tion-2018 Mid Semester Fxaminat B.Tech VISem. (Blectris Subject: Power Electronics (E-1601) Peay ‘Time: 90 Min. panel 4 NOTE: Attempt ANY EIVE Questions aa rence between signal diode and ower diode wilh net see (1, Diss he snetmetons eens TE ove time ad peak Inve en oa PM diagram and derive the €1 diode with the help of its Te characteristic syerse recovery : (0, determine the Oa sd the capacitor DS0 A (4) pall 2 : A typical thyris 2 Oa iT is tuned on att Ganduction time of the Ty 2 ottage afer the 7) is turned off. Th Series an initial current of 11(0) Fig.Q2 ctor current is substantially hard drive and over that colle aged, What are the 4 BIT as switch and show ower F is incre Q3. Diseuss the operation of P during saturation even if the base curren! co drive factors? wer BIT shown in the adjacent Fig. has current gain ge to base circuit is Yp= 10 1.5 V, calculate Q4. Apo Foo = 130 V and input voltag V. For Vees= 1.0 V and Vaes rated state () The value of Rp in the satu : x drive factor 5. Gi) ‘The value of Ry for an over iii) Forced cuceent gain and i (iv) Power loss in transistor for both parts () and (ii). (4) nd turn characteristic of SCR during the turn-ON 21 (4) nic ¢ Je and inverter grade SCRs. sketch explain dy Jifference in the converter pxd Q5. With the help of ne: OMI, Also explain the d 6, Txplain the SCR gate characteristics. For an SCR the sate cathode characteristic is given by @ = staight line with a gradient of 16 volt per ampere passing through the OriBt the maximum turn ve is 4 78, ‘The minimum gate current required (0 obtain this quick tuin-on is 500 mA. If the gate source voltage is 15 V, {@) Calculate the resistance to be connecied in series with the SCR gate {Compute the gate power dissipation, given that the pulse with is equal to the turn-on time and that the average gate power dissipation is 0.3 W. Also calculate the maximum triggering frequency that will be possible when pulse firing is used. (4) Q7. The laiching current of a thyristor used in a converter is 500 Q7 i t mA. Ithas a delay time of 2.5 us. The Lassa of an inductance of 0.5 Hand a scties resistance of 25 02, The converter is shale ‘om a 200 V DC source. If the thyristor is triggered with a current pulse, having a width of 25 ts, examine whether the thyristor would go into conductin; 2 Tf it fails, what ional nine whet int ting state? I Is, wl iti 0 g state? If it fails, what additional ‘modifications in the load cireuit would make the thyristor trigger with the above current pulse? [4]Time: 1Hour MM: 10 Note: All questions are compulsory. Q1 A single-phase full wave thyristor converter has a RL load having R = 0.5 Q, L= 6.5 mH, and E= 10 Y. The input voltage is Vs= 120 V at (rms) 60 Hz. Determine (a) the load current Iyo at @g= 60°, (b) the average thyristor current Ia, (¢) the rms thyristor current Ir, (d) the rms output current Ips, (e) the average output current Ii, and (f) the critical delay angle a. {4 .c. chopper is operating at a frequency of 2 kHz from a 96 V d.c. source to supply a load 8 Q. The load time constant is 6 ms. If the average load voltage is 57.6 V, find the he the average load current, the magnitude of the ripple current and its RMS B) ad of R = 3 Q and the d.c. input voltage Ea, = 50 ntal frequency Ey, (ii) the outpyt power Po, ak reverse-blocking voltage of each 3] r ) SHOT ON REDMI NOTES PRO TLC Veer NT day& End Semester Examination-2018 B, Tech VIS MM: 60. E NOTE: Attempt ANY FIVE. Questions 1 after the B) anode voltage acros id voltage is Gia). Discuss what would happen to the SCR, i a forwar reverse recovery current drops to zero value 100 A, whereas the Ex Iman SCR anode current rises linearly from zeto to [1 SGT sulla nearly from V7; = 600 vo oro during or tunis" of 1 = 5 HS. Derive an expression for the average power loss in the SCR for a triggering frequen f- In cave f= 300 Hz, find the average power loss in SCR B) ketch of vertical section diagram explain the Working &° Power MOSFET, also ra eXP rm f) With the ne power BIT compare the merits and YSFET with that of F demerits of Power MC tama). A sinale: phase half controlled ac de bridge A ener is supplied from an ae souree given by g¥2sin314t volts and Fes 00 V back emf load!as shown in nale of the thyristor is 60° the resistor. What vi=2 in series with a | Fig P? (a). If the firing current throug current through the resistor, cries with the Fig, P2(a) an load? ‘ 1 i (al ah ee lee ; ae (b). A rectifier circuit with high source inductance as i ‘ \ ra load current (0 BE Vs @ Na Shown in Fig. P2(b). Assuming 1 Dy continuous, find the Copunsfer ofthe current from conducting 3CiS°" 0 4) the freewheeling diode. Fig. P2(b) expression for the overlap angle 0 V, 50 Hz, delivers power 0 & load Ter circuit, For a firing-angle delay of (iii) voltage ripple factor, GY) \4\ transformer with secondary yoltage 0! 10 0 through a half wave controlled rec tification efficiency, (i) form factor, factor and (v) PIV of thyristor (©). A single-phase resistance R = 60°, determine (i) transformer utilization Jong with the power semiconductor devices? A thyristor operating from a peak supply vollage of 400 V has following specifications: : Repetitive peak current, fp = 200 A, (fd!) 50 Als, (dv/dt)nax = 200 VI HS. Choosing a factor of safety of 2 for Jp, (di/dt)max, (AV/At)max. » design a suitable snubber circuit, The minimum value of load resistance 10 Q. Take damping factor § = 0.65. Derive the various expressions used. \o @® A de battery of constant emf E is being charged through a half-wave diode circuit having 1 sss acre limiting resistor R, Far source voltage of 235 V, 50 Hz and for R= 8 Q, E= 1s ; @ i il value of average charging current, power supplied to battery and that dissipated in the resistor, Q3(a). What is the purpose of snubber circuit used al fine Page 1 of 2