S. S.

Agrawal Institute of Engineering &

Technology, Navsari

Electrical Engineering Department

Subject Name with Code

Power Electronics
[3140915]

Study Materials

B.E. – 2nd E.E., 4th Semester

 Index

Sr.
Content Page No.
No
1. Syllabus Copy

2. List of Practical

3. List of Assignment

4. Last Five-Year Question Papers

5. Question bank

6. Frequently asked questions with answer

7. Reference Book
Syllabus Copy
 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Engineering
Subject Code: 3140915
Semester – IV
Subject Name: Power Electronics

Type of course: Engineering – Professional Core Course

Prerequisite: Fundamental knowledge of Electrical Engineering and Analog Electronics.

Rationale: The power electronic devices and converters employing power electronics devices are now
widely used in domestic applications as well as in industrial applications like Electrical Drives, Power
Systems, Renewable Energy based power generation, heating applications etc. The course is aimed to
provide exposure about the commonly used power electronic devices and the power electronic converters.

Teaching and Examination Scheme:

Teaching Scheme Credits Examination Marks Total

L T P C Theory Marks Practical Marks Marks
ESE (E) PA (M) ESE (V) PA (I)
4 0 2 5 70 30 30 20 150

Content:

Sr. No. Content Total

Hrs

1 Power switching devices 06

Diode, Thyristor, MOSFET, IGBT; Static characteristics of these devices; Operation of
power devices as switches and switching losses, Single-quadrant switches, two-quadrant
and bidirectional switches; Firing circuit for thyristors; Gate drive circuits for MOSFET
and IGBT.
2 DC-DC converters - Switching Voltage Regulators 12
Linear voltage regulator, Concept of switching voltage regulators and advantages,
Operation and Principle of Basic DC-DC converter topologies like Buck, Boost and Buck-
Boost converter, Various control techniques for output voltage control, Mathematical
analysis for these converters for steady state, Concept of CCM and DCM and factors
affecting them, Closed loop control for voltage regulation, Isolated converters: Forward
converter and Flyback converter; Multi-quadrant operation of DC-DC converters;
Applications
3 DC-AC converters – Inverters 12
Classification of Inverters, Half-bridge and full-bridge single-phase voltage source
inverter, switch states and instantaneous output voltage, square wave operation of the
inverter, concept of average voltage over a switching cycle, bipolar sinusoidal modulation
and unipolar sinusoidal modulation, modulation index and output voltage, three-phase
sinusoidal modulation, Three phase bridge inverter – 180◦ and 120◦ conduction mode,
SPWM control, Third harmonic injection, SVPWM, Output voltage and frequency
control, Harmonic spectrum, Harmonics and its effects, Applications
4 AC-DC Converters 11
Concept of phase control using half-wave single phase ac-dc converter, Single phase and
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Subject Code: 3140915
three phase half wave and full wave, 1-phase and 3- phase half controlled and fully
controlled converters, Analysis with R & RL load, Performance parameters for converters,
Operation in continuous and dis-continuous mode, Reactive power considerations,
Operation in conversion and inversion mode, Effect of source inductance, Power factor
improvement techniques, Dual Converters, Applications
5 AC Voltage Controller 7
Triac characteristic and operating modes, Triac as Single-phase AC voltage controller,
Principle of Phase Control, On-off Control, Mathematical analysis related to single-phase
AC voltage controller, Three-phase AC voltage controller configurations: Operations,
Waveforms, Analysis;

6 Miscellaneous 7
Frequency Control: Introduction to cycloconverter and matrix converter; basic power
circuit and their operating principle (2 Hrs)
Datasheet interpretation, Ratings of the devices and Selection of switches (2 Hrs)
Overvoltage, overcurrent and short-circuit protection; Electromagnetic interference and its
remedies; Snubber circuit and its design (3 Hrs)

Suggested Specification table with Marks (Theory):

Distribution of Theory Marks

R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level C Level

20 30 30 10 10 0

Legends: R: Remembrance; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C:

Create and above Levels (Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy)

Note: This specification table shall be treated as a general guideline for students and teachers. The actual
distribution of marks in the question paper may vary slightly from above table.

