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151.

The control method used for PWM dc - dc converter is

A. Voltage mode control
B. Current mode control
C. Hysteric control
D. All of these
Answer» C. Hysteric control
152.

A triac is equivalent to two SCRs ___________.

A. In parallel
B. In series
C. In inverse-parallel
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
153.

The triac is ___________.

A. Like a bidirectional SCR
B. A four-terminal device
C. Not a thyristor
D. None of the above
Answer» B. A four-terminal device
154.

When a UJT is turned ON, the resistance between emitter terminal and lower base terminal ___________

A. Remains the same
B. Is decreased
C. Is increased
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Is increased
155.

A diac has ___________ semiconductor layers

A. Three
B. Two
C. Four
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Two
156.

A triac has ___________ semiconductor layers.

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer» D. Five
157.

A diac is simply ___________.

A. A single junction device
B. A three junction device
C. A triac without gate terminal
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
158.

A diac is ___________ switch

A. An c.
B. A d.c.
C. A mechanical
D. None of the above
Answer» B. A d.c.
159.

Power electronics essentially deals with control of a.c. power at ___________.

A. Frequencies above 20 kHz
B. Frequencies above 1000 kHz
C. Frequencies less than 10 Hz
D. 50 Hz frequency
Answer» E.
160.

When the temperature increases, the inter-base resistance (RBB) of a UJT ___________.

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Decreases
161.

A Triac has three terminals viz ___________

A. Drain, source, gate
B. Two main terminal and a gate terminal
C. Cathode, anode, gate
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Cathode, anode, gate
162.

The V-I characteristics for a triac in the first and third quadrants are essentially identical to those of ___________ in its first quadrant

A. Transistor
B. SCR
C. UJT
D. none of the above
Answer» C. UJT
163.

The device that does not have the gate terminal is ___________.

A. Triac
B. FET
C. SCR
D. Diac
Answer» E.
164.

In a UJT, the p-type emitter is ___________ doped

A. Lightly
B. Heavily
C. Moderately
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Moderately
165.

When the temperature increases, the intrinsic stand off ratio ___________.

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Essentially remains the same
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
166.

When the emitter terminal of a UJT is open, the resistance between the base terminal is generally ___________.

A. High
B. Low
C. Extremely low
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Low
167.

The device that exhibits negative resistance region is ___________.

A. Diac
B. Triac
C. Transistor
D. UJT
Answer» E.
168.

A diac is turned on by ___________.

A. A breakover voltage
B. Gate voltage
C. Gate current
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Gate voltage
169.

A UJT is sometimes called ___________ diode.

A. Low resistance
B. High resistance
C. Single-base
D. Double-base
Answer» E.
170.

To turn on UJT, the forward bias on the emitter diode should be ___________ the peak point voltage.

A. Less than
B. Equal to
C. More than
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
171.

After peak point, the UJT operates in the ___________ region.

A. Cut-off
B. Saturation
C. Negative resistance
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
172.

Between the peak point and the valley point of UJT emitter characteristics we have ___________ region

A. Saturation
B. Negative resistance
C. Cut-off
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Cut-off
173.

A triac can pass a portion of ___________ half-cycle through the load.

A. Only positive
B. Only negative
C. Both positive and negative
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
174.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of UJT?

A. Intrinsic stand off ratio
B. Negative resistance
C. Peak-point voltage
D. Bilateral conduction
Answer» E.
175.

The normal way to turn on a diac is by ___________.

A. Gate current
B. Gate voltage
C. Breakover voltage
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
176.

A triac is a ___________ switch

A. Bidirectional
B. Unidirectional
C. Mechanical
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Unidirectional
177.

A diac has ___________ terminals.

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Three
178.

A diac has ___________ pn junctions

A. Four
B. Two
C. Three
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Three
179.

The UJT may be used as ___________.

A. Am amplifier
B. A sawtooth generator
C. A rectifier
D. None of the above
Answer» C. A rectifier
180.

A UJT has ___________.

A. Two pn junctions
B. One pn junction
C. Three pn junctions
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Three pn junctions
181.

A single phase cycloconverter feeds a resistance heating load. The heating power is provided by

A. only the fundamental component of output wave
B. only higher harmonics in the output wave
C. both fundamental and higher harmonics in the output wave
D. either (a) or (b)
Answer» D. either (a) or (b)
182.

