Assignment-3 Date: 21/09/2022

4EL01: Power Electronics

(1) Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)

a) In a single phase fully controlled converter the _________ of an uncontrolled-converters are replaced by

____________.

b) In a fully controlled converter the load voltage is controlled by controlling the _________ of the converter.

c) A single-phase half wave-controlled converter always operates in the ________ conduction mode.

d) The voltage form factor of a single phase fully controlled half wave converter with a resistive inductive

load is _________ compared to the same converter with a resistive load.

e) The load current form factor of a single phase fully controlled half wave converter with a resistive

inductive load is _________ compared to the same converter with a resistive load.

f) A single phase fully controlled bridge converter can operate either in the _________ or ________

conduction mode.

g) In the continuous conduction mode at least _________ thyristors conduct at all times.

h) In the continuous conduction mode, the output voltage waveform does not depend on the ________

parameters.

i) The minimum frequency of the output voltage harmonic in a single phase fully controlled bridge

converter is _________ the input supply frequency.

j) The input displacement factor of a single phase fully controlled bridge converter in the continuous

conduction mode is equal to the cosine of the ________ angle.

k) In the discontinuous conduction mode the load current remains __________ for a part of the input cycle.

l) For the same firing angle the load voltage in the discontinuous conduction mode is __________ compared
to the continuous conduction mode of operation.

m) The load current ripple factor in the continuous conduction mode is _______ compared to the
discontinuous conduction mode.

n) In the inverter mode of operation electrical power flows from the ________ side to the __________side.

o) In the continuous conduction mode if the firing angle of the converter is increased beyond _________
degrees the converter operates in the _______ mode.

p) In a half-controlled converter two ________ of a fully controlled converter are replaced by two _________.

q) Depending on the positions of the ___________ the half-controlled converter can have ________different
circuit topologies.

r) The input/output waveforms of the two different circuit topologies of a half-controlled converter are
___________while the device ratings are __________.

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s) A half-controlled converter has better output voltage ________ compared to a fully controlled converter.

t) A half-controlled converter has improved input _________ compared to a fully controlled converter.

u) In a half-controlled converter, the output voltage cannot become ___________ and hence it cannot operate
in the __________ mode.

v) For the same firing angle and input voltage the half-controlled converter gives _________ output voltage
form factor compared to a fully controlled converter.

w) For ripple-free continuous output current the input current displacement factor of a half-controlled
converter is given by ___________.

x) For the same supply and load parameters the output current form factor of a half-controlled converter is
_________ compared to a fully controlled converter.

y) The freewheeling operating mode of a half-controlled converter helps to make the output current _______.

(2) Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

1. At the boundary between continuous and discontinuous conduction the value of the output current at

ωt = α is _________.

2. The output voltage and current waveform of a single phase fully controlled and half controlled converter
will be same provided the extinction angle β is less than ________.

3. For the same value of the firing angle the average output voltage of a single-phase half-controlled converter
is _______ in the discontinuous conduction mode compared to the continuous conduction mode.

4. Single phase half-controlled converters are most suitable for loads requiring ________ voltage and current.

5. The three phase fully controlled bridge converter is obtained by replacing six _________ of an uncontrolled
converter by six __________.

6. The pulse number of a three phase fully controlled bridge converter is _________.

7. In a three phase fully controlled converter each device conducts for an interval of __________ degrees.

8. In a three phase fully controlled converter operating in continuous conduction there are ________ different
conduction modes.

9. The output voltage of a three phase fully controlled converter operating in the continuous conduction mode
consists of segments of the input ac ________ voltage.

10. The peak voltage appearing across any device of a three phase fully controlled converter is equal to the
________ input ac ________ voltage.

11. The input ac current of a three phase fully controlled converter has a ________ step waveform.

12. The input ac current of a three phase fully controlled converter contains only _________ harmonics but
no _________ harmonic.

13. A three phase fully controlled converter can also operate in the _________ mode.

14. Discontinuous conduction in a three phase fully controlled converter is _________.

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(3) Attend the Following Questions in details:

Q1. Is it possible to operate a single phase fully controlled half wave converter in the inverting mode?

Explain.

Q.2 Explain with the help of neat power-diagram and associated waveforms, the operation of a single-

phase half-wave controlled converters with (i) Resistive load (ii) Inductive load..

Q.3 Give any two differences single phase full and semi converter?

Q.4 Derive an expression for (i) Average load voltage (iii) RMS load voltage (ii) Average load current

for a M-2 configuration with resistive and inductive load.

Q.5 Explain the effect of freewheeling diode in details. Also, justify the statement “Freewheeling diode
improves the power factor of the system.
Q.6 What are the advantages of six-pulse converter?
Q.7 What is mean by full converter?
Q.8 State the difference between semi converter and full converter.
Q.9 What is the difference between half controlled & fully controlled bridge rectifier?
Q.10 Explain the working of a three-phase full converter with ‘R’ load for the firing angles of 60°, 90°
and 150°.
Q.11 Explain the operation of three-phase, half-wave-controlled converter with resistive load, and
inductive load. Sketch the associated waveforms also
(4) Solve the following:

Q.1 A single phase fully controlled thyristor bridge converter supplies a load consisting of R, L and V c.
The inductance L in the circuit is so large that the output current may be considered to be virtually
constant. Assume the SCR to be ideal with following data: RMS supply voltage = 220 V, load resistance
R= 0.5 W, output current I dc = 10 A. Determine: (a) Firing angle a if EC = 135 V (b) a if EC = -145.
Q.2 If the half-wave-controlled rectifier has a purely resistive load of R and the delay angle is a = π/3.
Determine:

(a) Rectification efficiency (b) Form factor (c) Ripple factor (d) Transformer utilization factor (e) Peak
inverse voltage for SCR T1

Q.3 A single-phase semi converter is operated from 120 V, 50 Hz ac supply. The load resistance is 10 Ω.
If the average output voltage is 25% of the maximum possible average output voltage, determine:

(a) firing angle (b) rms and average output current (c) rms and average thyristor current.

Q.4 A three-phase half-wave-controlled rectifier has a supply of 200 V/phase. Determine the average
load voltage for firing angle of 0°, 30°, 60°, assuming a thyristor volt drop of 1.5 V and continuous load
current.

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