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PARTI.MULTIPLECHOICE
1.

2.

3.

TheSCRcan'tbeturnedoffbysimplyremovingthegate
signal.TwogeneralmethodsthatareusedtoturnoffanSCR
areanodecurrentinterruptionandforcecommutation.
Holdingcurrentisthevalueofthecurrentbelowwhichthe
SCRswitchesfromtheconductionstatetotheblockingregion
underexistingconditions.
OneregionoftheSCRcurvewhenitisforwardbiased
representsthenonconductingregionofoperation.Whatis
thisregioncalled?
a.
b.
c.
d.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Forwardturnoffregion
Forwarddropoutregion
Forwardblockingregion
Forwardnonconductingregion

OneoftheveryimportantcharacteristicsoftheGTOis:
a. Improvedcurrenthandlingcharacteristics
b. Improvednoisecharacteristics
c. Improvedblockingregioncharacteristics
d. Improvedturnofftime
ThespecifiedvalueofholdingcurrentforanSCRmeansthat
(a)thedevicewillturnonwhentheanodecurrentexceeds
thisvalue
(b)thedevicewillturnoffwhentheanodecurrentfallsbelow
thisvalue
(c)thedevicemaybedamagediftheanodecurrentexceeds
thisvalue
(d)thegatecurrentmustequalorexceedthisvaluetoturn
thedeviceon
The__________isgenerallyusedtotriggertheSCR.
a. PUT
b.UJT c.Diac d.Shockleydiode

ATRIACisa_________switchingdevice.
a. Bilateral

c.Unilateral
b. Multilateral

d.Trilateral
TheUJTsarecommonlyusedas:
a. Breakoverdevices c.Amplifiers
b. Tunedoscillators d.Thyristortriggeringdevices

AsamplerelaxationoscillatorusingtheUJTsisshown.
Determinethefrequencyofoscillation.
a. 18Hz
b. 180Hz
c. 218Hz
d. 82Hz

10. SiliconwaschosenfortheconstructionoftheSCRbecauseof
its:
a. Highfrequencycharacteristics
b. Switchingspeedcharacteristics
c. Temperatureandpowercapabilities
d. Alloftheabove
11. Thesiliconcontrolledrectifier(SCR)isforcedintoforward
conductionwhenVFexceedsthe__________ratingofthe
device.
a.
b.

Forwardconductingvoltage
Forwardtriggervoltage

c.Forwardbreakovervoltage
d.Forwardbreakdownvoltage

12. WhichofthefollowingdistinguishesSCRfromtheSCS?
a.
b.
c.
d.

TheSCShasafourthterminal,calledtheanodegate
TheSCSisdrivenintocutoffusingentirelydifferentmethods
SCShaslessmeansofbeingforcedintoitsforwardconductingstate
Alloftheabove

13. TheforwardoperatingcurveoftheSCRisidenticaltothatof
the:
a. SCS
b.GTO
c.DIAC
d.TRIAC

14. Whichofthefollowingdevicescanbedrivingintoits
conductingornonconductingstatebyapplyingtheproper
pulsetoitsgateterminal?
a. TheShockleydiode

c.TheSBS
b. TheGTOdevice

d.TheTRIAC

15. TheLASCRisadevicewhosestateiscontrolledby:
a. Lightintensity
c.Spectralwavelength
b. Lightamplitude
d.Thelightareaproduct

16. WhichofthefollowingdevicesactsasanSCRwithIG=0?
a. TheShockleydiode

c.TheSBS
b. TheGTOdevice

d.TheTRIAC

17. The________iscommonlyusedtocontrolSCRtriggering
a. UJT
b.DIAC
c.SCR
d.JFET

18. AUJThasthefollowingvalue:
0.72
andVEBB
=12V.WhatisthemaximumvalueofVEB1requiredtotrigger
thedeviceintoconduction?
a. 8.64V
b.17.4V
c.12V
d.9.34V

0.7

0.72 12

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19. UJTsarecommonlyusedas:
a. Breakoverdevices

c.Amplifiers
b. Thyristortriggeringdevice
d.Tunedoscillators

20. APUThasavalueofVGK=+8V.WhatvalueofVAKisneededto
triggerthedeviceintoconduction?
a. 8.7Vb.16.7V
c.+8.7V d.cannotbedetermined

A2.IfthediodeinFigureAopens,thevoltageacrossRLwill
(a)increase

0.7

8.7

21. TheSCSdiffersfromtheSCRbecause
(a)itdoesnothaveagateterminal
(b)itsholdingcurrentisless
(c)itcanhandlemuchhighercurrents
(d)ithastwogateterminals
22.TheSCScanbeturnedonby
(a)ananodevoltagethatexceedsforwardbreakovervoltage
(b)apositivepulseonthecathodegate
c)anegativepulseontheanodegate
(d)either(b)or(c)

23.TheSCScanbeturnedoffby
(a)anegativepulseonthecathodegateandapositivepulseon
theanodegate
(b)reducingtheanodecurrenttobelowtheholdingvalue
(c)answers(a)and(b)
(d)apositivepulseonthecathodegateandanegativepulseon
theanodegate

24.WhichofthefollowingisnotacharacteristicoftheUJT?
(a)intrinsicstandoffratio
(b)negativeresistance
(c)peakpointvoltage
(d)bilateralconduction

25.ThePUTis
(a)muchliketheUJT
(b)notathyristor
(c)triggeredonandoffbythegatetoanodevoltage
(d)notafourlayerdevice

PARTIIA.

A1.IfthepotentiometerinaboveFigureAisadjustedfroma
settingnearthebottom(lowresistancefromwipertoground)toa
settingnearthetop(higherresistancefromwipertoground),the
averagecurrentthroughRLwill

(a)increase

(b)decrease

(c)notchange

(b)decrease

(c)notchange

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PARTIIBEmergencylightingsystemacircuitthatwillmaintainlightingbyusingabackupbatterywhenthereisanacpowerfailure.Note:all
diodesareSilicondiodes

a.

Sketchthewaveformofthefullwaverectifiedsignalacrossthebulbusingadropof0.7Vduringconductionofeachdiode.

b.

DeterminethepeakvoltageacrossthecapacitorC1whentheSCR1isoff.

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c.

WhatisthepeakvoltageacrossR1duringthechargingphaseifthebatteryvoltagedropsto5V?

d.

WhatisthevoltageacrossthelampwhentheSCRturnsonandthebatteryisfullychargedat6V?

e.Whatisthecurrentdrawnfromthebatteryifthelampisdissipating2Wofpower?

2
6

0.33

PARTIIC.
AtwhatanodevoltagewillPUTinFigurebegintoconduct?

47
9
47 47k

4.5 0.7
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PARTIID
SketchthecurrentwaveformforthecircuitinFigure.Thebreakoverpotentialis25VandIH=1mA.