POWER ELECTRONICS OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. In DC chopper , if Ton is the ON period and f is the chopping frequency, then output voltage
in terms of input voltage Vs is [ ]
(a) Vs.Ton/f (b) Vs.Ton.f (c) Vs. f/Ton (d) Vs/Ton.f
2. In DC chopper the waveforms for input and output voltages are _____ and ____respectively. [ ]
(a) Discontinuous, continuous (b) continuous, Discontinuous
(c) both Discontinuous (d) both continuous
3. In DC chopper per unit ripple is maximum when duty cycle δ is [ ]
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.75 (d) 1
4. In DC chopper, if T is the chopping period, then output voltage can be controlled by
PWM by varying [ ]
(a) T keeping Ton constant (b) Ton keeping T constant
(c) T keeping Toff constant (d) none
5. A 1-Ф full bridge inverter can operate in load commutation mode in case load consist of [ ]
(a) RL (b) RLC Under damped
(c) RLC over damped (d) RLC critically damped
6. In single pulse modulation of PWM inverter, fifth harmonic can be eliminated if pulse width is
equal to [ ]
0 0 0 0
(a)30 (b)72 (c) 50 (d)36
7. When a 3- Ф VSI is operated in 1800 the each thyristor is in conduction for_____ [ ]
0 0 0 0
(a) 120 (b) 180 (c) 60 (d) 360
8. In 1-Ф voltage controller with RL load, output power can be controlled if α>φ and ____ [ ]
(a) (β-α)=π (b) β>π (c) (β-α)<π (d) β<π
9. A cyclo converter is a frequency changer which changes the frequency from [ ]
(a) high to low frequency (b) low to high Frequency (c) both (a) &(b) (d) none
10. In a 1-Ф voltage controller with RL load, when [ ]
(a) α>φ, Vo is non sinusoidal (b) α<φ, Vo is sinusoidal
(c) α<φ, Vo is non sinusoidal (d) both (a) and (b)
11. In a buck boost chopper circuit, if Vs is the source voltage and δ is duty cycle, then the output voltage Vo
is equal to _________
12. In a step-up chopper circuit, if Vs is the source voltage and δ is duty cycle, then the output voltage Vo is
equal to _________
13. If, for a single phase half bridge inverter the amplitude of output voltage is Vs and the output power is p,
then their corresponding values for a single phase full-bridge inverter are _________
14. Simplest method of eliminating third harmonics from the output voltage waveform of a single –phase
bridge inverter is_________
15. In single pulse modulation of PWM inverters, third harmonic can be eliminated if pulse width is equal
to ___________.
16. AC Voltage controller converts __________________ in to ______________________.
17. The V-I characteristics of a TRIAC are equal to characteristics of SCR when connected in __________
18. When a 3- Ф VSI is operated in 1200 the each thyristor is in conduction for ___________
19. A step up cyclo converter requires ________________commutation.
20. A step down cyclo converter requires ________________commutation.