Dept.

of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, MIT Manipal

ELE 3201 Power Electronics

Assignment 2 1st February, 2017

1. A single phase 230V, 1kW heater is connected across a single phase, 230 V, 50Hz
supply through an SCR. For firing angle of 45 and 90, calculate the power
absorbed by the heater element.
2. A Controlled half wave rectifier across 230 V, 50Hz AC supply has a load consisting
of R = 40 , L = 60 mH. The conduction of the SCR is delayed by an angle of 45.
Determine a) Expression for load current b) Input power factor.
3. A 230 V, 50 Hz, one pulse SCR controlled converter is triggered at a firing angle of
40 and the load current extinguishes at an angle of 210. Determine the circuit turn
off time and the average load voltage. Also sketch (i) Load voltage and load current
waveforms (ii) Supply voltage and current waveforms (ii) Thyristor voltage
waveform.
4. Derive the condition for operating at verge of continuity for full wave fully
controlled bridge rectifier with an RL load.
5. Describe the working of single phase fully controlled rectifier supplying an highly
inductive load with relevant circuit diagram and waveforms. Derive the expressions
for rms and average values of voltage and current for each case.
6. A DC motor receives power from a single phase AC supply of 240 V, 50Hz through a
full wave fully controlled converter. Assume load current to be purely DC of 12 A.
Calculate a) the firing angle of the converter to supply 1000 W power to the DC
motor b) the firing angle for a reverse power flow of 500 W. Draw the load voltage
and current waveform for case (b).
7. Compare the performance of Semiconverters and fully controlled converters.
A highly inductive load, such that the load current can be assumed constant, is to be
supplied from a 230 V, 50 Hz, single phase supply by a fully controlled and a half-
controlled bridge. Compare the average load voltage by each bridge at firing angles
of 30 and 90. Neglect device voltage drops.
8. Explain the effect of freewheeling diode in detail. Also, justify the statement
Freewheeling diode improves the power factor of the system.