Reference Books:

1. M. H. Rashid, “Power electronics: circuits, devices, and applications”, Pearson Education India,
2009.
2. N. Mohan, T. M. Undeland, W.M. Robbins, “Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and
Design”, Wiley India Edition, 2007.
3. R. W. Erickson and D. Maksimovic, “Fundamentals of Power Electronics”, Springer Science &
Business Media, 2007.
4. P.S. Bimbhra, “Power Electronics”, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2012..
5. L. Umanand, “Power Electronics: Essentials and Applications”, Wiley India, 2009.

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Subject Code: 3140915
Course Outcomes: At the end of this course, students will be able to clarify

Sr. CO statement Marks % weightage

No.

CO-1 To understand the differences between signal level and power level 15
devices.
CO-2 To understand the construction of power converters. 25

CO-3 To analyse the operation of power converters. 30

CO-4 To understand the applications of power converters 30

List of Experiments: The following are suggested list of experiments.

1. Static and dynamic characteristic of SCR, MOSFET and IGBT

2. R, RC and UJT triggering of SCR
3. To analyse the performance of single phase and three-phase full bridge thyristor rectifier for R and
RL load.
4. Duty ratio control for regulating the output voltage of DC-DC Buck/Boost/Buck-Boost converter
5. Modeling and simulation of closed-loop control of DC-DC Buck/Boost/Buck-Boost converter.
6. To study the effect of inductance, switching frequency, duty cycle, load current on the output
ripple voltage of a step-down chopper (using simulation platform like MATLAB/Simulink)
7. Performance of 1-phase bridge inverter with R and R-L load
8. Study of harmonic spectrum of output voltage for unipolar and bipolar PWM controlled half-
bridge and full bridge converter.
9. Performance of 3-phase bridge inverter operating with 120° and 180° conduction mode.
10. Simulation of SVPWM and and to study its effectiveness over SPWM
11. Output AC voltage control of SCR based 1-phase ac voltage controller using ON-OFF and phase-
control principle
12. Output AC voltage control of SCR based 3-phase ac voltage controller using ON-OFF and phase-
control principle
13. To study the performance of single-phase fully controlled and semi-controlled converter for R and
R-L load
14. To study the performance of three-phase fully controlled and semi-controlled converter for R and
R-L load

Major Equipment:

Power semiconductor devices, power electronic converter kits, CRO/DSO, choke coil, load bank, voltage
and current probes, Simulation software like Scilab, MATLAB, PSIM etc. along with necessary toolbox.

List of Open Source Software/learning website:

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[Link]/courses/electrical.../6-334-power-electronics-spring-2007
Courses available through NPTEL - website: [Link]

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 S. S. A GRAWAL I NSTITUTE OF E NGINEERING & T ECHNOLOGY , N AVS ARI
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

List of Experiments
Subject Name : Power Electronics
Subject Code : 3140915
Class : B.E. II Semester - 4 [Electrical]

Sr No. Experiments

1. To perform the V-I characteristics of MOSFET.

2. To Perform and Plot V-I Characteristics of SCR.

3. To simulate single phase half wave and full wave-controlled converter.

To perform 1- phase full wave half- controlled bridge rectifier asymmetrical

4. configuration with R and RL load.

5. Observe the waveform for SCR based 1- phase and 3-phase cycloconverter.

6. To observe the waveform for Step Down Chopper and Step Up Chopper.

7. To generate Unipolar and Bipolar PWM using MATLAB Simulink.

To simulate 3- phase full bridge inverter 180° mode and 120° mode using MATLAB
8. Simulink.

To simulate Single-phase AC voltage regulator (phase angle control) using MATLAB

9. Simulink.

10. Observe the waveform for SCR based 1- phase and 3-phase ac voltage controller.
Last Five-Year Question
Papers
Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER– IV EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2020
Subject Code: 3140915 Date:04/11/2020
Subject Name: Power Electronics
Time: 10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Marks
Q.1 (a) Explain IGBT with its physical construction diagram 03
and characteristics.

