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EEE/INSTR F342: POWER ELECTRONICS, SEM-II, 2022-23

TUTORIAL- 1 Date: 25-01-2023

Diode Characteristics and Single-phase half wave diode rectifier

Q1. A PN junction silicon diode has a reverse saturation current rating of 50nA
at 320C. What should be the value of the forward anode current for a forward
voltage drop of 0.5V?

Q2. The reverse recovery time for a diode is 3μsec. The rate of change of current
is 30A/ μsec. Determine the reverse recovery storage charge and the peak reverse
recovery current.

Q3. A single-phase, 230V, 1KW lamp load is connected across single-phase

230V, 50Hz supply through a diode. Calculate the power delivered to the lamp
load. Also find a) the peak diode current b) rectification efficiency c) RMS VAC
d) Form Factor e) Ripple Factor f) Input Power Factor (assuming ideal condition
for the diode)

Q4. Derive the Fourier expression for the input current waveform of a half wave
rectifier.
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TUTORIAL- 2 Date: 31-01-2023

Single-phase half wave diode rectifier with R load and RL load, Free wheeling diode

Q1. A single-phase half wave rectifier has a purely resistive load of R=100Ω, with a 230V
RMS input supply. Determine (a) rectification efficiency (b) FF (c) TUF (d) PIV of the diode
(e) RF (f) the crest factor of the input current (g) input power factor, (h) THD.

Q2. For single-phase half wave rectifier with pure inductive load, obtain the output voltage and
current waveform. Also obtain the equation for output current and voltage with respect to time.
Calculate (a) Ipeak through the diode (b) I0AVG (c) I1RMS (c) I0RMS

Q3. A DC battery of constant emf E is charged with a limiting resistor as shown in Fig.1. For
a source voltage 230V, 50 Hz, and for R = 8Ω, E = 150V, Find
a) The average charging current
b) Diode conduction angle
c) Power rating of the limiting resistance
d) PIV of the diode
e) Find the charging time in hours if the capacity of the battery is 1000Wh

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Q4. A half-wave rectifier circuit with resistive load of 750Ω and a diode with an internal
resistance of 15Ω is supplied from a 110V RMS single-phase AC supply.
Find (a) Peak load current Im
(b) DC load current IDC
(c) AC Load current IRMS
(d) DC Load voltage EDC
(e) Total input power to the circuit PAC
(f) Ripple Factor
(g) Percentage regulation from no load to the given load (%R)

Q5. A single-phase half wave rectifier supplied with 230V(RMS), 50Hz, has a purely resistive
load of R=100Ω. L = 50mH, A free-wheeling diode is connected across the load so as to
improve the rectification. Determine (a) V0RMS (b) VDC (c) FF (d) RF (e) I0AVG (f) I0RMS (g)
input power factor (h) THD (i) Rectification Efficiency.
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TUTORIAL- 3 Date: 14-02-2023

Single-phase Full wave diode rectifier with R load and RL load

Q1. A DC motor draws a ripple free current from a single-phase AC supply of 230V, 50Hz
through a full bridge rectifier. If the motor resistance is 10Ω and the turns ratio of the supply
transformer is unity, determine (a) harmonic distortion factor (b) Input power factor (c)Average
diode current (d) RMS diode current

Q2. For the full wave bridge rectifier circuit given in Fig. 1, the AC source is 120V at 50 HZ,
R = 2Ω, L = 10mH, and Vdc = 80V. Assuming continuous current conduction mode, determine
the average power absorbed by the DC voltage source and power dissipated as heat by the
resistor.

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Q3. A single-phase half wave rectifier is with a freewheeling diode and R-L load. The source
is 240V (RMS) at 60 Hz and R = 8Ω.
(a) Assume L is infinitely large and ripple free (i) determine the power absorbed by the load
(ii) TUF in % (iii) Sketch the voltage across the freewheeling diode
(b) For a finite inductance determine the value of L such that the peak to peak value of the
fundamental component of the load current is 10% of its average load current.
Q4. A single-phase full bridge diode rectifier circuit is fed by a 220V, 50Hz supply. The load
has 10Ω resistance then (i) under ideal conditions (a) determine output RMS and average
current and voltage values (b) PIV and peak current rating of the diode. (ii) If the forward
voltage drop for each diode is 0.8V, what will be the average output voltage? Also calculate
peak current and voltage rating of the diode under practical conditions. (c) for ideal and
practical cases mentioned above find the PIV if a safety factor of 1.2 is given.

