NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROURKELA

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION, Spring 2018

SESSION: 2017-2018

B.TECH 6TH SEMESTER DEPT. CODE: EE

SUBJECT: Power Electronics Subject Code: EE 324
FULL MARKS: 50 DURATION OF EXAMINATION: 03 hours
This question paper contains two pages
Answer any five questions
Figures at the Right Hand Margin Indicate Marks
All Parts of a Question Should be answered at one Place

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1. a) A single phase full converter supplies an inductive load. Supply voltage is 6
230V,50 Hz and the firing angle is 600.Assuming that the output current is
continuous and ripple free and equal to 5 Amp. Determine
i. Average output voltage
ii. Supply rms current
iii. Fundamental power factor
iv. Distortion Factor
v. Input power factor
vi. Harmonic factor
vii. Active and reactive power
viii. Average and rms values of thyristor current

b) How the performance of a controlled rectifier is affected by the source

inductance. Explain with waveforms and derive the expression for average load 4
current and average load voltage.
2. a) A three phase converter is connected to RLE load. For a firing angle delay of 5
1200, draw the output voltage and load current waveforms in case load current is
(a) continuous and (b) discontinuous. For both parts, indicate the conducting
elements of the semiconverter during three periodic times of the output voltage
wave. Discuss briefly the nature of waveforms obtained.

b) A three 3-ϕ full converter is operated from a ∆-Y connected transformer

whose secondary ratings are 3-ϕ, 415V, 50Hz. Derive an equation for the 5
transformer utilization factor.
3. a) Draw the basic block diagram of a dual converter operating in circulating 4
current mode and describe the operation with associated waveforms.

b) Two three phase full converters are connected in anti-parallel to form a three
phase dual converter of circulating current type. The input to the dual
converter is 3-ϕ, 400V, 50Hz. If the peak value of circulating current is to be 6
 limited to 20A, find the value of inductance needed for the reactor for firing
angle 600.
4. a) What is the need for controlling the voltage at the output terminals of an 4
inverter? Briefly describe and compare the various methods employed
for the control of output voltage of inverters.

b) A single-phase full bridge inverter has rms value of the fundamental

component of the output voltage, with single pulse modulation, equal to
110V.Compute the pulse width required and the rms value of output
voltage in case DC source voltage is 220V. 6
5. a) For the symmetrical two pulse modulation, derive the expression for the 4
magnitude of nth harmonic voltage and prove that the magnitude of the
fundamental component decreases with increase in number of pulses per
half cycle.

b) Describe how multiple pulse modulated wave can be generated from

carrier and reference wave. Hence, show how the number of pulses per 3
half cycle can be calculated?
c) Derive how pulse width can be calculated, if the number of pulses and
modulation index are given. 3
6. a) Explain the operation of a Buck regulator with circuit diagrams and 4
waveforms and hence derive the expression for filter inductance and
filter capacitor.

b) Consider a boost converter with input voltage as 8 V. The average output

voltage, V0 = 16 V and average load current I0 = 0.5 A. The switching
frequency is 30 kHz. If L = 160 µH and C = 380 µF, compute
i) Duty cycle, 𝛼, ii) The ripple current of inductor, ∆𝐼, iii) The peak current of
inductor, 𝐼2 , iv) The ripple voltage of filter capacitor, ∆𝑉𝐶 , v) The critical value 6
of inductor (𝐿𝐶 ) and capacitor (𝐶𝐶 )
7. a) Explain the operation of a Buck-Boost regulator with circuit diagrams and 4
waveforms and hence derive the expression for filter inductance and filter
capacitor.

b) For a given buck-boost converter, the input voltage is 10 V. The duty

cycle, 𝛼 = 0.3 and switching frequency is 25 kHz. The inductance, L = 150
µH and filter capacitance C = 220 µF. The average load current I0 = 1.2 A.
Determine:
i) Average output voltage, V0, ii) Peak-to-peak output voltage ripple, ∆𝑉𝐶 , iii)
Peak-to-peak current of inductor, ∆𝐼, iv) Peak current of transistor, 𝐼𝑃 , v) The 6
critical value of inductor (𝐿𝐶 ) and capacitor (𝐶𝐶 )

Prof.A.K.Panda