(b) Draw the SCR static V-I characteristics and explain 04

its behavior in forward conduction, forward blocking
and reverse blocking modes.
(c) Explain working of 1-ɸ semi converter with the help 07
of voltage and current waveform under resistive load.

Q.2 (a) Compare the RC firing circuit and R firing circuit 03

based on its circuit diagram.
(b) Describe the effect of high switching frequency on 04
harmonics spectrum in single phase full bridge
inverter.
(c) Derive the output voltage equation in case of buck 07
and boost converter and draw the comparison.
OR
(c) Draw the circuit diagram of three-phase full converter 07
connected to RL load with continuous conduction.
Draw the waveforms of output voltage, output current
for firing angle equal to 60°.
Q.3 (a) Write application of cycloconverters. 03
(b) Write advantages and disadvantages of PWM 04
technique to generate gate pulse.
(c) Draw necessary waveforms and explain working of 07
single phase full controlled rectifier circuit with R-L
load.
OR
Q.3 (a) Justify the statement why SCR is not suitable for dc 03
to ac converter for low power applications.

(b) Explain construction of Power MOSFET. 04

(c) Describe the working of a single phase full bridge 07
inverter with relevant circuit and waveforms for R-L
Load.
Q.4 (a) Derive only expression of RMS output voltage of 03
single phase full wave AC voltage controller with R
load.
(b) Write important features of sinusoidal pulse width 04
modulation used in PWM inverters.

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 (c) Explain working of 3 phase bridge inverter with star 07
connected resistive load with 180˚ mode using gate
signals, output phase voltage and line voltage.
OR
Q.4 (a) Describe the working of freewheeling diode in Phase 03
controlled rectifier.
(b) Write a short note on matrix converter. 04
(c) Explain working of 3 phase bridge inverter with star 07
connected resistive load with 120˚ mode using gate
signals, output phase voltage and line voltage.
Q.5 (a) List the various voltage control techniques in DC-DC 03
converters.
(b) Give four points of difference between on-off control 04
and phase angle control.
(c) Explain the working principal of buck-boost 07
converter with circuit diagram of different modes of
operation.
OR
Q.5 (a) Draw the output voltage waveform of three-phase 03
half-wave controlled rectifier with the R-load.
(b) State at least two reasons to control or eliminate the 04
harmonics in inverters. List out different techniques
to eliminate harmonics in inverter.
(c) Explain the parallel operation of SCR. 07

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–IV (NEW) EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2022
Subject Code:3140915 Date:11-07-2022
Subject Name:Power Electronics
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

MARKS
Q.1 (a) Draw circuit of 1-ɸ half wave controlled rectifier with R load. Draw 03
waveforms for input voltage, trigger pulses at α=30˚, output voltage and
voltage across the switching device.
(b) Explain forward blocking and forward conduction mode of operation for 04
SCR using sketch of SCR forward V-I characteristics.

(c) Explain operation of IGBT using sectional view. 07

Q.2 (a) What is buck regulator? Draw circuit diagram and waveforms for 03
voltage across freewheeling diode, current through inductor.
(b) Explain working of 2-quadrent chopper. 04
(c) Explain working of half bridge inverter with R-L load using circuit 07
diagram and waveforms of triggering signal, output voltage, output
current, voltage across switch and voltage across diode.
OR
(c) Explain working of 3-ɸ A.C. voltage controller with star connected R 07
load using circuit diagram and waveforms of input phase voltages,
triggering waveforms and output R phase voltage for α=60˚.

Q.3 (a) Describe positions of space vector on the basis of switching states. 03
(b) For boost regulator, derive the formula of rise time and fall time of 04
inductor current. Also derive the formula of output voltage.
(c) Explain cause of presence of harmonics in output of inverter. Explain 4 07
effects of switching frequency on harmonic spectrum.
OR
Q.3 (a) Enlist control techniques for output voltage control of switching 03
regulators. Explain briefly any one of them.
(b) Describe unipolar and bipolar sinusoidal pulse width modulation for 04
inverter.
(c) Derive the expression for RMS value of output voltage for 1-ɸ full wave 07
bi-directional controller. Find RMS value of output voltage for 230V ac
input with α=45˚.

