THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA

LEVEL 5
ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/11
ASSIGNMENT #01

MEX5270 POWER ELECTRONICS AND MOTOR DRIVES

(1) Only the soft copy of the answer script must be uploaded to the OUSL Virtual
Classroom on or before 30 th September 2010, in PDF format. The answer script must
be less than seven pages.

(2) When you are submitting the assignment, first click the “Assignment’ module and
select the appropriate assignment in the given item list. Then answer the particular
assignment through the virtual class. If you do not follow the instructions, then your
submission can be seen by anyone in the MEX5270 class.

(3) Late submission will not be accepted.

Q1.

During the turn – on and turn – off of a power transistor the current and voltage relationships
are as shown in Fig. 1. Determine the energy loss during both turn – on as well as turn – off
periods and the average switching power loss if the transistor is being switched at a frequency
of 10 kHz. Also determine the maximum instantaneous power dissipation.
ic

100 A

Turn off

5 µs
50 A B

Turn on
2µs

A
100 V 200 V Vce

Figure 1

(Answers: 1.66 mJ, 16.67 mJ, 183.4 Watts and 5 KW)

Q2.

Fig. 2 shows an inverter configuration using four static switches for converting a dc voltage
input across PQ into an ac voltage across AB. Each switch is treated to be nonideal with a
forward characteristics given by

vf = 1.6 + 0.1 * if V

The repetitive switching frequency is 500 Hz. In each switching cycle, the sequence is as
follows. S 1 and S4 are both turned on at t = 0. Both are turned off at t = 0.6 ms. S2 and S3 are
then turned on at t = 1.0 ms and turn off at t = 1.6 ms. Neglect all power losses in the switch
except that due to the forward voltage drop in the on-state. Determine (a) the maximum
instantaneous power loss in any one switch and also the average power loss in it and (b) the
maximum instantaneous power output from the converter and its average efficiency.

(Answers: (a) Pon(max) = 22.5 W, Pon(avg) = 6.75 W, (b) Po(max) = 405 W, η = 90%)

Q3.

The converter and snubber circuit as shown in Fig. 3 has Vs = 100 V and IL = 5 A. The
switching frequency is 100 kHz with a duty ratio of 50%. The transistor current takes 0.5 µs
to fall during turn off. (a) Determine the turn – off losses of the transistor without a snubber if
the transistor voltage reaches the full supply voltage, Vs in 0.1 µs (after which the current
starts to fall). (b) Design a turn – off snubber circuit using the criterion that the transistor
voltage reaches its final value at the same time that the transistor current reaches zero. (c)
Determine the transistor turn – off losses. The resistor power with the snubber added and the
total power loss during turn – off. Compare the total power loss with that obtained in part (a).
Assume ton = 5RC
(Answers: (a) Psw(off) = 15W, (b) C = 0.0125 µF, R = 80 Ω, (c) Psw(off) = 2.08 W, PR = 6.25 W)

Q4.

In a single - phase diode bridge rectifier circuit as shown in Fig. 4, Vs = 200 V square – wave
at 60 Hz, Ls = 1 mH and Id = 10 A. Calculate the commutation overlap interval u, the average
DC output voltage Vd and the power delivered to the load Pd. Also calculate the percentage
voltage drop in Vd due to Ls.

D1 D3
Ls
Id

Vs AC

D4 D2

Figure 4

(Answers: 0.0377 rad, 197.6 V, 1976 W, 1.2%)

Q5.

In a single – phase rectifier circuit as shown in Fig. 5 (a), Ls = 1 mH and Vd = 160 V. The
output voltage has a pulse – waveform as shown in Fig. 5. (b) Plot and dimension the
waveform of id. Determine the corresponding average current as well.

(Answers: t1 = 2.09 rad, t3 = 2.61 rad, id-peak = 266.7 A, id(ave) = 110.9 A)

Q6.

A full – wave diode bridge rectifier has a source voltage of 230 V at 50 Hz. It is supplying to
a R-L-Source load with R = 4 Ω, L = 20 mH, Vdc = 100 V. Determine,

(a) The power absorbed by the dc source

(b) The power absorbed by the resistor and
(c) The power factor.

Also estimate the peak-to-peak variation in the load current by considering only the 1st ac
term in the Fourier series for the current.

(Answers: 2678 W, 3076 W, 0.9 and 21 A)