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				This section includes 78 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Power Electronics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | In MPM, the square wave is the ________ signal whereas the triangular wave is the ________ signal. | 
| A. | reference, carrier | 
| B. | base, reference | 
| C. | carrier, reference | 
| D. | none of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. base, reference | |
| 2. | What is the maximum line voltage value in case of a three-phase VSI in 180° mode? | 
| A. | 2Vs | 
| B. | Vs | 
| C. | 3Vs | 
| D. | 2Vs/3 | 
| Answer» C. 3Vs | |
| 3. | A single phase full bridge inverter has RLC load with R = 4 Ω, L = 35 mH and C = 155 μF. The dc input voltage is 230 V and the output frequency is 50 Hz. Find the rms value of the fundamental load current. | 
| A. | 28.31 A | 
| B. | 20.02 A | 
| C. | 16.69 A | 
| D. | 26.90 A | 
| Answer» C. 16.69 A | |
| 4. | The harmonic factor of nth harmonic is given by | 
| A. | Vn | 
| B. | V1/Vn | 
| C. | Vn/V1 | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |
| 5. | The distortion factor (μ) is the ratio of | 
| A. | total rms output voltage to fundamental rms output voltage | 
| B. | fundamental rms output voltage to fundamental average output voltage | 
| C. | total rms output voltage to rms value of all the harmonic components | 
| D. | fundamental rms output voltage to total rms output voltage | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. | Let Vs be the amplitude of the output voltage and P be the output power for a single-phase half bridge inverter. Then the corresponding values for a full bridge inverter would be | 
| A. | 2Vs, 4P | 
| B. | 2Vs, 2P | 
| C. | Vs, P | 
| D. | 2Vs, P | 
| Answer» B. 2Vs, 2P | |
| 7. | Find the distortion factor (μ), for a single phase half wave bridge inverter with dc source Vs = 1 kV. | 
| A. | 0.87 | 
| B. | 1 | 
| C. | 0.9 | 
| D. | 0.7 | 
| Answer» D. 0.7 | |
| 8. | In case of the 120° mode of operation, __________ devices conduct at a time. | 
| A. | 2 | 
| B. | 3 | 
| C. | 4 | 
| D. | none of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 9. | In case of MPM with two pulses per half cycle of width = d each and ɣ as the distance between the first pulse and ωt=0, for eliminating the nth harmonic from the output voltage, the value of gamma (ɣ) must be equal to | 
| A. | 0 | 
| B. | π | 
| C. | π/n | 
| D. | d/n | 
| Answer» D. d/n | |
| 10. | In PWM, the comparator output is further given to a ____________ | 
| A. | integrator | 
| B. | scr devices | 
| C. | trigger pulse generator | 
| D. | snubber circuit | 
| Answer» D. snubber circuit | |
| 11. | If Vr is the rms value of the inverter output voltage and V1 is the rms value of the fundamental component, then the total harmonic distortion (THD) is given by | 
| A. | Vr/V1 | 
| B. | (Vr + V1r | 
| C. | [ (Vr/V1)2 – 1 ]1/2 | 
| D. | [ (Vr/V1)1/2 + 1 ]2 | 
| Answer» D. [ (Vr/V1)1/2 + 1 ]2 | |
| 12. | Single-phase full bridge inverters requires | 
| A. | 4 SCRs and 2 diodes | 
| B. | 4 SCRs and 4 diodes | 
| C. | 2 SCRs and 4 diodes | 
| D. | 2 SCRs and 2 diodes | 
| Answer» C. 2 SCRs and 4 diodes | |
| 13. | For a full bridge inverter with the following load: R = 2 Ω, XL = 8 Ω and XC = 6 Ω. | 
| A. | The output voltage lags the current by 45° | 
