
18 What is the principle of staircase modulation? CO2 R E
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Give the switching state of two level CHB inverter. CO2 R M
How staircase modulation works in a cascaded H-bridge multilevel
20 CO2 U M
inverter.
 PART – B

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Q.No Questions M CO* BT*
(E/M/D)
Explain the working principal of operation of H-bridge inverter with
1 16 CO2 U E
neat schematic diagram and waveform of harmonic spectrum .
a) With the voltage level switching states, explain five-level cascaded
10
H-Bridge inverter.
2 CO2 AP E
b) Draw the per-phase diagram of CHB inverters with unequal dc
6
voltage and its switching state.

3 Explain the various carrier based pulse with modulation. 16 CO2 U E

4 Give the comparison of phase shifted and level shifted PWM schemes. 16 CO2 U E

Write the third harmonic injection method? Explain the phase shifted
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multicarrier modulation with proper waveform and equations.
Explain the level shifted multicarrier modulation in carrier based PWM
6 16 CO2 U E
scheme.
Explain the staircase pulse with modulation fifth and seventh harmonic
7 16 CO2 U M
elimination expression and its waveform.
What are the advantage of cascaded inverter? Write the concept of
8 16 CO2 R E
2cell ,3cell CHB and its application.

9 Explain in detail bipolar pulse with modulation and its advantage. 16 CO2 U E

10 With neat waveform explain unipolar pulse with modulation. 16 CO2 AP E

 UNIT – III – Diode Clamped Multilevel Inverter

PART – A

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Q.No Questions CO BT
(E/M/D)
1 Define diode-clamped multilevel inverter. CO3 R E

2 What are the devices required for a m-level inverter in DCMLI? CO3 R M

3 Write the different multilevel modulators. CO3 R E

Draw the vector map for a three level diode clamped multilevel
4 converter. CO3 AP E

5 Define space vector modulation. CO3 R E

Write the equation for space vector representation of three phase
6 quantities with space distribution of 1200 . CO3 R E

7 How do you compute 𝑇1, 𝑇2, 𝑇0 and 𝑇7 in space vector modulation? CO3 U M

8 Compare between SVM and SPWM. CO3 U E

Draw the 3D and projection of the coordinate axes and the
9 reference vector over the plane X+Y+Z=0. CO3 AP E

What are the main stages involved in the space vector modulation
10 CO3 R E
algorithm using the hexagonal coordinate system?
11 Why is voltage balance control important in DCMLC? CO3 R M
Draw the implementation of level-shifted carrier PWM scheme for
12 a five level diode clamped multilevel inverter. CO3 AP E

13 List Different techniques for optimizing voltage balance in DCMLC. CO3 U E

What are the three necessary and sufficient condition to ensure
14 the balance for an n-level DCMC? CO3 R E

Define flow diagram with the allowed switching sequence

15 equation. CO3 U M

16 What factors limit the effectiveness of voltage balancing in DCMC? CO3 R E

17 What are the features of diode clamped multilevel inverter? CO3 R E

Draw the waveform for a)PF=0 b)PF<0 in current entering the
18 internal nodes of the DC bus at different phase shift between o/p CO3 AP M
current and leg voltage.

19 What is the main disadvantage of diode clamped multilevel

inverter? CO3 R E

20 What advantage of diode clamped multilevel inverter? CO3 R E

 PART-B

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Q.No Questions M CO* BT*
(E/M/D)
Explain the five-level switching logic in diode clamped multilevel
1 16 CO3 U E
inverter with neat sketch and waveform.
With the transformation matrix P expression explain the hexagonal
2 16 CO3 U E
coordinate system.
Derive the expression for
3 a) nearest three vector identification and 8 CO3 U M
b) duty cycle calculation. 8
Explain the capacitor voltage calculation with neat sketch and
4 16 CO3 U E
derivation.
What is flow diagram? Derive the expression for voltage balance
5 16 CO3 R E
optimization.

6 Demonstrate the balancing theorem with neat theorem proof sketch. 16 CO3 U E

What is space vector modulation? Explain two and three-level

7 16 CO3 R E
multilevel space vector modulation with proper output voltage vector.
Explain the coupling inductor in performance results with draw the
8 16 CO3 U M
converter line voltage and converter line current waveform.
a) How is the three vectors coordinate transformation matrix P derived 12
9 from hexagonal coordinate system? CO3 U M
b) What is the application of diode clamed multilevel inverter? 4
Explain the single phase load effectiveness boundary voltage
10 16 CO3 U E
balancing in DCMC converters.
 UNIT – IV – Flying Capacitor Multilevel Inverter

PART – A

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Q.No Questions CO BT
(E/M/D)
1 What are the advantage of flying capacitor multilevel inverter? CO4 R E

2 Draw the carriers in phase shifted PWM. CO4 AP E

3 Write the basic structure and operation of a 3-level FCMLC. CO4 R E

4 Define natural balancing in FCMLC. CO4 R E

5 Define forced balancing in FCMLC. CO4 R M

6 State tuned balancing network. CO4 R E

7 How load conditions affect capacitor voltage distribution? CO4 U M

Write down the role of PWM techniques in maintaining capacitor CO4
8 voltage balance. R M

