St Thomas College of Engineering and Technology

Kozhuvalloor
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

EE305: POWER ELECTRONICS

Series II Question Paper

Max Time 02:00hrs Max Mark: 60

PART A (2×15 marks)
(Answer any 2 questions)
1. a) Explain single pulse width modulation? (6)
b) What is modulation index? (2)
c) Explain the principle of integral control (4)
d) What are the applications of ac voltage controllers? (3)
2. a) What is multiple pulse modulation? (5)
b) Explain the working of sequence control of ac voltage controller
with R Load with a neat circuit diagram. Obtain the expression
for RMS value of load voltage and load current and draw the
waveforms? (7)
c) In a phase controlled circuit using single phase 230 V, 50 Hz supply,
the triggering angle is adjusted at 30 degrees in both half cycles of
a resistive load. Calculate the rms value of the output voltage? (3)
3. a) Explain phase control of ac voltage controllers (3)
b) Explain the working of 1phase ac voltage controller with R load (5)
c) What do you mean by pulse width modulation? (4)
d) Discuss its advantages and disadvantages? (3)
 PART B (2×15 marks)
(Answer any two)

1. a) In a step down chopper the input DC source voltage is 230 V, load resistance
is 10 ohms. Take a voltage drop of 3 V across chopper when it is ON. For
a duty cycle of 0.4, calculate Average and RMS values of output voltage? (5)
b) What are the different types of choppers? (3)
c) Explain the working of 2 quadrant choppers? (7)

2. a) Explain the operation of a step up chopper? (3)

.b) Derive an expression for the average output voltage in terms of input dc

voltage and duty cycle? (6)

c) Draw the basic circuit diagram and various waveforms of boost regulators for

continouous mode and explain its working? (6)

3 a) What are the different control strategies of a dc chopper operation? (3)

b) Explain the working of Type E chopper? (6)
c) The buck regulator has an input voltage of Vs=12V. The required average output
voltage is Va=5V at R=500Ω and the peak to peak output ripple voltage is
20mV.The switching frequency is 25kHz. If the peak to peak ripple current of
inductor is limited to 0.8A,determine
a) the duty cycle k
b) the filter inductance L
c) filter capacitance C
d) critical values of L & C (6)