QUESTION BANK
POWER ELECTRONICS
III YEAR/ V SEM
UNIT-I
PART-A
1. What is power electronics? State Applications of power electronics.
2. What are the different methods to turn on the thyristor?
3. Define latching current and holding current.
4. What is a snubber circuit?
5. Define circuit turn off time. Why circuit turn off time should be greater than the
thyristor turn-off time?
6. What is the turn-off time for converter grade SCRs and inverter grade SCRs?
7. What are the advantages of GTO over SCR?
8. Compare Power MOSFET with BJT.
9. Define forward breakover voltage and reverse breakover voltage.
10. Write down the applications of IGBT?
PART-B
1. Explain the principle of operation of IGBT with its switching characteristics.
2. Explain the principle of operation of MOSFET with its switching characteristics.
3. Explain the principle of operation of SCR with its switching characteristics.
4. Explain the different turn-on and turn-off characteristics of a thyristor.
5. Explain the different type of over current & over voltage protection in SCR.
6. Explain in detail about Series and parallel operation of SCR.
UNIT-II
PART-A
1. What is meant by phase controlled rectifier? State applications of controlled rectifier.
2. What is the function of freewheeling diodes in controlled rectifier?
3. What is meant by delay angle?
4. What is commutation angle or overlap angle?
5. What are the differences between half controlled & fully controlled bridge rectifier?
6. What is meant continuous current operation of thyristor converter?
7. What is meant by sequence control of ac voltage regulators? Advantages of sequence
control of ac voltage regulators
8. What is meant by 2 pulse converter?
9. What is meant by rectification mode & inversion mode in single phase fully controlled
converter?
10. Give an expression for average voltage of single phase semi converters and Full
Converter.
PART-B
1. Draw and explain the single phase fully controlled converter operation with R, RL, RE
load and derive the average and rms valve of output voltage and power factor.
2. Draw and explain the single phase half controlled converter operation with R, RL, RE
load and derive the average and rms valve of output voltage and power factor.
3. Draw and explain the Three phase fully controlled converter operation with R, RL, RE
load and derive the average and rms valve of output voltage and power factor.
4. Draw and explain the Three phase half controlled converter operation with R, RL, RE
load and derive the average and rms valve of output voltage and power factor.
5. Explain the effect of source inductance in single and three phase converter.
6. Explain in detail about harmonic improvement method of controlled rectifier.
7. Explain the operation of dual converter for single and three phase converter.
UNIT-III
PART-A
1. What is meant by dc chopper? Applications of dc chopper
2. What is meant by step-up and step-down chopper?
3. What is meant by duty-cycle?
4. What is meant by TRC? What are types of TRC?
5. What is meant by FM control in a dc chopper?
6. What is meant by PWM control in dc chopper?
7. What is meant by voltage commutation?
8. What is meant by current commutation?
9. What is meant by load commutation?
10. What are the advantages of current commutated chopper?
11. What are the advantages of load commutated chopper?
12. What are the disadvantages of load commutated chopper
PART-B
1. Explain the operation of Voltage commutated chopper and current commutated chopper.
2. Explain four quadrant operation of chopper.
3. Explain the operation of step-down and Step-up chopper with duty cycle and hence
derive its output equation.
4. Describe the working principle of boost, buck converter with relevant waveform.
5. Explain the working principle of multiphase chopper.
UNIT-IV
PART-A
1. What is meant by inverter? State applications of an inverter.
2. Compare CSI and VSI.
3. What is meant a series inverter?
4. What are the applications of a series inverter?
5. What is meant by McMurray inverter?
6. What are the applications of a CSI?
7. What is meant by PWM control? Advantages of PWM control
8. What are the disadvantages of the harmonics present in the inverter system?
9. How the thyristor inverters are classified?
10. What are the methods of reduction of harmonic content?
PART-B
1. Explain the operation of 120-degree mode three-phase voltage source inverter (VSI).
2. Explain the operation of 180-degree mode three-phase voltage source inverter (VSI).
3. Briefly explain about different voltage control techniques and harmonic reduction
techniques.
4. Explain the operation of modified McMurray half bridge inverter.
5. Discuss the principle of operation of single phase commutated CSI with R load and single
phase auto sequential commutator inverter.
6. Explain the operation of single phase VSI Half and Full bridge with R Load.
UNIT-V
PART-A
1. What does ac voltage controller mean? Applications of ac voltage controllers
2. What is the difference between ON-OFF control and phase control?
3. What is meant by cyclo-converter? Applications of cyclo-converter
4. What is meant by step-up cyclo-converters?
5. What is meant by step-down cyclo-converters?
6. What is meant by SMPS? what are different types of SMPS
7. Advantages of SMPS and disadvantages of SMPS.
8. What are the types of UPS?
9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of on line UPS
10. What are the applications of online UPS? application of off line UPS
11. Define Voltage mode control.
12. Define current mode control.
13. What are the different modes of controlling in drives?
PART-B
1. Describe the basic principle of working of single phase to single phase cyclo converter.
2. Describe the basic principle of working of three phase to Single phase cyclo converter.
3. Explain the operation of single phase AC voltage controller with R and RL load.
4. Explain the operation of UPS.
5. Explain the different types of HVDC links.
6. Briefly discuss about reactive power compensation.
7. Explain in detail about SMPS.