Q5. For a three-phase half wave rectifier with a Y connected 220V 60 Hz 3-phase source as
the input is feeding a resistive load of 10Ω in series with a very large inductance. Calculate (a)
the average output voltage (b) average current through the diode (c) PIV of each diode (d) FF
(e) RF (f) Crest factor

Q6. A single-phase full wave bridge rectifier is required to supply an average voltage of
Vdc=400V to a resistive load of R=10Ω. Determine the voltage and current ratings of the diode
and transformer (Transformer Utilisation Factor (TUF)).

Q7. The diodes in the single-phase full wave rectifier have a reverse recovery time of 50µs and
the RMS input voltage of 120V. Determine the effect of the reverse recovery time on the
average output voltage if the supply frequency is 2 KHz and 60 Hz.

Q8. A three-phase bridge rectifier has a purely resistive load of R, and it delivers Idc = 60 A at
an output voltage of Vdc = 280.7 V and source frequency is 60 Hz. Determine (a) the efficiency
(b) the form factor (c) the ripple factor, (d) PIV of each diode and (e) the peak current through
diode.
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TUTORIAL- 4 Date: 28-02-2023

Single-phase controlled converter with R load and RL load

Q1. A single phase fully controlled bridge is supplied at 120V. If there is a voltage drop of 1.5
V across each thyristor, then determine the average load voltage for firing delay angles of 00,
450 and 900. Assume continuous and ripple free load current. Also determine the firing angle
at which the average load voltage will be equal to zero. Find the peak inverse voltage of the
thyristor.

Q2. A single phase fully controlled converter is fed from a 230V, 50HZ single-phase supply
mains and is feeding an RLE load. The load current is constant at 15 A. Given R = 0.5Ω, L =
0.3H find (a) firing angle, if E = 100V (b) firing angle, if E = -100V.

Q3. A highly inductive D.C. motor requires 12A at 150V from a single-phase A.C. supply.
Design the voltage and current of the transformer, if the rectification is done through a
controlled bridge converter. Assume each thyristor to have a forward voltage drop of 0.7 V.
Find the transformer turns ratio if the primary of the transformer is provided with 240V. Find
PIV of the thyristor and also average and RMS current through the thyristor at firing angle 00.

Q4. A single-phase half controlled symmetrical bridge converter is fed from 120V, 50Hz
supply. Neglecting voltage drop across the devices, determine average and RMS voltage at
firing angles 00, 600, 900, 1350 and 1800. If the load is highly inductive taking 25A at 00
triggering determine the required device ratings.

Q5. An asymmetrical half-controlled bridge converter is fed from 230V, 50Hz supply. If the
load current is continuous and ripple free, draw the output voltage, diode current and thyristor
current waveforms at 900 firing angles. Calculate the average and RMS device currents with
respect to the average load current at this triggering angle.

Q6. A centre-tapped fully controlled converter is supplied at 120V line to neutral. Determine
the mean load voltage for firing angles of 00, 300, 600, and 900, assuming load current to be
continuous and ripple free with a constant 1.5V drop on each thyristor.
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TUTORIAL- 5 Date: 21-03-2023

Three-phase controlled Rectifier and DC-DC converter

Q1. A three phase fully controlled bridge converter is used for charging a battery with an EMF
of 110V and an internal resistance of 0.2Ω. A large inductor is connected in series with the
load to maintain constant charging current of 10A, (i) (a) Assuming ideal condition to all
thyristors, compute the firing angle for AC line voltage of 220V (b) If each thyristor has a
voltage drop of 2V across them, compute the firing angle. (ii) (a) For the purpose of delivering
power of 1.1kW from the battery to the 3-phase system the converter firing angle is increased
to 1500. Assuming ideal condition of thyristors and for the same value of DC average current
of 10A, compute the peak AC line voltage.

Q2. A 3-phase halfwave fully controlled converter is fed from 3-phase AC RMS line voltage
of 400V, 50Hz source and is connected to a load taking a constant current of 36A. Thyristors
have a voltage drop of 1.4 V (a) Calculate average value of load voltage for a firing angle of
300 and 600. (b) determine average and RMS current ratings as well as PIV of Thyristors (c)
find the average power loss in each thyristor.

Q3. A 3-phase full wave fully controlled bridge converter operating from a 3 phase 220 V
(RMS line voltage), 50Hz supply and is used to charge a battery bank with nominal voltage of
240 V. The battery bank has an internal resistance of 0.01 Ω and the battery bank voltage varies
by ± 10% around its nominal value between fully charged and uncharged condition. Assuming
continuous conduction and the battery bank is charged with a constant average charging current
of 100 A through a high value lossless inductor find out the range of firing angle of the
converter.

