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| 251. | 
                                    A single phase step up cycloconverter changes 50 Hz to 100 Hz. Then one half wave of input will give rise to | 
                            
| A. | one half wave of output | 
| B. | one full wave of output | 
| C. | two full waves of output | 
| D. | either (b) or (c) | 
| Answer» C. two full waves of output | |
| 252. | 
                                    Mc Murray full bridge inverter uses | 
                            
| A. | 8 thyristors and 4 diodes | 
| B. | 8 thyristors and 8 diodes | 
| C. | Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A | 
| D. | Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A | 
| Answer» D. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A | |
| 253. | 
                                    In the basic series inverter circuit, the source current has | 
                            
| A. | low harmonic content | 
| B. | high harmonic content | 
| C. | low or high harmonic content depending on firing angle | 
| D. | zero harmonic content | 
| Answer» C. low or high harmonic content depending on firing angle | |
| 254. | 
                                    Assertion (A): Snubber circuit has an RC series circuit in parallel with SCRReason (R): Voltage across a capacitor can not change instantaneously. | 
                            
| 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 | |
| 255. | 
                                    When UJT is used for thyristor gate signal, the output of UJT is | 
                            
| A. | sine wave | 
| B. | square wave | 
| C. | saw tooth wave | 
| D. | either (a) or (c) | 
| Answer» D. either (a) or (c) | |
| 256. | 
                                    Assertion (A): The turn on time of SCR is about 1 to 4 ms.Reason (R): The turn off time of SCR is about 10 to 300 ms. | 
                            
| 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 | |
| 257. | 
                                    In pulse width modulation of chopper | 
                            
| A. | T is kept constant and Ton is varied | 
| B. | Ton is kept constant T is varied | 
| C. | both T and Ton are varied | 
| D. | either T or Ton is varied | 
| Answer» B. Ton is kept constant T is varied | |
| 258. | 
                                    A half bridge inverter | 
                            
| A. | needs a 3 wire dc supply | 
| B. | may use a two wire or 3 wire dc supply | 
| C. | has higher output voltage if fed from 3 wire dc supply | 
| D. | has higher efficiency if fed from 3 wire dc supply | 
| Answer» B. may use a two wire or 3 wire dc supply | |
| 259. | 
                                    Modified Mc Murray full bridge inverter uses | 
                            
| A. | 4 thyristors and 2 diodes | 
| B. | 4 thyristors and 4 diodes | 
| C. | 8 thyristors and 4 diodes | 
| D. | 8 thyristors and 8 diodes | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 260. | 
                                    A 3 phase induction motor is controlled by voltage and frequency control such that the ratio V/f is constant. At 50 Hz, the starting torque is 100 N-m. At 25 Hz, the starting torque | 
                            
| A. | will be less than 100 N-m | 
| B. | will be more than 100 N-m | 
| C. | may be more or less than 100 N-m depending on motor parameters | 
| D. | very small | 
| Answer» C. may be more or less than 100 N-m depending on motor parameters | |
| 261. | 
                                    The two-transistor model of a thyristor consists of two transistors : | 
                            
| A. | one n-p-n and other p-n-p | 
| B. | both p-n-p | 
| C. | both n-p-n | 
| D. | one n-p-n and other UJT | 
| Answer» B. both p-n-p | |
| 262. | 
                                    An SBS can conduct is one direction only. | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | |
| C. | 3 | 
| D. | 4 | 
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 263. | 
                                    A single phase dual converter consists of | 
                            
| A. | two fully controlled converters connected in parallel | 
| B. | two fully controlled converters connected in antiparallel | 
| C. | two fully controlled semiconverters connected in antiparallel | 
| D. | two fully controlled semiconverters connected in parallel | 
| Answer» C. two fully controlled semiconverters connected in antiparallel | |
| 264. | 
                                    The main utility of SCR is due to | 
                            
| A. | gate triggering | 
| B. | high temperature triggering | 
| C. | triggering | 
| D. | high breakdown voltage | 
| Answer» B. high temperature triggering | |
| 265. | 
                                    The number of gates in an SCR is | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | 3 | 
| C. | 4 | 
| D. | 6 | 
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 266. | 
                                    A cycloconverter is | 
                            
| A. | ac-dc converter | 
| B. | dc-ac converter | 
| C. | dc-dc converter | 
| D. | ac-ac converter | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 267. | 
                                    A single phase semiconverter is supplying RLE load and has a freewheeling diode across the load. The firing angle is a. The freewheeling diode conducts for | 
                            
