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  1. In a series inverter

  2. A.
    the commutating elements carry full load current
    B.
    the commutating elements carry upto 50% of load current
    C.
    the commutating elements do not carry load current
    D.
    any of the above

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  3. A NAND gate has 3 inputs and one output. The number of thyristors required for this gate are

  4. A.
    1
    B.
    2
    C.
    3
    D.
    3 or 4

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  5. Which of these devices is used in relaxation oscillator?

  6. A.
    UJT
    B.
    SCR
    C.
    DIAC
    D.
    TRIAC

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  7. In auxiliary commutated chopper fed by voltage V and having L and C commutating elements, the peak value of capacitor current is

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  9. In a single phase semiconverter feeding a highly inductive load, the load current is

  10. A.
    sinusoidal
    B.
    nearly constant
    C.
    absolutely constant
    D.
    rectangular

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  11. Two thyristors of the same rating and specifications

  12. A.
    will have equal on state voltage drops
    B.
    will have equal forward blocking voltage for the same current
    C.
    will have different on state voltage drops
    D.
    may have equal or different on state voltage drops and equal or different forward blocking voltage's for the same current

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  13. A 3 phase induction motor is controlled by voltage and frequency control such that the ratio V/f is constant. At 50 Hz, the starting torque is 100 N-m. At 25 Hz, the starting torque

  14. A.
    will be less than 100 N-m
    B.
    will be more than 100 N-m
    C.
    may be more or less than 100 N-m depending on motor parameters
    D.
    very small

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  15. In a three phase to single phase full wave bridge cycloconverter, the number of thyristors is

  16. A.
    36
    B.
    18
    C.
    12
    D.
    8

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  17. A single phase half wave converter is feeding-a resistor load. The input voltage is v = Vm sin ωt. If firing angle is zero, the output dc voltage Vdc and output rms voltage Vrms respectively

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  19. In a cycloconverter it is possible to vary

  20. A.
    only output frequency
    B.
    only output voltage
    C.
    both output voltage and frequency but not simultaneously
    D.
    both output voltage and output frequency simultaneously

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