EE6503 POWER ELECTRONICS, Third year, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Model Exam Questions.

PART A(10*2=20)
1.      Define holding current and latching current in SCR.
2.      What are the advantages of CTO over SCR?
3.      What is overlap angle?
4.      Mention some of the applications of converters.
5.      What is meant by PWM control in DC chopper?
6.      What is duty cycle?
7.      Compare CSI and VSI.
8.      Give the use of resonant switching.

9.      What is integral cycle control?
10.  Write the output RMS voltage for single phase voltage controller with resistive load.
PART B(16*5=80)

1)      a.Explain the structure and different modes of operation with characteristics of TRIAC.(16)
(OR)
b.1)Draw the TURN OFF characteristics of SCR and explain the mechanism of turn off.(8)
   2)Discuss in detail about the current commutation method of Turn off SCR(8)
2)      a.Explain the operation of three phase 3 pulse converter with R load .Derive for average output voltage.(16)
(OR)
b.1)Explain the operating principle of single phase dual converter.(10)
    2)A single phase full converter is connected with R load the source voltage is 230 V ,50Hz. The average load current is 10A .for R=20 ohm find the firing angle(6)
3)      A.Explain the working of Buck Boost converter with sketch and waveforms and also derive the expression(16)
(OR)
b.Discuss the principle of operation of DC-DC step down chopper with suitable wave form. Derive the expression for its average DC output voltage.(16)
4)      a.With neat circuit and output waveforms, explain the operation of three phase bridge inverter in 180 degree mode of operation.(16)
(OR)
b.Explain different methods of voltage control adopted in inverter with suitable wave forms.(16)
5)      a. Explain the working of three phase to single phase cyclo converter with neat circuit diagram and necessary wave forms.(16)
(OR)
b.1)Write short notes on matrix converter.
   2)Explain the operation of single phase full wave A.C voltage regulator with help of voltage and current wave form.