SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Course: B. Tech Division: EEE

Subject: Power Electronics and Drives Subject Code: EEE3004
Time: Three Hours Max. Marks: 100
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
Answer Any Five Question
Q.1 a) Discuss the construction and working principle of power MOSFET. [6]
b) Ten thyristors are connected in series. The string voltage VS =1500 V and [4]
VD =2000 V. The maximum device leakage current is 4 mA and difference in
recovery charge is 2μ sec. Design the maximum value of sharing resistance
and the capacitance
c) With the help of latching action explain the V-I characteristics of SCR. [10]
Q.2 a) With help of necessary circuit diagram and waveforms explain the operation [10]
of a single-phase fully controlled bridge rectifier. Also derive the expression
for average voltage and RMS voltage. Assume that the load is highly inductive
such that the load current can be considered constant
b) What is commutation angle or overlap angle? [2]
c) A three phase fully controlled converter is feeding a highly inductive load. [8]
With neat power circuit, draw the output voltage waveform (use graph sheet)
at firing angle α = 60o . Also derive the expression for an average output
voltage.
Q.3 a) Single phase full bridge inverter has the following data’s: [14]
R=25 Ω , L=20mH, V=200 V, switching frequency f=1 kHz. Assume
repetitive conditions.
i. Obtain a numerical expression for the current in one half-cycle of the AC
output.
ii. Sketch the waveforms of the output current and voltage.
iii. Determine the instants at which zero-crossings occur, commencing from
the positive going zero-crossing of the voltage.
iv. State the conduction sequence of all eight power semiconductor
switching elements and the conduction angle of each element
b) Analyze the operation of single phase AC Voltage controller with resistive [6]
load and derive the expression for rms output voltage & rms output current
Q.4 a) Give the functional block diagram of an Electric drive [4]
b) List the various classes of motor duty [8]
c) Explain the four quadrant operation of an electric drive with relevant sketches [8]
Q.5 a) With neat diagram, explain the regenerative braking operation of a d.c chopper [10]
fed separately excited d.c motor drive
b) What is meant by PWM control in dc chopper? [2]
c) A DC chopper is connected to an inductive load with a resistance of 5. On [8]
time and off time of the chopper is 20ms and 10ms respectively. The DC
supply voltage is 300V. Calculate,
(i) Duty ratio
(ii) Chopping frequency
(iii) Average load voltage
(iv) Average load current
Q.6 a) Describe how speed control is achieved using V/F control of three-phase [10]
induction motor
b) Describe how speed control operation of PM BLDC motor with relevant [10]
circuit and wave forms.