When the temperature increases, the inter-base resistance (RBB) of a UJT ___________.
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. None of the above
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Power electronics essentially deals with control of a.c. power at ___________.
A. Frequencies above 20 kHz
B. Frequencies above 1000 kHz
C. Frequencies less than 10 Hz
D. 50 Hz frequency
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A DIAC is ___________ switch.
A. An a.c.
B. A d.c.
C. A mechanical
D. None of the above
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A diac is simply ___________.
A. A single junction device
B. A three junction device
C. A triac without gate terminal
D. None of the above
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A triac has ___________ semiconductor layers.
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A diac has ___________ semiconductor layers
A. Three
B. Two
C. Four
D. None of the above
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When a UJT is turned ON, the resistance between emitter terminal and lower base terminal ___________
A. Remains the same
B. Is decreased
C. Is increased
D. None of the above
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The triac is ___________.
A. Like a bidirectional SCR
B. A four-terminal device
C. Not a thyristor
D. None of the above
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A triac is equivalent to two SCRs ___________.
A. In parallel
B. In series
C. In inverse-parallel
D. None of the above
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An SCR is a . . . . . . . . triggered device
A. Voltage
B. Current
C. Voltage as well as current
D. None of the above
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SMPS normally use Ferrite core transformers in place of Iron core because of
A. Higher saturation flux density
B. Lower core loss
C. Higher electrical conductivity
D. Lower thermal conductivity
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Which of the following devices does not have negative resistance characteristics
A. UJT
B. Tunnel diode
C. SCR
D. FET
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Inverters find applications in
A. UPS
B. DC drives
C. HVAC transmission
D. Rectifiers
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A diac has . . . . . . . . terminals
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. None of the above
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In controlled rectifiers, the nature of load current is continuous or discontinuous
A. Does not depend on type of load and firing angle delay
B. Depends both on the type of load and firing angle delay
C. Depends only on type of load
D. Depends only on the firing angle delay
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The operating state that distinguishes a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) from a diode is
A. Forward conducting state
B. Forward blocking state
C. Reverse conducting state
D. Reverse blocking state
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For a type A chopper, DC source voltage is 240 V. Calculate the average output voltage is the duty cycle is 0.4. Take a voltage drop of 4 V across the chopper when it is on.
A. 95.2 V
B. 90.2 V
C. 94.4 V
D. 96 V
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If firing angle in an SCR circuit is increased, the output . . . . . . . .
A. Remains the same
B. Is increased
C. Is decreased
D. None of the above
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In a thyristor, the minimum current required to maintain the device in the 'ON' state is called
A. Latching current
B. Ignition current
C. Holding current
D. Avalanche current
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For a single phase fully controlled converter bridge operating with continuous load current, the converter will operate in inverting mode for triggering angle, α , such that:
A. 0 < α < 2 π
B. 2 π < α < π
C. 4 π < α < 4 3 π
D. α < π
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