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Q#1 Inverter GATE EE 2025 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The 3-phase modulating waveforms  and , used in sinusoidal PWM in a Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) are

where  is the fundamental frequency. The modulating waveforms are compared with a 10 kHz triangular carrier whose magnitude varies between +1 and -1. The VSI has a DC link voltage of 600 V and feeds a star connected motor. The per phase fundamental RMS motor voltage, in volts, is closest to

169.71

300.00

424.26

212.13

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Q#2 Inverter GATE EE 2024 (Set 1) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

A single-phase full bridge voltage source inverter (VSI) feeds a purely inductive load. The inverter output voltage is a square wave in  conduction mode. The fundamental frequency of the output voltage is 50 Hz. If the DC input voltage of the inverter is 100 V and the value of the load inductance is 20mH, the peak-to peak load current in amperes is ________ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

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Q#3 Inverter GATE EE 2022 (Set 1) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

Consider an ideal full-bridge single-phase DC-AC inverter with a DC bus voltage magnitude of 1000 V. The inverter output voltage 𝑣(𝑡) shown below, is obtained when diagonal switches of the inverter are switched with 50% duty cycle. The inverter feeds a load with a sinusoidal current given by, , where . The active power, in watts, delivered to the load is _________. (round off to nearest integer)

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Q#4 Inverter GATE EE 2022 (Set 1) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

A 3-phase grid-connected voltage source converter with DC link voltage of 1000 V is switched using sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) technique. If the grid phase current is 10 A and the 3-phase complex power supplied by the converter is given by (−4000 − 𝑗3000) VA, then the modulation index used in sinusoidal PWM is ___________. (round off to two decimal places)

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Q#5 Inverter GATE EE 2021 (Set 1) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

A single-phase full-bridge inverter fed by a 325 V DC produces a symmetric quasi-square waveform across ‘ab’ as shown. To achieve a modulation index of 0.8, the angle 0 expressed in degrees should be ________. (Round off to 2 decimal places.)        

(Modulation index is defined as the ratio of the peak of the fundamental component of  to the applied DC value.)

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Q#6 Inverter GATE EE 2020 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

A single-phase inverter is fed from a 100 V dc source and is controlled using a quasi-square wave modulation scheme to produce an output waveform, v(t) as shown. The angle σ is adjusted to entirely eliminate the  harmonic component from the output voltage. Under this condition for v(t), the magnitude of the  harmonic component as a percentage of the magnitude of the fundamental component is _________. (rounded off to 2 decimal places).

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Q#7 Inverter GATE EE 2019 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

The output voltage of a single-phase full bridge voltage source inverter is controlled by unipolar PWM with one pulse per half cycle. For the fundamental rms component of output voltage to be 75% of DC voltage, the required pulse width in degrees (round off up to one decimal place) is _____________.

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Q#8 Inverter GATE EE 2017 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

A 3-phase voltage source inverter is supplied from a 600V DC source as shown in the figure below. For a star connected resistive load of  per phase, the load power for 120° device conduction, in kW, is ___________.  

 

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Q#9 Inverter GATE EE 2017 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

In the converter circuit shown below, the switches are controlled such that the load voltage  is a 400 Hz square wave.

 

The RMS value of the fundamental component of  in volts is ______________.

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Q#10 Inverter GATE EE 2017 (Set 2) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

A three-phase voltage source inverter with ideal devices operating in 180° conduction mode is feeding a balanced star-connected resistive load. The DC voltage input is . The peak of the fundamental component of the phase voltage is

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Q#11 Inverter GATE EE 2017 (Set 2) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The figure below shows a half-bridge voltage source inverter supplying an RL-load with  and . The desired fundamental frequency of the load voltage is 50 Hz. The switch control signals of the converter are generated using sinusoidal pulse width modulation with modulation index, . At 50 Hz, the RL-load draws an active power of 1.44 kW. The value of DC source voltage  in volts is

 

500

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Q#12 Inverter GATE EE 2016 (Set 1) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

The switches T1 and T2 in figure

(a) are switched in a complementary fashion with sinusoidal pulse width modulation technique. The modulating voltage and the triangular carrier voltage  are as shown in figure

(b). The carrier frequency is 5kHz. The peak value of the 100Hz component of the load current , in ampere, is _______________.