Q.4 (a) Enlist power factor improvement techniques for AC-DC converter. 03
Explain briefly any one of them.
(b) Explain the principle of pulse width modulation for inverter. 04
(c) Analyze briefly 7 technical parameters required for selection of power 07
electronic switch.
OR

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Q.4 (a) Derive an expression for average value of output voltage for 1-ɸ half 03
wave controlled rectifier with RL load.
(b) Determine four applications of inverters in power system. 04
(c) Determine 7 important parameters which can be derived from datasheet 07
of SCR.

Q.5 (a) Compare 120˚ and 180˚ modes of conduction on the basis of 1) 03
conduction of number of device 2) conduction of each device 3) output
phase voltage (draw waveform for each case)
(b) Describe briefly three adverse effects of electromagnetic interference. 04
Discuss briefly one remedial step to reduce EMI.
(c) Explain working of 1-ɸ current source inverter with necessary 07
waveforms.
OR
Q.5 (a) Enlist 3 applications of DC-DC converter. 03
(b) The single phase half bridge inverter has the Dc input of 100V. The load 04
resistance is 10Ω. Determine 1) RMS value of output voltage 2) The
fundamental component of RMS value
(c) Explain working of 1-ɸ to 1-ɸ cycloconverter with input frequency 07
50Hz and output frequency 10Hz.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE- SEMESTER–IV (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2020
Subject Code:3140915 Date:26/02/2021
Subject Name:Power Electronics
Time:02:30 PM TO 04:30 PM Total Marks:56
Instructions:
1. Attempt any FOUR questions out of EIGHT questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Marks
Q.1 (a) Draw waveform of full bridge topology of 1-Phase bridge inverter 03
with resistive load.
(b) Discuss SVPWM technique in brief. 04
(c) Sketch unipolar and bipolar PWM 07
technique.
Q.2 (a) Derive output voltage equation for signle phase full wave rectifier 03
(b) State the merits & demerits of current source inverter & voltage source 04
inverter.
(c) Explain 3 phase inverter operation for 120̊ with the gate voltage 07
and phase voltage waveform

Q.3 (a) Derive output voltage equation for signle phase half wave rectifier. 03
(b) Give classification of different techniques for voltage control of 04
inverter. Explain any one.
(c) Analysis of working of 3-ɸ half wave controlled rectifier with RL 07
load with continuous conduction mode

Q.4 (a) Derive AC voltage controller average output voltage equation 03

(b) Explain protection of SCR and its design. 04
(c) Explain Dual Converter. 07

Q.5 (a) Expalin CSI 03

(b) Explain Snubber circuit and its design 04
(c) Explain the basic principle of operation of a cycloconverter with 07
neat equivalent circuit diagram.

Q.6 (a) Explain any one chopper. 03

(b) Derive inveter output voltage 04
(c) Explain Buck Boost converter 07

Q.7 (a) Explain Matrix converter 03

(b) Define Mid point CycloConvereter. 04
(c) Explain DC to DC converter. 07

Q.8 (a) Give Application of Power Electronics. 03

(b) Explain Buck converter. 04
(c) Explain three stage sequence control AC voltage controller with 07
RL load

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–IV (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2021
Subject Code:3140915 Date:30/12/2021
Subject Name:Power Electronics
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

MARKS
Q.1 (a) Derive output voltage equation for single phase half wave rectifier. 03
(b) Discuss SVPWM technique in brief. 04
(c) Explain working of 1-ɸ semi converter with the help of voltage and 07
current waveform under resistive load.

