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The document is a mid-semester examination for a power electronics course. It contains two questions. Question 1 asks students to (1) classify power semiconductor devices, (2) list characteristics of an ideal fully controllable switch, and (3) analyze voltage, current, and power waveforms for a practical switch. Question 2 asks students to (1) draw waveforms for a diode circuit, (2) analyze waveforms for a diode full-wave rectifier circuit, and (3) calculate angles and average current for a single-phase rectifier given voltage and frequency values. The exam tests students' knowledge of power electronics devices, ideal switch characteristics, circuit analysis skills involving waveforms,

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The document is a mid-semester examination for a power electronics course. It contains two questions. Question 1 asks students to (1) classify power semiconductor devices, (2) list characteristics of an ideal fully controllable switch, and (3) analyze voltage, current, and power waveforms for a practical switch. Question 2 asks students to (1) draw waveforms for a diode circuit, (2) analyze waveforms for a diode full-wave rectifier circuit, and (3) calculate angles and average current for a single-phase rectifier given voltage and frequency values. The exam tests students' knowledge of power electronics devices, ideal switch characteristics, circuit analysis skills involving waveforms,

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SRI LANKA TECHNOLOGICAL CAMPUS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS IN ENGINEERING

YEAR 3 – SEMESTER 1 – NOV 2018

Mid–Semester Examination

EEE301 – Power Electronics


One Hour
Answer all Questions

No. of Questions: 02

No. of Pages: 03 (including the cover page)

Important Instructions to the candidates

 If a page or a part of this question paper is not printed, please inform the Supervisor immediately.
 Candidate's registration number should be written clearly and legibly on all answer sheets.
 If ESSAY TYPE: Write the answers to all questions on the writing paper that is provided.
 Electronic devices capable of storing and retrieving text, including electronic dictionaries and
mobile phones are not allowed.
 Candidates must not seek, give or receive assistance of any kind during the exam. Any cheating,
any attempt to cheat, assisting others to cheat, or participating therein, or engaging in such improper
conduct is a serious violation and will generally result in disqualification of the candidate’s paper,
and any other disciplinary action as may be deemed appropriate.

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01. The modern power electronics switching devices includes several types including diodes, thyristors,
bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs),
gate turn off (GTO) thyristors, and insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) etc.
a. The power semiconductor devices can be classified into three groups according to their
degree of controllability. Name these groups. [06 Marks]

b. It is desirable to have power electronics switches perform as near as possible to ideal


case. List down four characteristics in a fully controllable switch, those are desirable for
ideal performance. [12 Marks]

c. Practical fully controllable switch and its linear approximated current and voltage
waveforms are shown in Figure 1.1 and Figure 1.2 respectively.
i. By assuming ideal switch, draw the voltage, current and power waveforms.
ii. Derive the approximated expressions for instantaneous switching and conduction
power loss and sketch them.
iii. Determine the total average power dissipated in the circuit during 𝑡 = 0 to 𝑡 = 𝑇
time period. [22 Marks]

𝑖𝑠𝑤 𝑣𝑠𝑤
𝑉𝑜𝑓𝑓
+
𝑣𝑠𝑤 𝑖𝑠𝑤
− 𝐼𝑜𝑛
𝑉𝑜𝑛
𝐼𝑜𝑓𝑓
Figure 1.1
𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑇𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜𝑓𝑓
𝑡=0 𝑡=𝑇
Figure 1.2

02.
a. Consider the diode circuit shown in Figure 2.1. The wave form of the AC input is shown
in Figure 2.2. Draw the waveforms of (𝑣𝑜 ) output voltage, (𝑣𝐷 ) voltage across the diode
and current waveform (𝑖𝐷 ) through the diode. [15 Marks]

𝑣𝐷
+ − 𝑖𝐷 𝑅

+
+ 𝜔𝑡
𝑣𝑠 𝑣𝑜 𝐿 0 𝜋 2𝜋
−
−
Figure 2.1
Figure 2.1
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b. Consider the practical diode full wave rectifier with DC voltage source as load and its’
input voltage (𝑣𝑠 ) and output current (𝑖𝑑 ) waveforms are shown in Figure 2.3.

𝑖𝑑
+
𝐷1 𝐷3

𝑖𝑠 + 𝑣𝐿𝑠 −

+ 𝐿𝑠
𝑣𝑑 𝐸𝑑
𝑣𝑠

𝐷4 𝐷2
−

𝑣𝑠
𝐸𝑑
𝑖𝑑
𝜋 𝜔𝑡
0 𝜃𝑏 𝜃𝑝 𝜃𝑓 2𝜋 3𝜋

Figure 2.3

i. Draw the wave forms of 𝑣𝑑 , and 𝑣𝐿𝑠 .


ii. Obtain the expressions for angles 𝜃𝑏 , 𝜃𝑝 and 𝜃𝑓 . [25 Marks]

c. In the single-phase rectifier of Figure 2.3, 𝑉𝑠 = 120 𝑉 at 60 𝐻𝑧, and 𝐸𝑑 = 150 𝑉.


i. Calculate the values of 𝜃𝑏 , 𝜃𝑝 and 𝜃𝑓 .
ii. Calculate the average value of 𝑖𝑑 . [20 Marks]

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