| A. | a° in each half cycle | 
| B. | (p - a)° in each cycle | 
| C. | a° in one full cycle | 
| D. | (p + a)° in each half cycle | 
| Answer» B. (p - a)¬∞ in each cycle | |
| 268. | 
                                    In a dual converter operated in circulating current mode, the circulating current flows | 
                            
| A. | when load current is zero | 
| B. | when load current is non-zero | 
| C. | even when load current is zero | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 269. | 
                                    A single phase semiconverter is feeding a highly inductive load. The circuit has a freewheeling diode across the load and firing angle is a. During one cycle of input voltage, the total duration of conduction of freewheeling diode is | 
                            
| A. | a | 
| B. | 0.083333333333333 | 
| C. | 0.16666666666667 | 
| D. | 0.5 a | 
| Answer» C. 0.16666666666667 | |
| 270. | 
                                    In a bridge inverter | 
                            
| A. | an output transformer is essential | 
| B. | an output transformer is not essential | 
| C. | an output transformer cannot be connected | 
| D. | an output transformer, if used, can improve the efficiency of the circuit | 
| Answer» C. an output transformer cannot be connected | |
| 271. | 
                                    In thermal ohm's law, temperature and power loss are analogous to | 
                            
| A. | V and I respectively of ohm's law | 
| B. | I and V respectively of ohm's law | 
| C. | R and V respectively of ohm's law | 
| D. | I and R respectively of ohm's law | 
| Answer» C. R and V respectively of ohm's law | |
| 272. | 
                                    Assertion (A): An ac regulator uses natural commutationReason (R): An ac regulator can be used for static on load tap changing of transformer. | 
                            
| 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 | |
| 273. | 
                                    In load commutated chopper, the commutating element | 
                            
| A. | is capacitor, inductor and auxiliary thyristor | 
| B. | any of the above depending on load | 
| C. | 2 f | 
| D. | f | 
| Answer» B. any of the above depending on load | |
| 274. | 
                                    Assertion (A): A GTO circuit is more compact than SCR circuit Reason (R): A GTO can be turned off by negative gate pulse. | 
                            
| 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 | |
| 275. | 
                                    The circuit in figure is for | 
                            
| A. | resonant commutation | 
| B. | self commutation | 
| C. | load commutation | 
| D. | auxiliary commutation | 
| Answer» C. load commutation | |
| 276. | 
                                    Which of these commutation methods uses an external pulse for commutation? | 
                            
| A. | Class A | 
| B. | Class C | 
| C. | Class E | 
| D. | Class F | 
| Answer» D. Class F | |
| 277. | 
                                    Forward rating of an SCR is | 
                            
| A. | the maximum rate of rise of anode voltage which will not trigger the SCR if gate signal is not applied | 
| B. | either (b) or (c) | 
| C. | 2 | 
| D. | 3 | 
| Answer» D. 3 | |
| 278. | 
                                    In an ordinary thyristor | 
                            
| A. | turn on and turn off times are equal | 
| B. | turn on time is more than turn off time | 
| C. | turn off time is more than turn on time | 
| D. | turn on time may be equal, less than or more than turn off time | 
| Answer» D. turn on time may be equal, less than or more than turn off time | |
| 279. | 
                                    Which of the following devices has metal-silicon junction? | 
                            
| A. | General purpose power diode | 
| B. | Schottky diode | 
| C. | SCR | 
| D. | MOSFET | 
| Answer» C. SCR | |
| 280. | 
                                    A static induction thyristor | 
                            
| A. | is a majority carrier device | 
| B. | is a minority carrier device | 
| C. | either a majority carrier or minority carrier device | 
| D. | has a total number of 2 leads | 
| Answer» C. either a majority carrier or minority carrier device | |
| 281. | 
                                    Typical values of for an SCR are in the range of | 
                            
| A. | 1 to 10 | 
| B. | 25 to 500 | 
| C. | 0.1 to 1 | 
| D. | 1000 to 2000 | 
| Answer» C. 0.1 to 1 | |
| 282. | 
                                    The output frequency of a cycloconverter can be changed by changing the firing angle. | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 283. | 
                                    In the circuit of figure, the load current when thyristor is off | 
                            
| A. | is constant | 
| B. | increases exponentially | 
| C. | decreases exponentially | 
| D. | zero | 
| Answer» D. zero | |
| 284. | 
                                    In a single phase full wave ac regulator, the firing angles in the two half cycles | 
                            
