Question Bank of industrial electronics

Unit -1
1 MARKS QUESTIONS

Q1In forward blocking mode of a thyristor identical to those of ………………. in its first
a. Junction J2 is in reverse bias and J1, quadrant
J3 is in forward bias. a. Transistor
b. Junction J3 is in forward bias and J1, b. SCR
J2 is in reverse bias.
c. UJT
c. Junction J1, J3 is in reverse bias and
d. none of the above
J2 is in forward bias.
d. Junction J1 and J2 is in forward bias Answer : 2
and J3 is in reverse bias. Q6. A triac can pass a portion of ……………
Hint-In forward blocking mode junction J2 half-cycle through the load
acts in reverse bias whereas J1 and J3 act a. Only positive
in forward bias. b. Only negative
Q2. A Triac has three terminals viz c. Both positive and negative
……………… d. None of the above
a. Drain, source, gate Answer : 3
b. Two main terminal and a gate Answer : 1
terminal Q7. A triac has …………….. semiconductor
c. Cathode, anode, gate layers
d. None of the above a. Two
Answer: 2 b. Three
Q3. A triac is equivalent to two SCRs c. Four
………….. d. Five
a. In parallel Answer : 3
b. In series Q8. A diac has …………… pn junctions
c. In inverse-parallel a. Four
d. None of the above b. Two
Answer : 3 c. Three
Q4. A triac is a …………. switch d. None of the above
a. Bidirectional Answer : 2
b. Unidirectional Q9. The device that does not have the gate
c. Mechanical terminal is ……………….
d. None of the above a. Triac
Answer : 1 b. FET
Q5. The V-I characteristics for a triac in the c. SCR
first and third quadrants are essentially d. Diac
Answer : 4 Q11. Power electronics essentially deals
Q10. The normal way to turn on a diac is by with control of a.c. power at …………
……………….. a. Frequencies above 20 kHz
a. Gate current b. Frequencies above 1000 kHz
b. Gate voltage c. Frequencies less than 10 Hz
c. Breakover voltage d. 50 Hz frequency
d. None of the above Answer: 4
Answer : 3

2 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. What is power supply?
2. What is diac?
3. What is triac?
4. What is power diode?
5. What is power transistor?
3MARKS QUESTIONS
1. Classify, the power semiconductor devices?
2. Explain the half wave power diode?
3. Compare SCR and transistor?
4. What are fast recovery diode ?
7 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. What are power diodes? Explain its type? What is reverse recovery time and reverse
current in power diodes?
2. Explain the construction and volt – ampere Characteristics of IGBT?
3. Explain the construction and volt – ampere Characteristics of GTO?
4. Explain the turn on/turnoff methods and their circuits for SCR?
5. Explain the working of power transistor with construction detail?

Unit -2

1 MARKS QUESTIONS

1) The form factor for half wave rectified (B) 1.41

sine wave is (C) 1.28
(A) 1.0 (D) 1.11.
(B) 1.11 Ans. D
(C) 1.44 3) A half-wave rectifier circuit with a
(D) 1.57. capacitive filter is connected to a 200 volts,
Get Answer D 50 Hz ac line. The output voltage across the
2) For full-wave rectified sine wave, form capacitor should be approximately
factor is (A) 300 volts
(A) 1.5 (B) 280 volts
(C) 180 volts (D) None of the above.
(D) 80 volts. Ans B
Get Answer B 5) For single phase supply frequency of 50
4) The ripple factor of a full-wave rectifier Hz, ripple frequency in full wave rectifier is
circuit compared to that of a half wave (A) 25
rectifier circuit without filter is (B) 50
(A) Half of that for a half 'wave rectifier (C)100
(B) less than half that for a half-wave (D) 200
rectifier circuit Ans. C
(C) Equal to that of a half wave rectifier.

2 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. What is principle of half wave rectifier?
2. What is principle of full wave rectifier?
3. What is principle of bridge wave rectifier?
4. Explain the concept of free-wheeling diode?
3 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. Analyze the effect of freewheeling diode in converter
2. Explain half wave convertor?
3. Explain full wave convertor?
4. Principle of choppers
5. Explain the inversion mode of converter?
7 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. Explain with waveforms three phase fully controlled bridge converter with resistive load?
2. Explain full wave convertor? And their parameters?
3. Describe the disadvantages of dual converter with circulating current mode of operation
4. Explain the working of single phase dual converter with circuit diagram and waveforms.

Unit -3

2 MARKS QUESTIONS
Explain the boost chopper?
Explain the operation of a basic series inverter.
Classification of invertors?
3 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. Express the criteria for the selection of switching frequency in chopper
2. Write the expression for the output average voltage of a step up chopper
3. Explain the operation of a basic series inverter.
4. Operation of Step down Chopper with Resistive Load
5. Operation of Step Down Chopper with Resistive Load
7 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. Express the working of series inverter with the help of circuit diagram and relevant
waveforms.
2. Discuss the circuit diagram of current source inverter and explain its operation with relevant
waveforms.
3. Discuss the circuit diagram of current source inverter and explain its operation with relevant
waveforms.
4. Explain the PWM invertors?
5. What are the applications of dc chopper?

Unit -4
2 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. Explain the operation of a cycloconverter.
3 MARKS QUESTIONS
2. What is meant by cyclo-converter?
3. What are the two types of cyclo-converters?
4. What is meant by step-up cyclo-converters?
5. What is meant by step-down cyclo-converters?
6. What are the applications of cyclo-converter?
7 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. Draw the circuit diagram of three phase to single phase cycloconverter and explain its operation
with waveforms
2. Explain the operation of the step down cycloconverter both bridge and midpoint configuration
with necessary waveforms.
3. Explain the principle of working of single phase to single phase step up cycloconverter. List the
factors that affect the performance of cycloconverters.

Unit -5
2 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. What is carbon microphone?
2. What is moving coil microphone?
3. What is ribbon microphone?
4. What is crystal microphone?
3 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. Explain the moving coil loud speaker?
2. Explain multi way speaker system?
7 MARKS QUESTIONS
1. Explain the working of moving coil loud speaker?
2. Explain the disc and crystal recording reverberations?
3. Explain the crossover networks and their frequency networks?
4. Explain the types of sound recording and magnetic recording?