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1.

A single phase ac - dc converter is also known as

A. rectifier
B. inverter
C. chopper
D. regulator
Answer» B. inverter
2.

The square wave operation of 3 phase VSI lines contains the harmonics. The amplitudes are

A. Directly proportional to their harmonic order
B. Inversely proportional to their harmonic order
C. Not related to their harmonic order
D. None of these
Answer» C. Not related to their harmonic order
3.

The ability of an electronic system to function properly in its intended electromagnetic environment and should not be a source of pollution to that electromagnetic environment is known as

A. Susceptibility
B. Emission
C. Interference
D. Electromagnetic compatibility
Answer» E.
4.

To detect an over - current fault condition, the most reliable method is to connect a

A. Current sensor across IGBT
B. Voltage sensor across IGBT
C. Current sensor in series with IGBT
D. Voltage sensor in series with IGBT
Answer» D. Voltage sensor in series with IGBT
5.

A crowbar is a circuit which is used to protect a

A. voltage sensitive load from excessive dc power supply output voltages
B. current sensitive load from excessive dc power supply output voltages
C. voltage sensitive load from excessive ac power supply output voltages
D. current sensitive load from excessive ac power supply output voltages
Answer» B. current sensitive load from excessive dc power supply output voltages
6.

An ideal switch is

A. Lossless
B. Carry current in any direction when it is on
C. Does not carry any current in any direction when it is off
D. All of these
Answer» E.
7.

Unipolar modulation is generally used in

A. AC - AC converters
B. AC - DC converters
C. DC - AC converters
D. DC - DC converters
Answer» E.
8.

In ac - dc conversion, when the switch is closed then the sum of voltages around the loop is

A. Zero
B. Non zero
C. Equal to the sum of voltage when switch is open
D. Twice of the voltage when switch is open
Answer» C. Equal to the sum of voltage when switch is open
9.

Transformer utilization factor is a measure of the merit of a rectifier circuit. It is the ratio of

A. AC input power to the transformer volt - amp rating required by secondary
B. AC input power to the transformer volt - amp rating required by primary
C. DC output power to the transformer volt - amp rating required by secondary
D. DC output power to the transformer volt - amp rating required by primary
Answer» D. DC output power to the transformer volt - amp rating required by primary
10.

A rectifier with an external low pass filter is an example of

A. Indirect switch matrix circuits
B. Direct switch matrix circuits
C. Embedded converters
D. All of these
Answer» C. Embedded converters
11.

In the SPWM, the modulating signal is

A. Square
B. Sinusoidal
C. Triangular
D. Saw - tooth
Answer» C. Triangular
12.

IGBT stands for

A. Insulated gate bipolar transistor
B. Insulated gate bidirectional transistor
C. Inductive gate bipolar transistor
D. Inductive gate bidirectional transistor
Answer» B. Insulated gate bidirectional transistor
13.

In constant frequency PWM, at perturbation the amplitude of the sinusoidal component is a

A. Linear function
B. Non linear function
C. Constant function
D. None of these
Answer» E.
14.

In a square - wave operation of 3 phase CSIs, the power values are on for

A. 60 degree
B. 90 degree
C. 120 degree
D. 150 degree
Answer» D. 150 degree
15.

The transfer function of PWM is generally developed in

A. Time domain
B. Frequency domain
C. Either (a) or (b)
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
16.

In variable frequency, PWM gain

A. Phase lead helps to increase the phase margin of the control loop
B. Phase lag helps to increase the phase margin of the control loop
C. Phase lead helps to decrease the phase margin of the control loop
D. Phase lag helps to decrease the phase margin of the control loop
Answer» B. Phase lag helps to increase the phase margin of the control loop
17.

An SCR can be used

A. as static conductor
B. for power control
C. for speed control of dc shunt motor
D. all of these
Answer» E.
18.

Silicon controlled rectifier can be turned on

A. By applying a gate pulse and turned off only when current becomes zero
B. And turned off by applying gate pulse
C. By applying a gate pulse and turned off by removing the gate pulse
D. By making current non zero and turned off by making current zero
Answer» B. And turned off by applying gate pulse
19.

Number of PN junction in an SCR is

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer» C. Four
20.

A carrier based PWM technique in CSI is composed of

A. A switching pulse generator and a shorting pulse generator
B. A shorting pulse distributor
C. A switching and shorting pulse combination
D. All of these
Answer» E.
21.

TRIAC is a semiconductor power electronic device which contains

A. Two SCR’s connected in reverse parallel
B. Two SCR’s connected in parallel
C. Two SCR’s connected in series
D. Two BJT’s connected in series
Answer» B. Two SCR’s connected in parallel
22.

Anode of an operational SCR is

A. Always positive w.r.t cathode
B. Always negative w.r.t anode
C. Always positive w.r.t anode
D. Always negative w.r.t cathode
Answer» B. Always negative w.r.t anode
23.

In a silicon controlled rectifier, the load is connected

A. Across anode
B. In series with anode
C. Across cathode
D. In series with cathode
Answer» C. Across cathode
24.

The phase angle of gate signal in TRIAC can be shifted by using

A. A capacitor
B. A variable resistor
C. An inductor
D. Only (a) and (b)
Answer» E.
25.

The curve between V and I of SCR when anode is positive w.r.t cathode and when anode is negative w.r.t cathode are known as

A. both as forward characteristics
B. both as reverse characteristics
C. former as forward characteristics and later as reverse characteristics
D. former as reverse characteristics and later as forward characteristics
Answer» D. former as reverse characteristics and later as forward characteristics
26.