Q.2 (a) Compare the RC firing circuit and R firing circuit based on its circuit 03
diagram.
(b) State the merits & demerits of current source inverter & voltage source 04
inverter.
(c) Draw gate voltage and phase voltage waveform and explain 3 phase 07
inverter operation for 120̊ conduction mode.
OR
(c) Describe the effect of high switching frequency on harmonics spectrum in 07
single phase full bridge inverter.
Q.3 (a) Justify the statement, why SCR is not suitable for dc to ac converter for 03
low power applications?
(b) Classify of different techniques for voltage control of inverter. Explain 04
anyone.
(c) Analysis of working of 3-ɸ half wave controlled rectifier with RL load 07
with continuous conduction mode.
OR
Q.3 (a) Describe the working of freewheeling diode in phase controlled rectifier. 03
(b) Distinguish between full controlled bridge converter and half controlled 04
bridge converter.
(c) Draw circuit diagram and necessary waveforms of single phase fully 07
controlled center tapped ac to dc converter with R load. Derive equation
for VRMS.
Q.4 (a) Explain protection of SCR and its design. 03
(b) Explain Snubber circuit and its design 04
(c) Explain the parallel operation of SCR. 07
OR
Q.4 (a) Draw and explain static V-I characteristics of SCR. 03
(b) Explain Matrix converter 04
(c) Write short note cycloconverters. 07
Q.5 (a) Give four points of difference between on-off control and phase angle 03
control.
(b) Explain Buck converter. 04
(c) Explain working of 3 phase bridge inverter with star connected resistive 07
load with 180˚ mode using gate signals, output phase voltage and line
voltage.
OR
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Q.5 (a) Enlist various control techniques for output voltage control. 03
(b) Sketch bipolar PWM 04
(c) Explain multi-quadrant operation of DC-DC converter. 07
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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–IV(NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2022
Subject Code:3140915 Date:21-12-2022
Subject Name:Power Electronics
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks:70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

Marks

Q.1 (a) Draw only basic structure of power MOSFET and IGBT and name each 03
layer and part.
(b) Explain buck converter with relevant waveforms. 04
(c) Describe three different modes of operation of a thyristor with the help of 07
its static V-I characteristics.

Q.2 (a) Write advantages and disadvantages of PWM technique to generate gate 03
pulse.
(b) Derive inverter output voltage. 04
(c) Draw circuit diagram and necessary waveforms of single phase fully 07
controlled center-tapped ac to dc converter with R load. Derive equation for
VRMS.
waveforms OR
(c) Describe the working of a single phase full converter in the rectifier mode 07
with RLE load. Derive an expression for the average output voltage in
terms of source voltage and firing angle.

Q.3 (a) Explain the difference between line commutated and force-commutated 03
inverters.
thyristor with
(b) Distinguish between on-off control and phase angle control. 04
(c) Explain working of 3 phase bridge inverter with star connected resistive 07
load with 120˚ mode using gate signals, output phase voltage and line
voltage.
OR
Q.3 (a) What do you mean by Pulse Width Modulation? State advantages and 03
disadvantages of PWM technique.
(b) Derive an expression for the resistance used for static voltage equalization 04
for a series connected string.
(c) Discuss Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation Technique in brief. 07

Q.4 (a) Derive only expression of RMS output voltage of single phase full wave 03
AC voltage controller with R load.
(b) Write a note on Matrix converter. 04
(c) Describe the principle of step-up chopper. Derive an expression for the 07
average output voltage in terms of input dc voltage and duty cycle. State
the assumptions made.
OR
Q.4 (a) Explain RC firing circuit of SCR. 03
(b) Derive output voltage equation for single phase half wave rectifier. 04
1
 (c) Explain the working principal of buck-boost converter with circuit 07
diagram of different modes of operation.

Q.5 (a) List any three industrial applications of ac voltage controller. Enumerate 03
its merits and demerits.
(b) Derive output voltage equation of single phase AC Voltage controller. 04
(c) Show that the fundamental rms value of per-phase output voltage of low- 07
frequency for an m pulse cyclo-converter is given by
m  
Vor  Vph  sin  
  m
OR
Q.5 (a) Write any six applications of Power Electronics. 03
(b) For type A chopper, dc source voltage = 230 V, load resistance 10 Ω. Take 04
a voltage drop of 2 V across chopper when it is on. For a duty cycle of 0.4,
calculate (i) average and rms values of output voltage and (ii) chopper
efficiency.
(c) Discuss why 3-phase to 1-phase cyclo-converter requires positive and 07
negative group phase-controlled converters. Under what conditions, the
groups work as inverters or rectifiers?

