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51.

During the commutation period in 3 phase converter, overlap time is

A. Dependent on the load current
B. Dependent on the voltage
C. Dependent on both the load current and load voltage behind the short circuit current
D. Independent on both the load current and load voltage
Answer» D. Independent on both the load current and load voltage
52.

In dual converters,

A. Both rectifiers provides positive current to the load
B. Both rectifiers provide negative current to the load
C. One rectifiers provide positive current to the load and the other negative current
D. One rectifier provide positive current to the source and the other negative current to the load
Answer» B. Both rectifiers provide negative current to the load
53.

A TRIAC can be turned on with

A. Positive voltage at the gate terminal
B. Negative voltage at the gate terminal
C. Either (a) or (b)
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
54.

In radiative coupling, the emitter radiation field

A. Decays as 1 / R, where R is the separation distance between the emitter and the receptor
B. Decays as R, where R is the separation distance between the emitter and the receptor
C. Decays as 1 / 2 R, where R is the separation distance between the emitter and the receptor
D. Decays as 2R, where R is the separation distance between the emitter and the receptor
Answer» B. Decays as R, where R is the separation distance between the emitter and the receptor
55.

In a load commutated DC - DC chopper, the capacitor has a

A. Symmetric triangular voltage across itself
B. Symmetric rectangular voltage across itself
C. Symmetric trapezoidal voltage across itself
D. Symmetric sinusoidal voltage across itself
Answer» D. Symmetric sinusoidal voltage across itself
56.

Between the incoming and outgoing devices in voltage commutation

A. Large overlapping takes place
B. Small overlapping operation
C. No overlapping operation
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
57.

The effects of EMI can be reduced by

A. Suppressing emissions
B. Reducing the efficiency of the coupling path
C. Reducing the susceptibility of the receptor
D. All of these
Answer» E.
58.

In EMC signal, the source delivers maximum power to the input of transmission line when the transmission line input impedance

A. Is equal to the source resistance
B. Greater than the source resistance
C. Smaller than the source resistance
D. None of these
Answer» B. Greater than the source resistance
59.

For swept frequency measurements, the input impedance of the mismatched transmission line would vary with frequency as the electrical length of the transmission line would

A. Decrease with frequency
B. Remains same with change in frequency
C. Increase with frequency
D. Either (a) or (b)
Answer» D. Either (a) or (b)
60.

In rectifiers, load current flow is

A. Unidirectional
B. Bidirectional
C. Either (a) or (b)
D. Non directional
Answer» B. Bidirectional
61.

In current commutated DC-DC choppers, the voltage spike appears across the load when

A. Voltage across the commutating inductances collapses
B. The capacitance voltage adds to the supply voltage
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
62.

An ideal diode is

A. Unidirectional
B. Bidirectional
C. Fixed voltage polarity
D. Only (a) and (c)
Answer» E.
63.

The on - state voltage drop of IGBT consists of

A. Drop across the collector junction
B. Drop across the drift region
C. Drop across MOSFET portion
D. All of these
Answer» E.
64.

Advantages of HVDC transmission over AC system is / are

A. Reversal of power can be controlled by firing angle
B. Very good dynamic behavior
C. They can link two AC system operating unsynchronized
D. All of these
Answer» E.
65.

The maximum firing angle in the half wave controlled regulator is

A. 180 degree
B. 190 degree
C. 200 degree
D. 210 degree
Answer» E.
66.

In a phase controlled 3 phase ac voltage controller, the harmonic present is

A. 2nd
B. 3rd
C. 5th
D. 7th
Answer» B. 3rd
67.

The IGBT resulted in higher switching speed and lower energy losses. It can be used for

A. Uninterruptible power supplies
B. Induction heating system
C. Constant voltage and frequency power supplies
D. All of these
Answer» E.
68.

A capacitive load in voltage source inverters generates

A. Small current spikes and can be reduced by using an inductive filter
B. Large current spikes and can be increased by using an inductive filter
C. Small current spikes and can be increased by using an inductive filter
D. Large current spikes and can be reduced by using an inductive filter
Answer» E.
69.

Double edge modulation eliminates certain harmonics when the reference is a

A. Sine wave
B. Square wave
C. Triangular wave
D. Trapezoidal wave
Answer» B. Square wave
70.

In a full wave rectifier, the rectification ratio is approximately equal to

A. 61%
B. 71%
C. 81%
D. 91%
Answer» D. 91%
71.

Bidirectional semiconductor device is

A. Diode
B. BJT
C. SCR
D. TRIAC
Answer» E.
72.

The carrier which are commonly used in constant - frequency PWM is

A. Sawtooth carrier
B. Inverted sawtooth carrier
C. Triangle carrier
D. All of these
Answer» E.
73.

In the operation and control of both naturally commutated and forced commutated SCR base converter, commutation plays an important role. The converters is / are

A. AC - DC
B. DC - DC
C. DC - AC
D. All of these
Answer» E.
74.

In a three phase voltage source inverters

A. Only amplitude of voltage is controllable
B. Only phase is controllable
C. Both amplitude and phase is controllable
D. Amplitude, phase and frequency of voltages should always be controllable
Answer» E.
75.