 

 

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Q#13 Inverter GATE EE 2016 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A single-phase full-bridge voltage source inverter (VSI) is fed from a 300V battery, A pulse of  duration is used to trigger the appropriate devices in each half-cycle. The rms value of the fundamental component of the output voltage, in volts, is

234

245

300

331

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Q#14 Inverter GATE EE 2016 (Set 2) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

A three-phase voltage source inverter (VSI) as shown in the figure is feeding a delta connected resistive load of /phase. If it is fed from a 600V battery, with  conduction of solid-state devices, the power consumed by the load, in kW, is_____________.

 

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Q#15 Inverter GATE EE 2015 (Set 1) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

The single-phase full-bridge voltage inverter (VSI), shown in figure, has an output frequency of 50 Hz. It uses unipolar pulse width modulation with switching frequency of 50 kHz and modulation index of 0.7. For , L = 9.55 mH, C = 63.66 , R = 5Ω, the amplitude of the fundamental component in the output voltage  (in Volt) under steady-state is __________________.

 

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Q#16 Inverter GATE EE 2014 (Set 1) NAT +2 marks -0 marks

The figure shows one period of the output voltage of an inverter.  should be chosen such that . If rms value of the fundamental component is 50V, then  in degree is ____________

 

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Q#17 Inverter GATE EE 2014 (Set 3) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A single-phase voltage source inverter shown in figure feeding power to a load. The triggering pulses of the devices are also shown in the figure.

 

If the load current is sinusoidal and is zero at  the node voltage  has the waveform

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Q#18 Inverter GATE EE 2013 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) shown in the figure below is switched to provide a 50 Hz, square-wave ac output voltage (V₀) across an R-L load. Reference polarity of V₀ and reference direction of the output current i₀ are indicated in the figure. It is given that R=3Ω, L=9.55mH.

 

In the interval when V₀<0 and i₀>0 the pair of devices which conducts the load current is

Q1, Q2

Q3, Q4

D1, D2    

D3, D4

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Q#19 Inverter GATE EE 2013 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) shown in the figure below is switched to provide a 50 Hz, square-wave ac output voltage (V₀) across an R-L load. Reference polarity of V₀ and reference direction of the output current i₀ are indicated in the figure. It is given that R=3Ω, L=9.55mH.

Appropriate transition i.e., Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) /Zero Current Switching (ZCS) of the IGBTs during turn-on/turn-off is  

ZVS during turn-off    

ZVS during turn-on

ZCS during turn-off    

ZCS during turn-on

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Q#20 Inverter GATE EE 2012 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

In the 3-phase inverter circuit shown, the load is balanced and the gating scheme is conduction mode. All the switching devices are ideal.

The RMS value of load phase voltage is

106.1V      

141.4V

212.2V      

282.8V

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Q#21 Inverter GATE EE 2012 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

In the 3-phase inverter circuit shown, the load is balanced and the gating scheme is conduction mode. All the switching devices are ideal.


If the dc bus voltage
, the power consumed by 3-phase load is

1.5kW      

2.0kW

2.5kW      

3.0kW

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Q#22 Inverter GATE EE 2011 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

A three-phase current source inverter used for the speed control of an induction motor is to be realized using MOSFET switches as shown below, Switches  to are identical switches.

 

The proper configuration for realizing switches  to  is

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Q#23 Inverter GATE EE 2009 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The Current Source Inverter shown in figure is operated by alternately turning on thyristor pairs and . If the load is purely resistive, the theoretical maximum output frequency obtainable will be

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125 kHz  

250 kHz

500 kHz

50 kHz

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Q#24 Inverter GATE EE 2008 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

A 3-phase Voltage Source Inverter is operated in 180° conduction mode. Which one of the following statements is true?

Both pole-voltage and line-voltage will have  harmonic components

Pole-voltage will have 3rd harmonic component but line-voltage will be free from 3rd harmonic

Line-voltage will have 3rd harmonic component but pole-voltage will be free from 3rd harmonic

Both pole-voltage and lone-voltage will be free from 3rd harmonic components

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Q#25 Inverter GATE EE 2008 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A single phase voltage source inverter is feeding a purely inductive load as shown in the figure.