| B. | The output current lags the voltage by 45° | 
| C. | The output current lags the voltage by 90° | 
| D. | The output current lags the voltage by more than 90° | 
| Answer» C. The output current lags the voltage by 90° | |
| 14. | In a PWM inverter, if the frequency of the lowest harmonic is 180 Hz, then the frequency of the fundamental component would be ___________ | 
| A. | 50 Hz | 
| B. | 60 Hz | 
| C. | 540 Hz | 
| D. | 90 Hz | 
| Answer» C. 540 Hz | |
| 15. | A single phase full bridge inverter is fed from a dc source such that the fundamental component of output voltage = 230 V. Find the rms value of SCR and diode current respectively, for a R load of 2 Ω. | 
| A. | 115 A, 80 A | 
| B. | 81.33 A, 36.2 A | 
| C. | 36.2 A, 0 A | 
| D. | 81.33 A, 0 A | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. | If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________ respectively. | 
| A. | 180°, 270° | 
| B. | 120°, 240° | 
| C. | 180°, 300° | 
| D. | 240°, 360° | 
| Answer» C. 180°, 300° | |
| 17. | What is the peak value of phase voltage in case of 3-phase VSI with 180° mode. The supply side consists of a constant dc voltage source of Vs. | 
| A. | Vs | 
| B. | 3Vs/2 | 
| C. | 2Vs/3 | 
| D. | 3Vs | 
| Answer» D. 3Vs | |
| 18. | Calculate the pulse width in case of MPM, if the amplitudes of square wave and triangular wave are respectively 2 V and 3 V respectively. 16 pulses per cycle are generated. | 
| A. | 18° | 
| B. | 7.5° | 
| C. | 6.4° | 
| D. | 9° | 
| Answer» C. 6.4° | |
| 19. | In case of a single-pulse width modulation with the pulse width = 2d, to eliminate the 3rd harmonic from the output voltage waveform, the value of the pulse width (2d) must be | 
| A. | 0° | 
| B. | 60° | 
| C. | 120° | 
| D. | 180° | 
| Answer» D. 180° | |
| 20. | The 120° mode of operation of a three phase bridge inverter requires ___________ number of steps. | 
| A. | 2 | 
| B. | 4 | 
| C. | 6 | 
| D. | 8 | 
| Answer» D. 8 | |
| 21. | The McMurray-Bedford half-bridge inverter requires | 
| A. | 4 SCRs, 2 diodes, 2 capacitors and 2 inductors | 
| B. | 4 SCRs, 4 diodes, 2 capacitors and 2 inductors | 
| C. | 2 SCRs, 4 diodes, 2 capacitors and 1 inductor | 
| D. | 2 SCRs, 2 diodes, 2 capacitors and 2 inductors | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. | The fundamental component of output voltage for a full wave bridge inverter is given by | 
| A. | (2Vs/π) sinωt | 
| B. | (4Vs/π) sinωt | 
| C. | (Vs/2π) sinωt | 
| D. | (Vs) | 
| Answer» C. (Vs/2π) sinωt | |
| 23. | In the multiple-pulse width modulation method, the Fourier coefficient an is | 
| A. | (Vs/π) [ cos(nπ/2) cos(nd) ]. | 
| B. | 0 | 
| C. | (4Vs/nπ) [sin(nπ/2) sin(n | 
| D. | ].d) (2Vs/nπ) [sin(nπ/2) sin(nd)]. | 
| Answer» C. (4Vs/nπ) [sin(nπ/2) sin(n | |
| 24. | A single phase full bridge inverter using transistors and diodes is feeding a R load of 3 Ω with the dc input voltage of 60 V. Find the rms output voltage and the peak reverse blocking voltage of each transistor. | 
| A. | 30 V, 60 V | 
| B. | 30 V, 30 V | 
| C. | 60 V, 60 V | 
| D. | 60 V, 30 V | 
| Answer» D. 60 V, 30 V | |
| 25. | A single-phase bridge inverter, fed from a 230 V dc is connected to the load R = 10 Ω and L = 0.03 H. The output is a quasi-square wave with an on period of 0.5 of a cycle. Determine the fundamental component of rms output voltage. | 
| A. | 207.10 V | 
