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SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY
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Course & Branch :M.E - W-PEL Max. Marks :80 Title of the Paper :Analysis of Rectifiers and Choppers Sub. Code :SEEX5001 Time : 3 Hours Date :26/05/2011 Session :AN
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PART - A (6 x 5 = 30) Answer ALL the Questions 1. Sketch the circuit for semi converter and full converter and plot the i/p voltage, o/p voltage and o/p current waveform for firing angle = 90 degrees for both the cases 2. With neat waveforms explain the three phase full converter for a value of firing angle= 60 degrees. 3. Explain with neat diagram, waveforms and output voltage equation for Buck chopper 4. Distinguish between on-off control and phase angle control in AC voltage controllers 5. What is cyclo converter? Explain single phase step down cyclo converter with neat waveform 6. What is cyclo converter? Explain single phase step up cyclo converter with neat waveform PART B (5 x 10 = 50) Answer ALL the Questions 7. What is overlap angle? Explain the effect of source inductance on a single phase full converter. (or)

8. A single phase full converter has an RL load of L = 65 mH and R = 2.5 ohms. The input voltage is 230V (rms) at 50 Hz. If the delay angle is = 500. Determine (i) the average voltage (ii) the rms voltage (iiii) the average thyristor current. 9. What is overlap angle? Explain the effect of source inductance on a Three phase full converter. Also derive its average and rms values of its output voltage and current? (or) 10. With neat waveforms explain the three phase semi converter for a value of firing angle= 60 degrees. State the condition for continuous and discontinuous output voltage. 11. An ideal chopper operating at a chopping period of 2ms supplies a load of 4 ohms having L=8 mH from 80V battery. Assuming load is shunted by a perfect diode and battery to be lossless (a) Compare the load current waveforms on duty ratio value for the following cases (i) 1/1 (ii) 4/1 (iii) . Also calculate the mean value of load voltage and current at each setting. (or) 12. For a type A chopper perform the steady state time domain analysis and hence derive the equation for unit ripple current 13. Explain with neat sketch, the single phase voltage controller with (a) R load (b) RL load (or) 14. Explain with neat sketch three phase full wave voltage controller. 15. Discuss the operation of single phase cycloconverter. (or) 16. Discuss with related waveforms on matrix converter.