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POWER ELECTRONICS [3140915]
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MODULE 1: Power Switching Devices

Total
Sr.
Question number of

W-2021
W-2020
W-2022

S-2020
S-2022
No.
time asked
questions
Draw only basic structure of power MOSFET and IGBT and
name each layer and part.
1. 3 4 2
(or)
Explain construction of Power MOSFET.
Describe three different modes of operation of a thyristor with the
2. 7 1
help of its static V-I characteristics.
3. Explain RC firing circuit of SCR. 3 1
Derive an expression for the resistance used for static voltage
4. equalization for a series connected string. 4 1
Explain forward blocking and forward conduction mode of
operation for SCR using sketch of SCR forward V-I characteristics.
(or)
5. Draw and explain static V-I characteristics of SCR. 4 3 4 3
(or)
Draw the SCR static V-I characteristics and explain its behavior in
forward conduction, forward blocking and reverse blocking modes.
Explain operation of IGBT using sectional view.
(or)
6. 7 3 2
Explain IGBT with its physical construction diagram and
characteristics.
Analyze briefly 7 technical parameters required for selection of
7. power electronic switch.
7 1
Determine 7 important parameters which can be derived from
8. 7 1
datasheet of SCR.
Compare the RC firing circuit and R firing circuit based on its
9. 3 3 2
circuit diagram.
10. Explain protection of SCR and its design. 3 4 2

11. Explain Snubber circuit and its design 4 4 2

12. Explain the parallel operation of SCR. 7 7 2

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MODULE 2: DC-DC Converters – Switching Voltage

Regulators

Total
Sr.
Question number of

W-2021
W-2020
W-2022

S-2020
S-2022
No.
time asked
questions
Explain buck converter with relevant waveforms. (or)
1. What is buck regulator? Draw circuit diagram and waveforms for 4 3 4 4 4
voltage across freewheeling diode, current through inductor.
Describe the principle of step-up chopper. Derive an expression
2. for the average output voltage in terms of input dc voltage and 7 1
duty cycle. State the assumptions made.
Explain the working principal of buck-boost converter with circuit
diagram of different modes of operation.
3. (or) 7 7 7 3
Explain Buck Boost converter
For type A chopper, dc source voltage = 230 V, load resistance 10 Ω.
Take a voltage drop of 2 V across chopper when it is on. For a duty
4. 4 1
cycle of 0.4, calculate (i) average and rms values of output voltage
and (ii) chopper efficiency.
5. Explain working of 2-quadrent chopper. 4 1
For boost regulator, derive the formula of rise time and fall time
6. 4 1
of inductor current. Also derive the formula of output voltage.
Enlist control techniques for output voltage control of switching
regulators. Explain briefly any one of them.
(or)
7. 3 3 3 3
Enlist various control techniques for output voltage control.
(or)
List the various voltage control techniques in DC-DC converters.
8. Enlist 3 applications of DC-DC converter. 3 1

9. Explain multi-quadrant operation of DC-DC converter. 7 1

10. Explain any one chopper. 3 1

11. Explain DC to DC converter. 7 1

Derive the output voltage equation in case of buck and boost
12. 7 1
converter and draw the comparison.
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MODULE 3: DC-AC Converters - Inverters