| B. | 146.42 V | 
| C. | 265.4 V | 
| D. | 129 V | 
| Answer» C. 265.4 V | |
| 26. | ____________ is the measure of the contribution of any individual harmonic to the inverter output voltage. | 
| A. | THD | 
| B. | Distortion Factor | 
| C. | Harmonic Factor | 
| D. | TUF | 
| Answer» D. TUF | |
| 27. | A single phase full bridge inverter circuit, has load R = 2 Ω and dc source Vs = 230 V. Find the value of power delivered to the load in watts only due to the fundamental component of the load current. | 
| A. | 5361.5 W | 
| B. | 2142.5 W | 
| C. | 21424.5 W | 
| D. | 214.2 W | 
| Answer» D. 214.2 W | |
| 28. | A single phase full bridge inverter has RLC load with R = 4 Ω, Xl = 11 Ω and Xc = 20.54 Ω. The dc input voltage is 230 V. Find the value of fundamental load power. | 
| A. | 1633 W | 
| B. | 1603 W | 
| C. | 1576 W | 
| D. | none of the mentioned | 
| Answer» C. 1576 W | |
| 29. | Determine the distortion factor (μ) for a full bridge inverter with supply Vs = 60 V. | 
| A. | 0.8 | 
| B. | 0.7 | 
| C. | 0.9 | 
| D. | 1 | 
| Answer» D. 1 | |
| 30. | In an inverter, if the fundamental output frequency is 50 Hz, then the frequency of the lowest order harmonic will be | 
| A. | 50 Hz | 
| B. | 150 Hz | 
| C. | 250 Hz | 
| D. | 350 Hz | 
| Answer» C. 250 Hz | |
| 31. | A single phase half bridge inverter has load R = 2 Ω and a dc voltage source Vs/2 = 115 V. Find the power delivered to the load due to the fundamental component. | 
| A. | 536 kW | 
| B. | 53.61 kW | 
| C. | 5.361 kW | 
| D. | 536 W | 
| Answer» D. 536 W | |
| 32. | In case of a single-pulse width modulation with the pulse width = 2d, to eliminate the nth harmonic from the output voltage | 
| A. | d = π | 
| B. | 2d = π | 
| C. | nd = π | 
| D. | nd = 2π | 
| Answer» D. nd = 2π | |
| 33. | A single phase half bridge inverter has RLC load. The dc input voltage (Vs/2) = 115 V and the output frequency is 50 Hz. The expression for the load voltage up to the fifth harmonic will be given by | 
| A. | 146 sin 314t + 48.81 sin 314t + 58.57 sin 318t + 28.31 sin 318t + 3.686 sin 318t | 
| B. | 146 sin 314t + 48.81 sin (3 x 314t) + 29.28 sin (5 x 318t) | 
| C. | 146 sin 314t + 48.81 sin (2 x 314t) + 58.57 sin (3 x 318t) | 
| D. | none of the mentioned | 
| Answer» C. 146 sin 314t + 48.81 sin (2 x 314t) + 58.57 sin (3 x 318t) | |
| 34. | The total harmonic distortion (THD) is the measure of | 
| A. | input vs output power factor | 
| B. | temperature sensitivity | 
| C. | waveform distortion | 
| D. | contribution of each harmonic to the total output | 
| Answer» D. contribution of each harmonic to the total output | |
| 35. | In the 180° mode VSI, ___________ devices conduct at a time. | 
| A. | 5 | 
| B. | 2 | 
| C. | 3 | 
| D. | 4 | 
| Answer» D. 4 | |
| 36. | The single-phase McMurray-Bedford type bridge inverter is a/an | 
| A. | auxiliary-commutated inverter | 
| B. | complementary-commutated inverter | 
| C. | supplementary-commutated inverter | 
| D. | none of the mentioned | 
| Answer» C. supplementary-commutated inverter | |
| 37. | In single-phase modulation of PWM inverters, the lowest harmonic can be eliminated if the pulse width is made equal to __________ | 
| A. | 30° | 
| B. | 0° | 
| C. | 120° | 
| D. | 60° | 
| Answer» D. 60° | |
| 38. | In the multiple-pulse width modulation method with two pulses per half cycle of width = d each and ɣ as the distance between the first pulse and ωt=0, has the Fourier coefficient bn = | 
