I. Multiple choice (1pt) Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. A chopper A. emitter, base, collector

A. converts constant voltage dc into ac and B. emitter, base, drain
then into variable voltage dc C. source, base, drain
B. converts constant voltage dc into variable D. source, base, collector
voltage dc directly
C. converts ac of one frequency into ac of 8. A single phase half wave controlled rectifier
another frequency circuit has an R-L load. A freewheeling diode is
D. converts ac to dc also in the circuit. When freewheeling diode is
conducting the SCR
2. A cycloconverter can be A. is forward biased
A. step down B. is reverse biased
B. step up C. may be forward biased or reverse biased
C. step down or step up D. forward biased initially but reverse biased
D. none of the above afterwards

3. Two thyristor of same rating and same 9. A cycloconverter is

specifications A. ac-dc converter
A. will have equal turn on and turn off periods B. dc-ac converter
B. will have equal turn on but unequal turn off C. dc-dc converter
periods D. ac-ac converter
C. may have equal or unequal turn on and
turn off periods 10. The rated current of a thyristor is 40 A. The
D. will have unequal turn on and turn off holding current will be about :
periods A. 20 A
B. 1 A
4. An SCR is triggered at 40° in the positive half C. 100 mA
cycle only. The average anode current is 50 A. If D. 10 mA
the firing angle is changed to 80°, the average
anode current is likely to be 11. A single phase full converter gives maximum
A. 50 A and minimum output voltage at firing angles of
B. 25 A A. 0 and 180° respectively
C. less than 50 A but more than 25 A B. 180° and 0° respectively
D. less than 25 A C. 0 and 90° respectively
D. 90° and 0° respectively
5. In a step down chopper using pulse width
modulation, Ton = 3 x 10-3 and Toff = 1 x 10-3 s. 12. In a single phase full wave ac regulator, the
The chopping frequency is firing angles in the two half cycles
A. 333.33 A. are always equal
B. 250 B. are sometimes equal
C. 500 C. are never equal
D. 1000 D. may be equal or unequal

6. Assertion (A): Inverters and choppers use fast 13. A single phase half wave regulator uses
switching thyristors A. 2 diodes and 2 thyristors
Reason (R): Fast switching SCR has low turn off B. 2 thyristors
time. C. 1 diode and 1 thyristor
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct D. 2 diodes
explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct 14. In a fully controlled bridge converter feeding
explanation of A a resistive load the waveshapes of output
C. A is correct but R is wrong voltage and output current
D. A is wrong but R is correct A. are always similar
B. can never be similar
7. The terminals of a power BJT are called C. may be similar or dissimilar
 D. are similar only if a = 0
22. A fully controlled bridge converter is feeding
15. A single phase half wave rectifier circuit has an RLE load. For some circuit conditions firing
a free wheeling diode. The free wheeling diode angle is 47°. If connections of battery are
will conduct only if reversed, the firing angle is likely to be
A. load is purely resistive A. 47°
B. load is purely inductive B. less than 47°
C. load is combination of R and L C. more than 47°
D. load is purely inductive or combination of D. either more or less than 47°
R and L
23. In a single phase full wave ac regulator
16. A full bridge inverter is fed by a battery of 30 feeding R-L load, the gate pulses
V. The rms value of output voltage is A. are always of short duration
A. 15 V B. may be of short duration
B. 152 V C. should be rectangular with width (π- α)
C. 30 V D. cannot be rectangular with width (π - α)
D. 302 V
24. A single phase half wave rectifier is feeding
17. In a thyristor, the forward breakover voltage a resistive load. As firing angle is increased
A. is constant A. dc output voltage and rms output voltage
B. may be constant or may depend on gate decrease in the same proportion
current B. dc output voltage and rms output voltage
C. decreases as gate current is increased decrease
D. increases as gate current is increased C. dc output voltage and rms output voltage
increase
18. Which of the following devices exhibit D. dc output voltage and rms output voltage
negative resistance characteristics? increase in the same proportion
A. UJT
B. PUT 25. In a controlled rectifier a freewheeling diode
C. Both UJT and PUT is necessary if the load is
D. UJT, PUT and SBS A. inductive
B. resistive
19. Assertion (A): A transistor has lower voltage C. capacitive
drop during conduction as compared to thyristor D. any of the above
Reason (R): Transistors are manufactured in
very high voltage and current ratings. 26. In a single phase full wave regulator feeding
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct a resistive load, the average current over one full
explanation of A cycle
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct A. is always zero
explanation of A B. cannot be zero
C. A is correct but R is wrong C. may be sometimes zero
D. A is wrong but R is correct D. is always positive