Total
Sr.
Question number of

W-2021
W-2020
W-2022

S-2020
S-2022
No.
time asked
questions
Write advantages and disadvantages of PWM technique to
1. 3 4 2
generate gate pulse.
2. Derive inverter output voltage. 4 4 2
Explain the difference between line commutated and force-
3. commutated inverters. 3 1
Explain working of 3 phase bridge inverter with star connected
resistive load with 120˚ mode using gate signals, output phase
voltage and line voltage.
4. 7 7 7 7 4
(or)
Draw gate voltage and phase voltage waveform and explain 3
phase inverter operation for 120̊ conduction mode.
What do you mean by Pulse Width Modulation? State advantages
and disadvantages of PWM technique.
5. 3 4 2
(or)
Explain the principle of pulse width modulation for inverter.
Discuss Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation Technique in brief.
6. (or) 7 4 4 3
Discuss SVPWM technique in brief.
Explain working of half bridge inverter with R-L load using
circuit diagram and waveforms of triggering signal, output
7. 7 1
voltage, output current, voltage across switch and voltage
across diode.
8. Describe positions of space vector on the basis of switching states. 3 1
Explain cause of presence of harmonics in output of inverter.
Explain 4 effects of switching frequency on harmonic spectrum.
9. (or) 7 7 4 3
Describe the effect of high switching frequency on harmonics
spectrum in single phase full bridge inverter.
Describe unipolar and bipolar sinusoidal pulse width modulation
for inverter.
10. 4 4 7 3
(or)
Sketch unipolar and bipolar PWM
11. Determine four applications of inverters in power system. 4 1
Compare 120˚ and 180˚ modes of conduction on the basis of 1)
12. conduction of number of device 2) conduction of each device 3) 3 1
output phase voltage (draw waveform for each case)
Explain working of 1-ɸ current source inverter with necessary
13. waveforms. 7 3 2
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Explain CSI

The single phase half bridge inverter has the Dc input of 100V. The
14. load resistance is 10Ω. Determine 1) RMS value of output voltage 2) 4 1
The fundamental component of RMS value
State the merits & demerits of current source inverter & voltage
15. 4 4 2
source inverter.
Justify the statement, why SCR is not suitable for dc to ac converter
16. 3 1
for low power applications?
Classify of different techniques for voltage control of inverter.
17. 4 4 2
Explain anyone.
Explain working of 3 phase bridge inverter with star connected
18. resistive load with 180˚ mode using gate signals, output phase 7 7 2
voltage and line voltage.
Draw waveform of full bridge topology of 1-Phase bridge inverter
19. 3 1
with resistive load.
Justify the statement why SCR is not suitable for dc to ac converter
20. 3 1
for low power applications.
Describe the working of a single phase full bridge inverter with
21. 7 1
relevant circuit and waveforms for R-L Load.
Write important features of sinusoidal pulse width modulation used
22. 4 1
in PWM inverters.
State at least two reasons to control or eliminate the harmonics in
23. inverters. List out different techniques to eliminate harmonics in 4 1
inverter.
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MODULE 4: AC-DC Converters

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Draw circuit diagram and necessary waveforms of single phase
1. fully controlled center-tapped ac to dc converter with R load. Derive 7 7 2
equation for VRMS.
Describe the working of a single phase full converter in the rectifier
2. mode with RLE load. Derive an expression for the average output 7 1
voltage in terms of source voltage and firing angle.
3. Derive output voltage equation for single phase half wave rectifier. 4 3 3 3
Draw circuit of 1-ɸ half wave controlled rectifier with R load. Draw
4. waveforms for input voltage, trigger pulses at α=30˚, output voltage 3 1
and voltage across the switching device.
Enlist power factor improvement techniques for AC-DC converter.
5. Explain briefly any one of them. 3 1
Derive an expression for average value of output voltage for 1-ɸ
6. 3 1
half wave controlled rectifier with RL load.
Explain working of 1-ɸ semi converter with the help of voltage
7. 7 7 2
and current waveform under resistive load.
Analysis of working of 3-ɸ half wave controlled rectifier with RL
8. 7 7 2
load with continuous conduction mode.
Describe the working of freewheeling diode in phase controlled
9. rectifier. 3 3 2
Distinguish between full controlled bridge converter and half
10. 4 1
controlled bridge converter.
11. Derive output voltage equation for signle phase full wave rectifier 3 1

12. Explain Dual Converter. 7 1

Draw the circuit diagram of three-phase full converter connected to
13. RL load with continuous conduction. Draw the waveforms of output 7 1
voltage, output current for firing angle equal to 60°.
Draw necessary waveforms and explain working of single phase full
14. 7 1
controlled rectifier circuit with R-L load.
Draw the output voltage waveform of three-phase half-wave
15. 3 1
controlled rectifier with the R-load.
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MODULE 5: AC Voltage Controller