Q4. A DC chopper has a resistive load of R = 10 Ω and the input voltage is 220V. When the
chopper switch remains on, its voltage drop is Vch = 2V and the chopping frequency is f = 1kHz.
If the duty cycle is 50% determine (a) average output voltage (b) RMS output voltage (c) the
chopper efficiency (d) the effective input resistance Ri of the chopper.
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TUTORIAL- 6 Date: 28-03-2023

Buck Converter

Q1. Design a buck converter for the following specifications, Vs = 22.5V, Vo = 18V, R load =
10Ω output voltage ripple factor <= 0.5%. Assume continuous inductor current. Specify duty
ratio, values of L and C for a switching frequency of 40kHz. Assume safety factor to retain
continuous mode of operation is 1.25 times

Q2. In a buck converter Rload = 5Ω, L = 10mH, f = 1kHz, Vs = 100V, D = 0.5, then determine
(i) DC component of the load current (ii) Peak to peak ripple current (iii) If the frequency is
increased to 4kHz how will the ripple current magnitude be affected (iv) If rather than changing
frequency the load inductance is increased to 40mH then what percentage will be ripple
current?

Q3. A DC to DC converter is operated by an IGBT with supply voltage of 480V and R load =
4.8Ω making it continuous current mode of operation. The average output power at the load is
30KW with non-inverted load voltage. What type of converter is used? For switching
frequency of 1kHz for the IGBT. Determine the ON time of IGBT? Calculate Rcr, ILMAX and
ILMIN if L = 50mH.

Q4. Design a buck converter for telecommunication power supplies which requires high current
and low voltage. For a 3.3V of input supply an output voltage of 1.2 V is obtained. For an input
average current of 2.2A, switching frequency of 500KHz and a peak to peak variations for the
inductor current not exceeding 40 percentage of the average inductor current, determine the
value of inductor and capacitor filter used. Consider a safety factor of 1.6 and output voltage
ripple factor of 2%.
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EEE/INSTR F342: POWER ELECTRONICS, SEM-II, 2023

TUTORIAL- 7 Date: 06-04-2023

DC to DC Converters

Q1. A boost converter has an input voltage of 20V and output voltage of 50 V. The switching
frequency is 25 kHz. The inductor L is 200 μH and load resistance is 20 Ω. Assuming
continuous current mode, calculate,
(a) Duty cycle
(b) Average value of input and output currents
(c) Inductor peak to peak ripple current
(d) Minimum and maximum value of inductor current
(e) Filter capacitor ripple voltage if C = 400 μF.

Q2. A boost converter is required to have an output of 8V and supply a load current of 1A. The
input voltage varies from 2.7 to 4.2V. A control circuit adjusts the duty ratio to keep the output
voltage constant. The switching frequency is given as 200kHz. Determine the value of the
inductor such that the variations in inductor current is no more than 40% of the average inductor
current for all operating conditions. Determine the value of an ideal capacitor such that the
output voltage ripple is no more than 2%.

Q3. For a boost converter, design and derive the expression for L and C values such that it will
give an output voltage of 30V for an input voltage of 12V. Given load resistance of RLoad =50
Ω; output voltage ripple factor ≤1 % with a switching frequency of 25KHz. Assume continuous
inductor current with a safety factor of 1.25.

Q4. In a boost converter the duty ratio is adjusted to regulate the output voltage at 48V. the
input voltage varies in a wide range from 12 to 36V. The maximum output is 120W. The
switching frequency is 50kHz. Calculate the maximum L value that can be used so that the
converter operates in a discontinuous current conduction mode. Derive the equation of output
voltage at discontinuous current mode operation and check the input supply to maintain the
constant 48V output, if the extinction time is twice the Turn ON time.

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EEE/INSTR F342: POWER ELECTRONICS, SEM-II, 2023

TUTORIAL- 8 Date: 13-04-2023

DC to DC Converters

Q1. Design and derive the expression for L value for a buck-boost converter for the following
specifications: Vs = 40V, Vo = -60V, RLoad =20 Ω, ILMAX = 10.7A and ILMIN = 4.3A with a
switching period of 200 micro sec. For a peak-to-peak output voltage ripple is 2V, obtain the
value of C with the obtained safety factor of continuous conduction mode so that the output
voltage ripple is less than 2V. Also calculate ICRMS.

