Code No: 137FW R16

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

B. Tech IV Year I Semester Examinations, January/February - 2023
POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVES
(Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
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Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75
Note: i) Question paper consists of Part A, Part B.
ii) Part A is compulsory, which carries 25 marks. In Part A, Answer all questions.
iii) In Part B, Answer any one question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks
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and may have a, b as sub questions.

PART – A
(25 Marks)
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1.a) Mention the differences between full converter and semi converter. [2]
b) Derive the expression of power factor of single phase full converter. [3]
c) What are the different types of electric braking techniques? [2]
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d) Draw the armature ripple current VS duty ratio characteristics of dc motor. [3]
e) Draw the characteristics of variable voltage control of induction motor. [2]
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f) Compare VSI and CSI. [3]
g) Mention the difference between Kramer’s drive and Scherbius drive. [2]
h) What is static rotor resistance control of three phase induction motor? [3]
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i) Mention the advantages of synchronous motors drives. [2]
j) What are the applications of cyclo-converter fed drives? [3]
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PART – B
(50 Marks)
2.a) Explain the operation of single phase full converter during motoring mode of separately
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excited dc motor.
b) A 220V,1000 rpm,10A separately excited dc motor is fed from a single phase full converter
with ac source voltage of 230V,50Hz.Armature circuit resistance is 1Ω.Armature current is
continuous .Calculate firing angle for rated motor torque at 300 rpm. [5+5]
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3. Discuss the operation of three phase semi converter fed dc separately excited dc motor for
firing angle delay of α=300, draw the output voltage, output current of converter assuming
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continuous mode of operation. [10]

4.a) Discuss the single quadrant operation of chopper fed dc separately excited dc motor.
b) Derive the expression of armature ripple current in case step down chopper fed dc motor.
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[5+5]
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5.a) Explain the implementation of regenerative braking operation of dc motor using chopper.
b) A220V, 60A dc series motor, having combined resistance of armature and field of 0.15Ω, is
controlled in regenerative braking mode. The dc source voltage is 220V. Motor constant is
0.05 V.S/A.rad. The average motor armature current is rated and ripples free. For a duty
cycle of 0.4 determine the power returned to the supply. [5+5]
6.a) Discuss V/f control of induction motor.
b) Draw the Torque Vs speed characteristics of induction motor with V/f control. [6+4]
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7.a) Mention the advantages of PWM inverter fed induction motors.
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b) Draw the closed loop block diagram for speed control of induction motor drive. [5+5]

8.a) Explain the slip power recovery scheme applied to 3-phase I.M.
b) How slip power recovery scheme is implemented using Scherbius drive? [5+5]
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9.a) Discuss the operation of Static Kramer Drive in detail.
b) Draw the speed VS Torque characteristics of Kramer’s drive. [6+4]
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10. Discus the Operation of self-controlled synchronous motors by VSI. [10]
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11.a) Explain the Closed Loop control operation of synchronous motor drives using block
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Diagram.
b) Draw the circuit of Load commutated CSI fed Synchronous Motor and explain it. [5+5]
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