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Distinguish between on-off control and phase angle control.
(or)
1. 4 3 4 3
Give four points of difference between on-off control and phase
angle control.
Derive only expression of RMS output voltage of single phase
2. 3 3 2
full wave AC voltage controller with R load.
List any three industrial applications of ac voltage controller.
3. Enumerate its merits and demerits. 3 1
Derive output voltage equation of single phase AC Voltage
4. controller.
4 1
Show that the fundamental rms value of per-phase output voltage
of low frequency for an m pulse cyclo-converter is given by
5. 7 1

Explain working of 3-ɸ A.C. voltage controller with star

connected R load using circuit diagram and waveforms of input
6. 7 1
phase voltages, triggering waveforms and output R phase
voltage for α=60˚.
Derive the expression for RMS value of output voltage for 1-ɸ
7. full wave bi-directional controller. Find RMS value of output 7 1
voltage for 230V ac input with α=45˚.
8. Derive AC voltage controller average output voltage equation 3 1
Explain three stage sequence control AC voltage controller with RL
9. load
7 1
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MODULE 6: Miscellaneous

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1. Write a note on Matrix converter. 4 4 3 4 4

Write any six applications of Power Electronics.
2. (or) 3 3 2
Give Application of Power Electronics.
Discuss why 3-phase to 1-phase cyclo-converter requires positive
3. and negative group phase-controlled converters. Under what 7 1
conditions, the groups work as inverters or rectifiers?
Describe briefly three adverse effects of electromagnetic
4. 4 1
interference. Discuss briefly one remedial step to reduce EMI.
Explain working of 1-ɸ to 1-ɸ cycloconverter with input frequency
5. 7 1
50Hz and output frequency 10Hz.
Write short note cycloconverters.
(or)
6. 7 7 2
Explain the basic principle of operation of a cycloconverter with
neat equivalent circuit diagram.
7. Define Mid point CycloConvereter. 4 1

8. Write application of cycloconverters. 3 1

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Explain working of 3 phase bridge inverter with star connected
resistive load with 120˚ mode using gate signals, output phase
voltage and line voltage.
1. 7 7 7 7 4
(or)
Draw gate voltage and phase voltage waveform and explain 3 phase
inverter operation for 120̊ conduction mode.
Explain forward blocking and forward conduction mode of
operation for SCR using sketch of SCR forward V-I characteristics.
(or)
2. Draw and explain static V-I characteristics of SCR. 4 3 4 3
(or)
Draw the SCR static V-I characteristics and explain its behavior in
forward conduction, forward blocking and reverse blocking modes.
Explain cause of presence of harmonics in output of inverter.
Explain 4 effects of switching frequency on harmonic spectrum.
3. (or) 7 7 4 3
Describe the effect of high switching frequency on harmonics
spectrum in single phase full bridge inverter.
Describe unipolar and bipolar sinusoidal pulse width modulation
for inverter.
4. 4 4 7 3
(or)
Sketch unipolar and bipolar PWM
Discuss Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation Technique in brief.
5. (or) 7 4 4 3
Discuss SVPWM technique in brief.
Enlist control techniques for output voltage control of switching
regulators. Explain briefly any one of them.
(or)
6. 3 3 3 3
Enlist various control techniques for output voltage control.
(or)
List the various voltage control techniques in DC-DC converters.
Explain the working principal of buck-boost converter with circuit
diagram of different modes of operation.
7. (or) 7 7 7 3
Explain Buck Boost converter
Explain buck converter with relevant waveforms. (or)
8. What is buck regulator? Draw circuit diagram and waveforms for 4 3 4 4 4
voltage across freewheeling diode, current through inductor.
9. Derive output voltage equation for single phase half wave rectifier. 4 3 3 3
Distinguish between on-off control and phase angle control.
(or)
10. Give four points of difference between on-off control and phase 4 3 4 3
angle control.
11. Write a note on Matrix converter. 4 4 3 4 4
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