The static equalisation circuit for thyristors connected in series is

A. one resistor in series with each thyristor
B. one resistor in parallel with each thyristor
C. one resistor and one capacitor in parallel with each thyristor
D. none of the above
Answer» C. one resistor and one capacitor in parallel with each thyristor
183.

When a single phase dual converter is operating in circulating current mode

A. both converters are working as rectifiers simultaneously
B. one converter is always working as rectifier and the other as inverter
C. only one converter is working at one time
D. both converters are either working as rectifiers or as inverters simultaneously
Answer» C. only one converter is working at one time
184.

The efficiency of a chopper circuit is about

A. around 20%
B. around 5%
Answer» B. around 5%
185.

Thyristors can be used for control of

A. dc separately excited motor
B. dc shunt motor
C. dc series motor
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
186.

In a cycloconverter it is possible to vary

A. only output frequency
B. only output voltage
C. both output voltage and frequency but not simultaneously
D. both output voltage and output frequency simultaneously
Answer» E.
187.

A single phase full converter gives maximum and minimum output voltage at firing angles of

A. 0 and 180° respectively
B. 180° and 0° respectively
C. 0 and 90° respectively
D. 90° and 0° respectively
Answer» B. 180¬∞ and 0¬∞ respectively
188.

Assertion (A): A fully controlled bridge converter can operate in first and fourth quadrant.Reason (R): A semi converter is cheaper than a full converter.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» C. A is correct but R is wrong
189.

Which of these commutation methods is used in AC-DC converters?

A. Class A
B. Class C
C. Class D
D. Class F
Answer» E.
190.

In a 3 phase full converter, the firing angle is less than 60°. The instantaneous output voltage

A. will have positive part only
B. will have both positive and negative parts
C. may have both positive and negative parts
D. will have negative part if load is inductive
Answer» B. will have both positive and negative parts
191.

The number of layers in a Shockley diode are

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 2 or 3
Answer» D. 2 or 3
192.

In a single phase semiconverter feeding a highly inductive load, the load current is

A. sinusoidal
B. nearly constant
C. absolutely constant
D. rectangular
Answer» C. absolutely constant
193.

Assertion (A): The gate current of an SCR is always in the form of pulses. Reason (R): The gate losses, in pulse triggering, are low.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
194.

Two single phase semi-converters are connected in series to form a series converter. The input is v = Vm sin ωt and a1, a2 are the firing angles. If a1 = 0, the dc output voltage is

A. (1 + cos a2)
B. (2 + cos a2)
C. (3 + cos a2)
D. (4 + cos a2)
Answer» D. (4 + cos a2)
195.

A single phase fully controlled bridge rectifier is fed by a source having inductance. The output voltage during overlap period is

A. Vm
B. 0.5 Vm
C. zero
D. 0.5 Vm - voltage drop across inductance
Answer» D. 0.5 Vm - voltage drop across inductance
196.

The two modes of operation of three phase bridge inverters are known as

A. 60° mode and 120° mode
B. 90° mode and 120° mode
C. 120° mode and 180° mode
D. 120° mode and 240° mode
Answer» D. 120¬∞ mode and 240¬∞ mode
197.

Which chopper circuit uses saturable reactor?

A. Auxiliary commutated
B. Jones chopper
C. Morgan chopper
D. Load commutated
Answer» D. Load commutated
198.

A relaxation oscillator uses

A. tunnel diode
B. UJT
C. both tunnel diode and UJT
D. PIN diode
Answer» C. both tunnel diode and UJT
199.

A 3 phase semiconverter when supplying a certain load has a rectification efficiency of 0.6 and transformer utilisation factor of 0.35. When a 3 phase full converter is supplying the same load

A. rectification efficiency will be more than 0.6 and TUF will be more than 0.35
B. rectification efficiency will be more than 0.6 but TUF will be less than 0.35
C. rectification efficiency will be less than 0.6 and TUF will be less than 0.35
D. rectification efficiency will be less than 0.6 but TUF will be more than 0.35
Answer» B. rectification efficiency will be more than 0.6 but TUF will be less than 0.35
200.

The method of triggering SCS is

A. application of pulse at cathode gate
B. application of low voltage at anode
Answer» B. application of low voltage at anode