UNIT I POWERSEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICES

PART A

1. Why IGBT is very popular nowadays? May 2009

2. What are the different methods to turn on the thyristor? NOV 2012
3. What is the difference between power diode and signal diode? May 2011
4. Power MOSFET is a voltage controlled device. Why? NOV 2012
5. 7. What are the different types of power MOSFET? May 201
6. 9. Define latching current. May 2012
7. 11. What is a snubber circuit? NOV 2011
8. 19. Mention some of the applications of controlled rectifier.
9. 18. What is meant by phase controlled rectifier? NOV 2010
10. 17. What are the advantages of GTO over SCR? NOV 2009
11. 16. What is the turn-off time for converter grade SCRs and inverter grade SCRs?
12. 15. Why circuit turn off time should be greater than the thyristor turn-off time?
13. 14. Define circuit turn off time. NOV 2010
14. 13. Define hard-driving or over-driving
15. What losses occur in a thyristor during working conditions?
16. What is a snubber circuit? NOV 2011
17. 10. Define holding current
18. 8. How can a thyristor turned off?
19. IGBT is a voltage controlled device. Why?

PART B

1. Draw & explain the V – I characteristics of SCR. 2. Explain the Transistor – Transistor analogy of an
SCR. May 2009 3. Explain the various types of power diodes. May 2008 4. Draw & explain the turn on
characteristics of an SCR. Nov 2008 5. Discuss the switching characteristics of IGBTs. Nov 2012 6.
Explain the various SCR turn on methods. May 2012 7. Discuss the switching characteristics of Power
transistor. May 2011 8. Explain with diagram the construction & operation of Power MOSFET. May
2007 May 2015 9. Explain with diagram the construction & operation of DIAC. May 2010 10. Explain
with diagram the construction & operation of TRIAC. Nov 2010 11. Explain the series & parallel
operation of SCR. May 2011

12. Describe the constructional details of IGBT & explain its operation. Draw the characteristics &
mention its applications. Nov 2015 13. Discuss the switching characteristics of Power MOSFETs. Nov
2008

UNIT II PHASE-CONTROLLED CONVERTERS

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

1. What is the function of freewheeling diodes in controlled rectifier? May 2011

2. What are the advantages of freewheeling diodes in a controlled in a controlled rectifier?

3. What is meant by delay angle? May 2010 N0V 2012

4. What are the advantages of single phase bridge converter over single phase mid-point converter?
N0V 2009 Nov 2015

5. What is commutation angle or overlap angle? May 2010 N0V 2009

6. What are the different methods of firing circuits for line commutated converter? N0V 2010

7. Give an expression for average voltage of single phase semiconverters.

8. What are the advantages of six pulse converter? May 2011

9. What is meant by commutation?

10. What are the types of commutation? May 2012

11. What is meant by natural commutation? May 2011

12. What is meant by forced commutation? N0V 2012

PART B

1. Obtain the expression for the average output voltage of a single phase full converter. Nov 2015 2.
Draw the power circuitry for a single phase half controlled converter & explain its operation with
relevant waveforms. Derive the expression for average load voltage assuming continuous current
operation. Nov 2010 N0V 2009

3. Explain the operation of a fully controlled converter. Also derive the expressions for the average
load voltage & power factor. May 2011 May 2010 4. Derive the expression for the input power
factor &input reactive power of a single phase half controlled converter. Assume continuous
conduction. N0V 2012 5. Derive the expression for the input power factor & input reactive power of
a single phase semi-converter. Nov 2009 April 2015 6. Obtain the expression for the average output
voltage of a single phase half controlled thyristor bridge converter. May 2012 7. A single phase half
wave thyristor converter is connected to an inductive load with a free wheeling diode. Draw the
power circuitry & explain its operation with suitable waveforms. May 2009 May 2010 8. Explain
clearly the effects of load inductance & source inductance on the performance of controlled
rectifiers. N0V 2011

UNIT III DC TO DC CONVERTER

PART A

1. What is meant by dc chopper?

2. What are the applications of dc chopper? May 2011

3. What are the applications of dc chopper? Nov 2015

4. What is meant by step-up and step-down chopper? May 2011

5.. Write down the expression for average output voltage for step down chopper.
6. Write down the expression for average output voltage for step up chopper

7. What is meant by duty-cycle?

8. What are the two types of control strategies? May 2012

9. What is meant by TRC?

10. What are the two types of TRC? May 2009

11. What is meant by FM control in a dc chopper? Nov 2015

12. What is meant by PWM control in dc chopper? May 2009

13.. What are the different types of chopper with respect to commutation process? N0V 2011