In a 3 phase half wave rectifier, when firing angle is less than 90 degree, then the average dc output voltage becomes

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Zero
D. None of these
Answer» B. Negative
27.

With gate open, the maximum anode current at which SCR is turned off from ON condition is called

A. breakdown voltage
B. peak reverse voltage
C. holding current
D. latching current
Answer» D. latching current
28.

Form factor of a rectifier is the ratio of

A. Root mean square value of voltage and current to its peak value
B. Root mean square value of voltage and current to its average value
C. Average value of current and voltage to its root mean square value
D. Peak value of current and voltage to its root mean square value
Answer» C. Average value of current and voltage to its root mean square value
29.

In a 3 phase VSI SPWM to use a single carrier signal and preserve the features of PWM technique, the normalized carrier frequency should be

A. Multiple of two
B. Odd multiple of three
C. Odd multiple of five
D. Odd multiple of seven
Answer» C. Odd multiple of five
30.

Ripple factor is the ratio of

A. Rms value of the ac component of load voltage to the dc voltage
B. Average value of the ac component of load voltage to the peak value of voltage
C. Average value of the dc component of load voltage to the ac voltage
D. Peak value of the dc component of load voltage to the ac voltage
Answer» B. Average value of the ac component of load voltage to the peak value of voltage
31.

The ac voltage controller can be used for

A. Lighting and heating control
B. On - line transformer tap changing
C. Soft starting
D. All of these
Answer» E.
32.

An RC snubber network used in BJT

A. Divert the collector current during turn - off
B. Improves the reverse bias safe operating area
C. Dissipates a fair amount of switching power
D. All of these
Answer» E.
33.

Regulator sampling PWM is usually used in

A. High power inverters
B. Rectifiers
C. Low power inverters
D. Only (a) and (b)
Answer» E.
34.

The opposite of susceptibility is

A. Immunity
B. Emission
C. Interference
D. Electromagnetic compatibility
Answer» B. Emission
35.

In square wave operation mode of 3 phase VSI, the VSI

A. Can control the load voltage
B. Cannot control the load voltage
C. Cannot control the load voltage except by means of dc link voltage
D. Cannot control the load voltage except by means of dc link current
Answer» D. Cannot control the load voltage except by means of dc link current
36.

DIAC and TRIAC both are semiconductors devices and conduct in

A. DIAC conducts in forward direction and TRIAC conducts in reverse direction
B. Both conducts in forward direction
C. Both conducts in reverse direction
D. Both conducts in either direction
Answer» E.
37.

In a lossless inverter, the average power absorbed in one period by the load must be

A. Equal to the average power supplied by the dc source
B. Greater than the average power supplied by the dc source
C. Lesser than the average power supplied by the dc source
D. Equal to the average power supplied by the ac source
Answer» B. Greater than the average power supplied by the dc source
38.

If all the SCR’s of 3 phase PAC is replaced by diodes, they would be triggered

A. 120 degree after the zero crossing of the corresponding line voltages
B. 60 degree after the zero crossing of the corresponding line voltages
C. 120 degree before the zero crossing of the corresponding line voltages
D. 60 degree before the zero crossing of the corresponding line voltages
Answer» C. 120 degree before the zero crossing of the corresponding line voltages
39.

A step - down choppers can be used in

A. Electric traction
B. Electric vehicles
C. Machine tools
D. All of these
Answer» E.
40.

The output current in PWM DC - DC converters is equal to

A. Average value of the output inductor current
B. Product of an average inductor current and a function of duty ratio
C. Either (a) or (b)
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
41.

A MOSFET, for its conduction uses

A. Only minority carriers
B. Only majority carriers
C. Both minority and majority carriers
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both minority and majority carriers
42.

A combination of synchronized leading edge and trailing edge modulation has also been used to control a

A. Boost single - phase power factor converter
B. A buck dc - dc converter to reduce ripple in the intermediate dc bus capacitor
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None f these
Answer» D. None f these
43.

In a full bridge VSI, in order to avoid the short circuit across the DC bus and the undefined AC output voltage condition, the modulating technique should ensure that

A. Top switch of each leg is on at any instant
B. Bottom switch of each leg is on at any instant
C. Either (a) or (b)
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
44.

MOSFET stands for

A. Metal - oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
B. Molybdenum - oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
C. Metal - oxide silicon field effect transistor
D. Metal - oxide semiconductor field effect transmitter
Answer» B. Molybdenum - oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
45.

Advantages of Cuk converter is / are

A. Large number of reactive component
B. Low stress on switch
C. Low stress on capacitor
D. None of these
Answer» E.
46.

In a flyback converter, the inductor of the buck-boost converter has been replaced by a

A. Flyback capacitor
B. Flyback resistor
C. Flyback transformer
D. Flyback transistor
Answer» D. Flyback transistor
47.

The Graetz bridge makes excellent use of

A. Current transformer
B. Potential transformer
C. Power transformer
D. SCR
Answer» D. SCR
48.

The ac output voltage waveform of VSI and AC output current waveform of CSI respectively is composed of

A. High dv / dt, low di / dt
B. Low dv / dt, low di / dt
C. Low dv / dt, high di / dt
D. High dv / dt, high di / dt
Answer» E.
49.

If energy is taken from the AC side of the inverter and sends it back into the DC side, then it is known as

A. Motoring mode operation
B. Braking mode operation
C. Regenerative mode operation
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
50.

If the firing angle becomes negative, then the rectifier begins to work as

A. A rectifier
B. An inverter
C. A chopper
D. A regulator
Answer» C. A chopper