20. A step up chopper can give an output 27. Which of these devices have four layers?
voltage A. UJT
A. higher than input voltage B. SCR
B. lower than input voltage C. TRIAC
C. both higher and lower input voltage D. SCR and TRIAC
D. all of the above
28. Which statement is correct?
21. In thermal ohm's law, temperature and A. BJT and MOSFET are current controlled
power loss are analogous to devices
A. V and I respectively of ohm's law B. BJT is voltage controlled and MOSFET is
B. I and V respectively of ohm's law current controlled device
C. R and V respectively of ohm's law C. BJT and MOSFET are voltage controlled
D. I and R respectively of ohm's law devices
 D. BJT is current controlled and MOSFET is
voltage controlled device
D.
29. A fully controlled bridge converter can
operate in quadrants 35. A single phase full wave regulator feeds a
A. 1 resistive load. The firing angle of thyristors is
B. 1 and 2 90°. The input power factor is
C. 1 and 3 A. 1
D. 1 and 4 B. 0.707 lagging
C. 0.5 lagging
30. A cycloconverter uses D. 0.2 lagging
A. natural commutation
B. forced commutation 36. A TRIAC is equivalent to
C. either natural or forced commutation A. two thyristors in series
D. both natural and forced commutation B. two thyristors in parallel
together C. one thyristor and one diode
D. one thyristor and one transistor
31. Assertion (A): A fully controlled bridge
converter can operate in first and fourth 37. The number of leads in a DIAC are
quadrant. A. 2
Reason (R): A semi converter is cheaper than a B. 3
full converter. C. 4
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct D. 6
explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct 38. The number of thyristors in a single phase
explanation of A fully controlled bridge rectifier is
C. A is correct but R is wrong A. 16
D. A is wrong but R is correct B. 8
C. 4
32. Inverters find applications in D. 2
A. HVDC transmission
B. UPS 39. An ideal rectifier should have
C. variable speed ac drives A. 100% efficiency, zero ripple factor, zero
D. all of the above harmonic factor and unity displacement factor
B. 100% efficiency, zero tipple factor, zero
33. The cut in voltages for germanium and harmonic factor and zero displacement factor
silicon diodes respectively as C. 100% efficiency, zero ripple factor, unity
A. 0.3 V and 0.7 V harmonic factor and unity displacement factor
B. 0.7 V and 0.3 V D. 100% efficiency, unity ripple factor, zero
C. 0.6 V and 0.9 V harmonic factor and unity displacement factor
D. 0.5 V and 0.7 V
40. The duty cycle of a step down chopper is
34. If peak value of input voltage is Vm and
firing angle is a, the average output voltage for
A.
single phase half wave and single phase full
wave regulators are
B.
A.
C.
B.
D.
C.
II. Problem Solving (5pts) Choose the letter of the best answer.

An 80V chopper drives a resistive load of 16Ω. A single-phase half-wave controlled rectifier has
The chopper frequency is set to 2kHz. Calculate an input voltage of 415VRMS at 50Hz. For a
the average load current for a turn-on time of R=10Ω load, determine the delay angle required
0.1ms. to produce a load current of 15A.
a. 0.25A a. 25°
b. 0.5A b. 37°
c. 0.75A c. 53°
d. 1.0A d. 41°

A 75V chopper drives a resistive load of 10Ω. A thyristor half-wave controlled converter has a
The chopper frequency is set to 1kHz. Calculate supply voltage of 230V at 60Hz and a load
the average load power for a turn-on time of resistance of 90Ω. What is the average load
0.4ms power when the firing delay angle is 60°?
a. 187.5W a. 263W
b. 250w b. 362W
c. 225W c. 236W
d. 284.5W d. 326W

A PWM chopper supplies power to an inductive A full-wave half controlled bridge has a supply
load. The battery supply 24V, the load has a voltage of 240V at 60Hz. The firing delay angle
resistance of 1Ω and inductance of 10mH and α=75°. Determine the load power and power
the chopper frequency is 100Hz. Determine factor for a resistive load of 100Ω.
maximum and minimum load currents for a turn- a. 382W, 0.814
on time of 5ms. b. 283W, 0.829
a. 14.9A, 9.1A c. 328W, 0.712
b. 16.3A, 8.5A d. 238W, 0.857
c. 15.7A, 4.7A
d. 12.5A, 7.5A A full-wave half controlled bridge has a supply
voltage of 230V at 60Hz. The firing delay angle
A PWM chopper supplies power to an inductive α=60°. Determine the average load current and
load. The battery supply 24V, the load has a power for a inductive load of 120Ω.
resistance of 1Ω and inductance of 10mH and a. 1.36A, 221W
the chopper frequency is 100Hz. Determine rms b. 1.294A, 134W
load currents for a turn-on time of 6ms. c. 1.056A, 201W
a. 14.4A d. 1.86A, 415W
b. 12.2A
c. 15.5A A full-wave fully controlled bridge has a highly
d. 8.5A inductive load with a resistance of 75Ω and a
supply of 120V at 50Hz. Determine the rms
A thyristor half wave-controlled converter has a current and power factor of a firing delay angle
supply voltage of 220V at 60Hz and a load of 60°?
resistance of 100Ω. What are the average a. 0.88A, 0.83
values of load voltage and current when the b. 0.75A, 0.54
firing delay angle is 45°? c. 0.84A, 0.65
a. 81.8V, 0.818A d. 0.72A, 0.45
b. 104.2V, 1.04A
c. 92.6V, 0.926A A separately excited dc motor has an armature
d. 84.5v, 0.845A resistance of 1Ω and an armature voltage
constant of 0.8V/rad/s. Determine the average
armature current and torque output, with firing
delay angle of α = 45° and armature speed of
1600rev/min. The armature is driven by half-
controlled single-phase converter of 230V phase
voltage.
a. 12.4A, 9.9Nm
b. 14.2A, 9.9Nm
c. 42.7A, 34.2Nm
d. 47.2A, 32.4Nm

A dc series motor chopper drive has the

following parameters: battery voltage=90V,
R=0.1Ω, kv=10mV/A-rad/s, chopper
frequency=250Hz. Determine the armature
current and motor speed at a torque of 10Nm
with on-time of 1.25ms.
a. 22.8A, 734rpm
b. 31.6A, 924rpm
c. 45.6A, 584rpm
d. 59.8A, 387rpm