COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

SEMESTER 2 2016/17
TEST 1

PROGRAM : BEEE/BEPE

SUBJECT : POWER ELECTRONICS

SUBJECT CODE : EEEB393

DATE : 18 NOVEMBER 2016

TIME : 1 HOUR

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATE
1. Do NOT open this question paper until you are instructed to do so.

2. This is a CLOSED book examination.

3. This paper contains THREE (3) questions.

4. A list of formula is provided in this question paper.

5. Answer ALL questions.

6. Write all answers in the answer booklet provided.

7. The answers must be written using ink or ballpoint pen. Use of pencil is NOT
allowed EXCEPT waveforms sketching.

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PRINTED PAGES INCLUDING

THIS COVER PAGE.

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Question 1: [10 marks]

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Figure 1: Power Semiconductor Devices

Figure 1 shows four types of power semiconductors. For each power semiconductor,
i. State the device name.
ii. State one of its operating characteristic.
iii. Specify if the device is triggered ON by voltage or current. [2.5 marks 4]

Question 2: [15 marks]

is

AC

DC

Figure 2: AC-DC Converter circuit with RL-load and voltage waveforms

In Figure 2, the input voltage source is rated at 110 Vrms, 50 Hz. The RL-load is given
as R = 4 W and L = 6 mH. The extinction angle, b is equivalent to 200.
a) Sketch a potential AC-DC converter circuit which able to produce the
corresponding output voltage waveform as shown in Figure 2. [3 marks]
b) Briefly explain the operation of your proposed circuit in order to obtain the
corresponding output voltage waveform. [4 marks]
Vm
c) Derive and prove the average load voltage, Vo,dc = [2 marks]
p
d) Determine the average load voltage, Vo,dc. [2 marks]
e) Sketch the following waveforms on the given template.
i. The output current, io (t), [2 marks]
ii. The input current, is (t), [2 marks]
Please indicate all the important peak quantities.

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Question 3: [15 marks]

T1

v s1
vs
vs 2
T2

Figure 3: Controlled full-wave center-tapped transformer rectifier with R-load.

Figure 3 shows a controlled full-wave center-tapped rectifier circuit. The ac source

vs(t) = 100 sin wt, R = 50 W, vs1 = vs 2 = vs . Assume that all power switches are ideal

with NO forward conduction loss. The firing angle, a, is set to 45,

a) Sketch the following waveforms on the given template.

i. The expected output voltage, vo (t), [3 marks]
ii. The expected output current, io (t), [2 marks]
iii. The expected switch T2 current, iT2 (t), [2 marks]
iv. The expected switch T2 voltage, vT 2 (t), [3 marks]

Please indicate all the important peak quantities.

b) Derive and prove the effective load current, Io,rms as follows: [3 marks]

Vm 1 a sin (2a )
I o ,rms = - +
R 2 2p 4p

c) Determine the power absorbed by the load. [2 marks]

-END OF QUESTION PAPER-

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Formula:
Trigonometry:
sin 2 q + cos 2 q = 1
sin ( A B ) = sin A cos B cos A sin B
cos ( A B ) = cos A cos B m sin A sin B
tan A tan B
tan ( A B ) =
1 m tan A tan B
sin 2 A = 2 sin A cos A
cos 2 A = (cos 2 A - sin 2 A) = (2 cos 2 A - 1) = (1 - 2 sin 2 A)
2 tan A
tan A =
1 - tan 2 A

Integration:

sin x dx = - cos x + c cos x dx = sin x + c e

x
dx = e x + c
- cos nx
sin nx dx = n + c e nx
sin nx
cos nx dx = n + c e nx dx =
n
+c

Average voltage/current:
t0 +T

v(t ) dt ,
1
vavg =
T
t0

t0 +T

i(t ) dt
1
iavg =
T
t0

Effective voltage/current (RMS):,

1 t +T 2 N
v (t ) dt = V1,2rms + V22,rms + V32,rms + K =
0

vrms =
T t
V
n =1
2
n ,rms
0

1 t +T 2 N
i (t ) dt = I12,rms + I 22,rms + I 32,rms + K =
0

irms =
T t
I
n=1
2
n ,rms
0