| A. | are always equal | 
| B. | are sometimes equal | 
| C. | are never equal | 
| D. | may be equal or unequal | 
| Answer» B. are sometimes equal | |
| 285. | 
                                    A surge voltage | 
                            
| A. | has very high magnitude and very long duration | 
| B. | has very high magnitude and very small duration | 
| C. | has very high magnitude and very small duration and can be positive or negative | 
| D. | can be only positive | 
| Answer» D. can be only positive | |
| 286. | 
                                    The number of leads in a DIAC are | 
                            
| A. | 2 | 
| B. | 3 | 
| C. | 4 | 
| D. | 6 | 
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 287. | 
                                    All inverters use forced commutation. | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 288. | 
                                    In auxiliary commutated chopper, the charging and discharging time of capacitor | 
                            
| A. | are constant | 
| B. | depend on load current | 
| C. | may be constant or may depend on load current | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» C. may be constant or may depend on load current | |
| 289. | 
                                    In a single phase full wave ac regulator the firing angles during both half cycles are equal. | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 290. | 
                                    Present day HVDC converters are all | 
                            
| A. | 3 pulse converters | 
| B. | 6 pulse converters | 
| C. | 12 pulse converters | 
| D. | either 6 pulse or 12 converters | 
| Answer» D. either 6 pulse or 12 converters | |
| 291. | 
                                    In an SCR, the anode current consists of | 
                            
| A. | only holes | 
| B. | only electrons | 
| C. | both electrons and holes | 
| D. | either electrons or holes | 
| Answer» D. either electrons or holes | |
| 292. | 
                                    Assertion (A): When an SCR is conducting, the voltage drop across is about 1 V. Reason (R): When an SCR is conducting, the junction temperature is about 200°C. | 
                            
| 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» D. A is wrong but R is correct | |
| 293. | 
                                    The difference between resonant commutation and self commutation is | 
                            
| A. | both these methods are based on entirely different principles | 
| B. | in resonant commutation, the commutating elements carry load current but in self commutation, the commutating elements do not carry load current | 
| C. | resonant commutation uses L and C but self commutation uses only capacitor | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» B. in resonant commutation, the commutating elements carry load current but in self commutation, the commutating elements do not carry load current | |
| 294. | 
                                    A UJT exhibits negative resistance characteristics when | 
                            
| A. | Current is less than valley current | 
| B. | Current is less than peak current | 
| C. | Current is more than peak current but less than valley current | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 295. | 
                                    A class A chopper has an input voltage of 200 V. Ton = 1.5 ms and Toff = 4.5 ms. The duty cycle, average output voltage and ripple factor respectively are | 
                            
| A. | 0.5, 100 V and 1 | 
| B. | 0.25, 50 V and 3 | 
| C. | 0.25, 50 V and 1 | 
| D. | 0.5, 100 V and 3 | 
| Answer» C. 0.25, 50 V and 1 | |
| 296. | 
                                    Between which points does UJT exhibit negative resistance characteristics | 
                            
| A. | between peak and valley points | 
| B. | before peak point | 
| C. | after peak point | 
| D. | after valley point | 
| Answer» B. before peak point | |
| 297. | 
                                    Which of these devices can conduct in both directions? | 
                            
| A. | SCR | 
| B. | SUS | 
| C. | SBS | 
| D. | UJT | 
| Answer» D. UJT | |
| 298. | 
                                    A 3 phase bridge inverter is fed by 400 V battery. The load is star connected and has a resistance of 10 Ω per phase. The peak value of load current is | 
                            
| A. | 40 A | 
| B. | 20 A | 
| C. | 0.41666666666667 | 
| D. | 0.20833333333333 | 
| Answer» C. 0.41666666666667 | |
| 299. | 
                                    In a 3 phase full converter feeding a highly inductive load, the average load current is 150 A. The peak current through thyristor is | 
                            
| A. | 150 A | 
| B. | 75 A | 
| C. | 50 A | 
| D. | 300 A | 
| Answer» B. 75 A | |
| 300. | 
                                    A dc series motor is coupled to a load whose torque is proportional to speed. It is fed by a single phase ac supply through a full converter. When speed is 500 rpm, firing angle is 45°. It is desired to raise the speed. It will be necessary to | 
                            
| A. | decrease the firing angle | 
| B. | increase the firing angle | 
| C. | either decrease or increase the firing angle depending on the required speed | 
| D. | decrease the load torque | 
| Answer» B. increase the firing angle | |