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  1. UJT can be used for

  2. A.
    firing an SCR
    B.
    turning off an SCR
    C.
    both firing and turning off an SCR
    D.
    none of the above

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  3. In a series inverter supplying a load resistance R, the commutating elements L and C should be such that

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  5. In a full wave converter (M - 2 connection) feeding an RLE load, the peak thyristor current is 15 A. For fully controlled bridge circuit and same load current, the peak thyristor current will be

  6. A.
    30 A
    B.
    152 A
    C.
    15 A
    D.

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  7. Induction heating systems require low frequency inverters.

  8. A.
    True
    B.
    False

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  9. A single phase half wave controlled rectifier circuit is feeding on RL load. The circuit has a freewheeling diode. The input voltage is v = Vm sin ωt. If I0 is the load current during the conduction of freewheeling diode, the KVL equation during the conduction of free wheeling diode is

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  11. HVDC transmission systems generally use

  12. A.
    12 pulse converters
    B.
    6 pulse converters
    C.
    3 pulse converters
    D.
    either 12 or 6 pulse converters

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  13. 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

  14. A.
    a
    B.
    2 a
    C.
    4 a
    D.
    0.5 a

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  15. During forward blocking state of SCR, the voltage and current respectively are

  16. A.
    high and high
    B.
    low and low
    C.
    high and low
    D.
    low and high

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  17. In a 3 phase full converter the average load current is 150 A. The average thyristor current is

  18. A.
    150 A
    B.
    75A
    C.
    50 A
    D.
    25 A

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  19. The two modes of operation of three phase bridge inverters are known as

  20. A.
    60° mode and 120° mode
    B.
    90° mode and 120° mode
    C.
    120° mode and 180° mode
    D.
    120° mode and 240° mode

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