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B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012

Fifth Semester

IC 010 502 Industrial Electronics and Application

Time: Three Hours Maximum:

100 Marks

Part A(5X3=15 marks)

Answer all questions
Each question carries 3 marks

1. What are latching and holding current of SCR? Explain their significance
2. What is meant by line commutation of SCR
3. Describe the principle of step up chopper
4. What is meant by phase locked loop control
5. What is meant by cable firing

Part B (5X5=25 marks)

Answer all questions

Each question carries 5 marks

6. Draw and Explain the v-I characteristics of a thyristors

7. What is the effect of using freewheeling diode in phase controlled circuits? .
8. Explain principle of operation of PWM inverter
9. Explain the operation of a single phase semi converter d. c. drives
10. Explain the control circuits for power electronics

Part C

Module I
11. a) Explain transfer and output characteristics of a MOSFET (6
marks)
12. (b) Discuss two transistor model of a thyristors. Derive an expression for a
node current

(6 marks)
Or

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13. (a)Explain the working of a triac

(6 marks)

14. (b)With neat diagram explain the RC triggering circuits of an SCR (6

marks)

Module II

15. (a)Discuss the operation of three phase full wave converter and explain its
waveform
(12Marks)

Or

16. Draw and Explain the waveforms for source voltage ,

load voltage and load current for a single phase full wave SCR circuits with
resistive load and obtain expression for average load current and load voltage
(12 Marks)

Module III

17. (a) What are two quadrant chopper? Explain working Principle
(6 marks)
18. (b) Explain operation of type E chopper (6
Marks)

Or

19. Explain the working of a three phase voltage source inverter in 120 degree
mode of

Operation (12
Marks)
Module IV
20. What is meant by slip power recovery scheme (12
Marks)

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Or
21. Draw and explain the circuit of chopper fed d.c. series motor. Derive the
relation between torque and speed and plot the characteristics

Module V
22. Explain series and parallel operation of thyristors (12
Marks)

Or

23. Explain basic schemes for pulse generation using digital and analog ICs
(12 Marks)

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