In a 3 phase VSI out of eight valid states, the number of valid states that produce zero ac line voltages is/are

A. One
B. two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer» C. Three
76.

As the breakdown voltage reached, the DIAC exhibits

A. Negative resistance characteristics
B. Goes into avalanche condition
C. Voltage drop snaps back
D. All of these
Answer» E.
77.

DIAC are specifically designed to trigger

A. TRIAC
B. SCR
C. GTO
D. Only (a) and (b)
Answer» E.
78.

In commutation PAC stands for

A. Permanent angle converter
B. Phase angle converter
C. Phase angle commutation
D. Phase and commutation
Answer» C. Phase angle commutation
79.

For power output higher than 15 kW, the suitable rectifier is

A. Single phase
B. 3 phase
C. Poly phase
D. Only (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
80.

In a 3 phase bridge rectifier the ripple frequency is

A. Equal to the input frequency
B. Twice the input frequency
C. Three times the input frequency
D. Six times the input frequency
Answer» E.
81.

The sum of all phase current in a star connected primary winding with no neutral connection is equal to

A. Phase current
B. Three times the phase current
C. Three times the line current
D. Zero at all times
Answer» E.
82.

In BJT, switching losses occurs

A. Only at turn - on
B. Only at turn - off
C. Both at turn on and off
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
83.

In BJT, the forward biased base emitter junction inject holes from base to emitter, the holes

A. Do not contribute to the collector current
B. Result in net current flow component into the base
C. Contribute to the collector current
D. Only (a) and (b)
E. Only (b) and (c)
Answer» E. Only (b) and (c)
84.

Double fourier series analysis of PWM is

A. Two dimensional functions
B. Three dimensional functions
C. One dimensional functions
D. All of these
Answer» B. Three dimensional functions
85.

Single phase VSI are mainly used in

A. Power supplies
B. Ups
C. Multilevel configuration
D. All of these
Answer» E.
86.

Very large values of modulation index (greater than 3.24) lead to

A. Square AC output voltage
B. Sine AC output voltage
C. Triangular AC output voltage
D. Trapezoidal AC output voltage
Answer» B. Sine AC output voltage
87.

In single phase VSI, the harmonic which is not present is

A. 2nd
B. 3rd
C. 5th
D. 7th
Answer» B. 3rd
88.

If the gate voltage of an SCR is removed, then the

A. anode current decreases
B. anode current does not decrease at all
C. anode current increases
D. cathode current increases
Answer» C. anode current increases
89.

The input current waveform of a bridge controlled rectifier when the load is perfectly filtered is

A. Sine wave
B. Square wave
C. Saw - tooth wave
D. Trapezoidal wave
Answer» C. Saw - tooth wave
90.

A full wave rectifier with resistive load produces

A. Second harmonic
B. Third harmonic
C. Fifth harmonic
D. Do not produce harmonics
Answer» E.
91.

Under harmonic free load voltages, the 3 phase VSI

A. Does not contains second harmonic
B. Does not contains third harmonic
C. Does not contains fifth harmonic
D. Does not contains seventh harmonic
Answer» B. Does not contains third harmonic
92.

In a 3 phase CSI, if the required line output voltages are balanced and 120 degree out of phase, then the chopping angles are used to eliminate only the harmonics at frequencies

A. 5
B. 7
C. 11
D. All of these
Answer» E.
93.

For similar carrier and modulating signals, the line current used in CSI is

A. Identical to line voltage in a VSI
B. Identical to line current in VSI
C. Identical to phase voltage in VSI
D. Identical to phase voltage in CSI
Answer» B. Identical to line current in VSI
94.

The advantage of using free - wheeling diode in half controlled bridge converter is that

A. There is always a path for the dc current independent of the ac line
B. There is always a path for the ac current independent of the ac line
C. There is always a path for the dc current dependent of the ac line
D. There is always a path for the ac current independent of the ac line
Answer» B. There is always a path for the ac current independent of the ac line
95.

The most suited gate pulses given to the AC regulator with R - L load can be in the form of

A. Continuous signal
B. Large isolating pulse transformer
C. A train of pulses
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
96.

The power MOSFET device is a

A. Current controlled unipolar device
B. Voltage controlled unipolar device
C. Current controlled bipolar device
D. Voltage controlled bipolar device
Answer» C. Current controlled bipolar device
97.

With increase in firing angle,

A. Both harmonic distortion and quality of input current increases
B. Harmonic distortion increases and quality of input current decreases
C. Harmonic distortion decreases and quality of input current increases
D. Both harmonic distortion and quality of input current decreases
Answer» C. Harmonic distortion decreases and quality of input current increases
98.

Harmonics in 3 phase inverters can be reduced by using

A. Passive filter
B. Active filter
C. Both passive and active filters
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
99.

For a buck converter to reduce the conduction losses in diode

A. A high on - resistance switch can be added in parallel
B. A low on - resistance switch can be added in parallel
C. A high on - resistance switch can be added in series
D. A low on - resistance switch can be added in series
Answer» C. A high on - resistance switch can be added in series
100.

The conduction losses in IGBT is

A. More than that of MOSFET
B. Lower than that of MOSFET
C. Equal to that of MOSFET
D. Equal to that of BJT
Answer» C. Equal to that of MOSFET