| A. | (8Vs/π) [ cos(ɣπ/2) cos(nd/2) ]. | 
| B. | 0 | 
| C. | (4Vs/nπ) [sin(nɣ) sin(nd/2)]. | 
| D. | (8Vs/nπ) [sin(nɣ) sin(nd/2)]. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. | In an inverter, if the fundamental output frequency is 45 Hz, then the frequency of the lowest order harmonic will be | 
| A. | 45 Hz | 
| B. | 225 Hz | 
| C. | 15 Hz | 
| D. | 135 Hz | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. | By controlling the modulation index (MI), __________ can be controlled. | 
| A. | gain | 
| B. | output frequency | 
| C. | harmonic content of the output voltage | 
| D. | cosine component of the output voltage | 
| Answer» D. cosine component of the output voltage | |
| 41. | In case of MPM with two pulses per half cycle of width = d each and ɣ as the distance between the first pulse and ωt=0, for eliminating the nth harmonic from the output voltage, which of the following condition must be satisfied? | 
| A. | d = 2π | 
| B. | d = π | 
| C. | d = n° | 
| D. | d = 2π/n | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. | A single-phase half bridge inverter is connected to a 230 V dc source which is feeding a R load of 10 Ω. Determine the fundamental power delivered to the load. | 
| A. | 1.07 W | 
| B. | 107.2 W | 
| C. | 1.07 kW | 
| D. | 107.2 kW | 
| Answer» D. 107.2 kW | |
| 43. | In the MPM method, the comparator is given _______ and _______ types of waveform at its input. | 
| A. | square, sine | 
| B. | square, quasi-square | 
| C. | sine, triangular | 
| D. | square, triangular | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. | The peak value of the line voltage in case of 120° mode of operation of a three-phase bridge inverter is | 
| A. | Vs/2 | 
| B. | 3Vs/2 | 
| C. | Vs/√2 | 
| D. | Vs | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. | The HF (Harmonic factor of nth harmonic) is the ratio of | 
| A. | an average and a rms value | 
| B. | a rms and an average value | 
| C. | two volt-ampere values | 
| D. | two rms values | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. | VSIs using IGBTs are turned off by | 
| A. | load commutation | 
| B. | line commutation | 
| C. | applying a negative gate pulse | 
| D. | removing the base signal | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. | Force-commutated CSIs need | 
| A. | capacitors for their commutation | 
| B. | inductors for their commutation | 
| C. | diodes for their commutation | 
| D. | none of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. inductors for their commutation | |
| 48. | In the sinusoidal pulse width modulation, ____________ is the reference wave signal. | 
| A. | square wave | 
| B. | triangular wave | 
| C. | sinusoidal wave | 
| D. | quasi-square wave | 
| Answer» D. quasi-square wave | |
| 49. | Single phase half bridge inverters requires | 
| A. | two wire ac supply | 
| B. | two wire dc supply | 
| C. | three wire ac supply | 
| D. | three wire dc supply | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. | A single phase full bridge inverter using transistors and diodes is feeding a R load of 3 Ω with the dc input voltage of 60 V. Find the fundamental frequency output power. | 
| A. | 1200 W | 
| B. | 856 W | 
| C. | 972 W | 
| D. | 760 W | 
| Answer» D. 760 W | |