Q2. The buck-boost regulator has an input voltage of Vs = 12V. The duty cycle D = 0.25 and
the switching frequency is 25kHz. The inductance L = 150µH and filter capacitance C = 220µF.
The average load current Io = 1.25A. Assuming continuous conduction mode determine
(a) The average output voltage
(b) Load resistance and the critical load resistance
(c) The peak-to peak output voltage ripple
(d) The peak to peak ripple current of the inductor and average inductor current

Q3. The input voltage of a Cúk converter is Vs = 12V. The duty cycle is 0.25 and the switching
frequency is 25 kHz. The filter inductance is L2 = 150 μH and filter capacitance is C2 = 220
μF. The energy transfer capacitance is C1 = 200 μF and input inductance L1 = 180 μH. The
average load current is Io = 1.25 A. Assuming continuous current mode in both the inductors,
determine (a) the average output voltage; (b) the average input current Is; (c) the peak-to-peak
ripple current of inductor L1; (d) the peak to- peak ripple voltage of capacitor C1; (e) the peak-
to-peak ripple current of inductor L2; (f) the peak-to-peak ripple voltage of capacitor C2.

Q4. A Cúk converter has an input of 12V and is to have an output of -18V supplying a 40W
load. Select the duty ratio for a switching frequency of 50Hz, assuming continuous conduction
in both inductors. Design the inductors such that the change in the corresponding inductor
currents is no more than 10% of the average inductor currents. Given that the output ripple
voltage is no more than 1% and the ripple voltage across Cc is no more than 5%.
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TUTORIAL- 9 Date: 20-04-2023

AC Voltage Controller

Q1. A single-phase uni-directional AC voltage controller has input voltage of 120V RMS and
60Hz source and purely resistive load. The load resistance is 10Ω. The delay angles of the
Thyristor T1 and T2 is α = 450. Determine (a) output RMS voltage (b) the average input current
(c) Input power factor (d) output power in watts

Q2. A single-phase bi-directional AC voltage controller has 120V and 60Hz source and purely
resistive load. The load resistance is 15Ω. Determine (a) the delay angle required to deliver
500W to the R-load. (b) the source RMS current (c) RMS and average currents of the SCRs
(d) input power factor.

Q3. A single-phase bi-directional AC voltage controller has input voltage of 120V RMS and
60Hz source and RL load with load resistance is 20Ω and L = 50mH. The delay angles of the
Thyristor T1 and T2 is α = 900. Determine (a) an expression for load current for the positive
half cycle at the steady state (b) for a conduction angle of 1300 and 147W of heat power
dissipation find (i) output RMS voltage (ii) the average currents of Thyristors (iii) RMS
currents of thyristor (iv) Input power factor

Q4. An AC voltage controller has a resistive R load of R = 10Ω and supply voltage of Vs =
120V, 60Hz. The thyristor T1 turns ON at α = 00 and T2 at α = 1800 for 25 cycles and remains
OFF for 75 cycles. Determine (a) the RMS output voltage (b) the input power factor (c) the
average and the RMS current of the thyristors

Q5. A single-phase bi-directional AC voltage controller has input voltage of 120V RMS and
60Hz source and purely resistive load. The load resistance is 10Ω. The delay angles of the
Thyristor T1 and T2 is α = 900. Determine (a) output RMS voltage (b) the average currents of
Thyristors (c) RMS currents of thyristor (d) Input power factor
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EEE/INSTR F342: POWER ELECTRONICS, SEM-II, 2023

TUTORIAL- 10 Date: 27-04-2023

Cyclo-Converters and Inverters

Q1. A single-phase step-down cyclo-converter with an RL load of R = 5Ω, is used to reduce

the frequency to 20Hz from a supply voltage of 120 V and a supply frequency of 60 Hz. If the
converters are operated as semi-converters and delay angle of 1200, calculate the (i) RMS
output voltage (ii) If the power dissipated as heat in the load is 280 W, calculate RMS input
current (iii) RMS converter current (iv) inductive load connected (v) input power factor.

Q2. Derive and expression for output current in a half bridge inverter with RL load? Also obtain
the expression for ILMAX and ILMIN.

Q3. A single-phase half-bridge inverter has a resistive load of R=2.4Ω and the DC input voltage
of 48V. Determine (i) the RMS output voltage at the fundamental frequency (ii) the power
dissipated as heat (iii) the average and peak currents of each transistor (iv) peak reverse
blocking voltage of each transistor (v) the THD of the output voltage.

Q4. A single-phase half-bridge inverter has an RL load of R=10Ω, L = 25mH and a DC input
of 100 V. It generates a square wave of frequency 60Hz. Determine the amplitudes of the
Fourier series terms for the load voltage, the amplitudes of the Fourier series terms for load
current and the power absorbed by the load. Calculate the THD of the load current and load
voltage.

Q5. For a half bridge single-phase inverter with a switching sequence of a square wave with a
frequency of 60Hz, develop an expression for the load current if the load connected is an RL
load of R = 10Ω and L = 25mH with a DC input voltage of 200 V.

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