9 What is the disadvantage of flying capacitor multilevel inverter. CO4 R E

10 How PSPWM generate switching signals for an FCMLC? CO4 U M

11 What are the limitations of natural charge balancing with PSPWM? CO4 R M
Can Phase Shifted PWM provide natural charge balancing in an CO4
12 FCMLC? Explain. U E

Write the operation of Phase-Shifted Carrier Pulse Width CO4

13 Modulation . R E

14 State dynamic model. CO4 R E

What factors should be considered when developing a dynamic CO4
15 model for an FCMLC? R E

Draw the level shifted pulse with modulation schemes for a five- CO4
16 level DCMC with compensator. AP M

Write the operation of four-level flying capacitor multilevel inverter CO4

17 topology. R E

Give the differential equation of the initial values of voltage and CO4
18 current in the balancing network. U E

19 Draw the steady-state and transient components of 𝑉𝑖𝑁 and𝑖𝑟𝑏 CO4

AP E
Write the operation of the given image. CO4

20 R E
 PART-B

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Q.No Questions M CO* BT*
(E/M/D)
16 CO4
1 Derive the expression for tuned balancing network with neat diagram. AP M

16 CO4
2 Explain the phase shifted carrier based pulse with modulation . U M

What is dynamic voltage balance in FCMC? Derive the expression for 16 CO4
3 R E
dynamic model.
Explain the flying capacitor topology and charge balance on the flying 16 CO4
4 U E
capacitors.
What is flying capacitor multilevel inverter? 16 CO4
5 How does the phase shifted carrier modulation technique contribute to R E
the voltage balance of flying capacitor in steady state?
How can the root locus method be used to predict the transient 16 CO4
6 U M
response of FCMC?
Write any one of the dynamic voltage balance model with derivation in 16 CO4
7 R E
flying capacitor MLI.
Compare Flying Capacitor with other multilevel inverter topologies such 16 CO4
8 as cascaded H-bridge and diode-clamped converters. U M

16 CO4
9 Explain the principle of operation of flying capacitor multilevel inverter. U E

With one leg of three-level circuit diagram and waveform explain an n- 16 CO4
10 U E
level FCMC naturally maintains the charge balance in flying capacitor.
 UNIT – V – Multilevel Converter with Reduced Switch

PART – A

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Q.No Questions CO BT
(E/M/D)
What are the advantages of reducing the switch count in multilevel
1 inverters? CO5 R E

2 Define traditional multilevel inverter. CO5 R E

3 List the common traditional multilevel inverters topologies? CO5 U E

4 Classify symmetric with H-bridge in reduced switch count MLI. CO5 U E

Give the comparison of component necessities per leg of three CO5
5 multilevel converters. U M

What is the advantage and disadvantage for fixed-time step CO5

6 control scheme for a staircase in MLI? R E

Draw a Envelop T-type of asymmetric MIL without H-bridge CO5

7 diagram. AP M

8 What are the features of cascaded multilevel inverter? CO5 R E

Draw a square T-type of asymmetric MIL without H-bridge CO5
9 diagram. AP M

10 State reverse voltage MIL topology. CO5 R E

11 What are the different reduced switch multilevel topologies? CO5 R E

How can selective harmonic elimination techniques be used in CO5
12 these topologies? U M

13 Write the necessity of reduced switch MLI. CO5 R E

What are the advantages of using asymmetric multilevel inverters CO5
14 without H-bridges? R M

15 Write the merits of modulation techniques. CO5 R E

16 State diode clamped MLI in traditional multilevel inverter. CO5 R E

Classify the fundamental switching frequency in modulation CO5
17 technique. U M

State the phase opposition disposition method in multilevel carrier CO5

18 modulation. R E

19 What is space vector control? CO5

R E
Write the phase voltage Fourier series expression in selective CO5
20 harmonic elimination technique. R M
 PART-B

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Q.No Questions M CO* BT*
(E/M/D)
16 CO5
1 Explain the different types of traditional multilevel inverters. U E

a) Write the necessity of reduced multilevel inverter. 8 CO5

b) Give the classification of the different topologies of reduced 4
2 multilevel inverter. R M
c) Make the tabulation of requirement of components for traditional 4
multilevel topologies.
With neat sketch explain the different symmetric multilevel inverter with 16 CO5
3 U M
H-bridge.
16 CO5
4 With neat diagram explain the asymmetric multilevel without H-bridge. U E

16 CO5
5 Explain multilevel inverter and modulation schemes in details. U E

Give the expression and explain the selective harmonic techniques in 16 CO5
6 U M
multilevel inverter.
a) With switching states and neat diagram explain the cascaded H- 8 CO5
7 bridge multilevel DC link inverter. U E
b) Explain switched series, parallel sources multilevel inverters. 8
a) What is reference based pulse with modulation? explain different 10 CO5
methods of multiple carrier modulation.
8 R M
b) Write the periodical representation of modulation technique. 6
16 CO5
9 Explain topologies of reduced switch count multilevel inverter. U E

What is multilevel inverter? Write the advantages and disadvantages of 16 CO5

10 R E
multilevel inverter and its application.

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*M – Marks CO – Course Outcome *BT – Blooms Taxonomy Level

*D.L – Difficulty Level (E- Easy, M-Medium, D-Difficult)