14. What is meant by voltage commutation?

15. What is meant by current commutation? N0V 2009

16. What is meant by load commutation?

17. What are the advantages of current commutated chopper?

18. What are the advantages of load commutated chopper? N0V 2012

19. What are the disadvantages of load commutated chopper?

PART B

1. Explain the operation of a single quadrant dc chopper with RL load. Also derive expressions for the
average load voltage & current. May 2007 May 2011 2. Draw the power circuitry for a 2 quadrant dc
chopper & explain its operation with necessary waveforms. Nov 2011 3. Explain the working of a
step up dc chopper with equations. What are its applications? 4. Explain with suitable waveforms the
operation of a single quadrant dc chopper feeding an RL load? May 2012 Nov 2010 5. Derive an
expression for maximum peak to peak ripple current of a dc chopper feeding an RL load. Nov 2007
May 2010 6. Draw the power circuitry for a four quadrant dc chopper & explain its operation with
necessary waveforms. May 2009 Nov 2015 7. Explain the type C chopper with necessary diagrams.
Nov 2009 May 2010 8. Explain the voltage commutated chopper with the corresponding waveforms.
Nov 2012 9. Explain the current commutated chopper with the corresponding waveforms. May 2012
10. Explain the load commutated chopper with the corresponding waveforms. Nov 2008 Dec 2015

UNIT IV INVERTERS

PART A

1. What is meant by inverter?

2. What are the applications of an inverter? Nov 2015

3. What are the main classification of inverter? May 2011

4. Why thyristors are not preferred for inverters?

5. How output frequency is varied in case of a thyristor?

6. Give two advantages of CSI. May 2011

7. What is the main drawback of a single phase half bridge inverter? May 2012

8.Why diodes should be connected in antiparallel with the thyristors in inverter circuits?

9.What types of inverters require feedback diodes? May 2012

10. What is meant a series inverter? Nov 2015

11. What is the condition to be satisfied in the selection of L and C in a series inverter?

12.. What is meant a parallel inverter? May 2009

13. What are the applications of a series inverter? NOV 2011

14.. How is the inverter circuit classified based on commutation circuitry?

15. What is meant by McMurray inverter? NOV 2009

16. What are the applications of a CSI?

17. What is meant by PWM control?

18. What are the advantages of PWM control? NOV 2010

19. What are the disadvantages of the harmonics present in the inverter system?

20. What are the methods of reduction of harmonic content? May 2007

21. Compare CSI and VSI. May 2009

22. What are the disadvantages of PWM control?

PART B

1. Discuss in details the operation of a three phase bridge inverter with necessary waveforms. Also
bring out the role played by return current diodes in such inverters. Nov 2011 May 2009 May 2010
2. Explain the operation of a current source inverter, bring out its advantages and limitations when
compared to voltage source inverters. May 2009 3. Discuss the methods of voltage control
applicable for inverters. Nov 2011 May 2012 4. Explain the operation of a three phase bridge
inverter with suitable waveforms. 5. Explain with a power circuitry of a series inverter & explain its
operation with suitable waveforms. May 2012 Nov 2010 Nov 2015

6. Explain PWM control of single phase inverter. May 2011 7. What is meant by sinusoidal PWM?
Explain its use & effect on inverters. Nov 2008 8. Explain the working of a three phase series inverter.
Mention its merits & demerits. Nov 2012 May 2009

UNIT V AC TO AC CONVERTER

PART A

1. What does ac voltage controller mean?

2. What are the applications of ac voltage controllers? May 2009

3. What are the advantages of ac voltage controllers? Nov 2008

4. What are the disadvantages of ac voltage controllers? Nov 2015

5. What are the two methods of control in ac voltage controllers? May 2011 Nov 2012

6. What is the difference between ON-OFF control and phase control?

7.What is the advantage of ON-OFF control? Nov 2009

8.What is the disadvantage of ON-OFF control? May 2010

9. What is the duty cycle in ON-OFF control method?

10.. What is meant by unidirectional or half-wave ac voltage controller?

11. What are the disadvantages of unidirectional or half-wave ac voltage controller? Nov 2009

12. What is meant by bidirectional or half-wave ac voltage controller? May 2011

13. What is the control range of firing angle in ac voltage controller with RL load?

14. What type of gating signal is used in single phase ac voltage controller with RL load?

15. What are the disadvantages of continuous gating signal? Nov 2015

16. What is meant by sequence control of ac voltage regulators? May 2010

17. What are the advantages of sequence control of ac voltage regulators? Nov 2012

18. What is meant by cyclo-converter? Nov 2010

19. What are the two types of cyclo-converters?

20. What is meant by step-up cyclo-converters? May 2009

21. What is meant by step-down cyclo-converters?

22. What are the applications of cyclo-converter?

23. What is meant by positive converter group in a cyclo converter? Nov 2009

24. What is meant by negative converter group in a cyclo converter?

PART B — (5  16 = 80 marks)

1. Explain the operation of 1phase AC voltage controller with RL. NOV 2009 2. Explain the operation
of sequence control of AC voltage. NOV 2010 May 2010 3. Explain the operation of 1phase sinusoidal
AC voltage controller. May 2011 NOV 2011 Nov 2015 4. For a 1₃ voltage controller, feeding a
resistive load, draw the waveforms of source voltage, gating signals, output voltage and voltage
across the SCR.Describe the working with reference to waveforms drawn.NOV 2012

5. Explain the principle of operation of single and three phase cycloconverter. May 2009 May 2012