POWER ELECTRONICS

ASSIGNMENTS
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MODULE-I
1. Give the symbol and Characteristics of following devices.
ii. GTO ii. MCT iii. TRIAC iv. IGBT
2. Explain the different types of power converters with their advantages and disadvantages
3. Explain peripheral effects of power semiconductor devices.
MODULE-II
4. Explain two transistor model of SCR with relevant diagram and expression.
5. Explain triggering circuits of SCR.
i. RC Triggering ii. UJT triggering
MODULE-III
6. Explain the principle of ON-OFF control for ac voltage controller
7. With waveforms explain the operation of single phase bidirectional AC voltage controller
with resistive load and obtain the rms output.
MODULE-IV
8. Explain the principle operation of Step-Up chopper.
9. Explain the principle of Step-down chopper with R-L Load.
10. The DC converter has resistive load R=10Ω & the i/p voltage is Vs=220V. When the
converter switch remains ON, its voltage drop is Vch=2V & the chopper frequency is
f=1KHz, If the duty cycle is 50% calculate i. The avg. o/p Voltage ii. The rms o/p voltage
iii. The effective i/p resistive Ri .
11. Derive expression for peak to peak value of load current for continuous load current in
inductive load.
12. Briefly explain the classification of choppers with circuit, waveforms and quadrant
diagrams.
MODULE-V
13. Explain the performance parameters of inverters.
14. Explain the principle of single phase half bridge inverter with suitable circuit and
waveforms.
15. Give the comparison between voltage source inverter and current source inverter.

STAFF INCHARGE: Prof. Suresh Murgod, Prof. Vijay Rayar