The inverter is operated at 50Hz in 180° square wave mode. Assume that the load current does not have any dc component. The peak value of the inductor current will be

6.37 A      

10 A

20 A      

40 A

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Q#26 Inverter GATE EE 2007 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

"Six MOSFETs connected in a bridge configuration (having no other power device) MUST be operated as a Voltage Source Inverter (VSI)'". This statement is

True, because being majority carrier devices, MOSFETs are voltage driven

True, because MOSFETs have inherently anti-parallel diodes

False, because it can be operated both as Current Source Inverter (CSI) or a VSI

False, because MOSFETs can be operated as excellent constant current sources in the saturation region

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Q#27 Inverter GATE EE 2007 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A single-phase voltage source inverter is controlled in a single pulse-width modulated mode with a pulse width of 150° in each half cycle. Total harmonic distortion is defined as , where  is the RMS value of the fundamental component of the output voltage. The THD of output AC voltage waveform is

65.65%      

48.42%

31.83%      

30.49%

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Q#28 Inverter GATE EE 2006 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A single phase inverter is operated in PWM mode generating a single-pulse of width 2d in the center of each half cycle as shown in figure. It is found that the output voltage is free from 5th harmonic for pulse width 144°.  What will be percentage of 3rd harmonic present in the output voltage?

0.0 %

20.6 %

31.7 %

53.9 %

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Q#29 Inverter GATE EE 2005 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The output voltage waveform of a three-phase square-wave inverter contains

Only even harmonics    

Both odd and even harmonics

Only odd harmonics

Only triplen harmonics

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Q#30 Inverter GATE EE 2003 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

An inverter has a periodic output voltage with the output waveform as shown in Fig. When the conduction angle α=120°, the RMS fundamental component of the output voltage is

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0.78 V

1.10 V

0.90 V

1.27 V

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Q#31 Inverter GATE EE 2003 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

With reference to the output waveform given in Figure, the output of the converter will be free from 5th harmonic when

 

     

     

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Q#32 Inverter GATE EE 2002 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Figure shows an inverter circuit with a dc source voltage. The semiconductor switches of the inverter are operated in such a manner that the pole voltages and are as shown in Figure. What is the RMS value of the pole-to-pole voltage?

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Q#33 Inverter GATE EE 2000 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Triangular PWM control, when applied to a three phase, BJT based voltage source inverter, introduces

Low order harmonic voltages on the dc side

Very high order harmonic voltages on the dc side

Low order harmonic voltages on the ac side

Very high order harmonic voltage on the ac side

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Q#34 Inverter GATE EE 2000 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A three phase voltage source inverter supplies a purely inductive three phase load. Upon Fourier analysis, the output voltage waveform is found to have an n-th order harmonic of magnitude  times that of the fundamental frequency component. The load current would then have an n-th order harmonic of magnitude

Zero

 times the fundamental frequency component

 times the fundamental frequency component

 times the fundamental frequency component

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Q#35 Inverter GATE EE 1999 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

A PWM switching scheme is used with a three phase inverter to

Reduce the total harmonic distortion with modest filtering

Minimize the load on the DC side

Increase the life of the batteries

Reduce low order harmonics and increase high order harmonics

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Q#36 Inverter GATE EE 1997 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A single-phase bridge inverter is fed from a 200V d.c. supply and is operated at 50Hz. It is connected to a load having a resistance of 20 ohms and an inductance of 0.2H. Draw the load current waveform in the steady indicating the peak values.

None

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Q#37 Inverter GATE EE 1995 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

An inverter capable of supplying a balanced three-phase variable voltage variable frequency output is feeding a three-phase induction motor rated for 50Hz and 440V. The stator winding resistances of the motor are negligible small. During starting, the current inrush can be avoided without sacrificing the starting torque by suitably applying:

Low voltage at rated frequency

Low voltage keeping the V/f ratio constant

Rated voltage at low frequency

Rated voltage at rated frequency

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Q#38 Inverter GATE EE 1995 (Set 1) NAT +1 mark -0 marks

A single phase inverter with square wave voltage will have in its output waveform a fifth harmonic component equal to ____________________ percentage of the fundamental.

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Q#39 Inverter GATE EE 1995 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Match the output wave forms:

(P) Single phase fully controlled ac-dc converter

(Q) Voltage commutated dc-ac chopper (E=input dc Voltage)

(R) Phase voltage of a star connected balanced three-phase load fed from a three-phase inverter with 180° Conduction. (input dc voltage=E)

(S) Line voltage of a six stepped inverter with input dc voltage E

(T) Three-phase diode bridge rectifier

(A)

(B)

(C)

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(D)

(E)

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(A) => (S)

(B) => (R)

(C) => (P)

(D) => (T)

(E) => (Q)

(A) => (R)

(B) => (S)

(C) => (P)

(D) => (T)

(E) => (Q)

(A) => (R)

(B) => (S)

(C) => (T)

(D) => (Q)

(E) => (P)

(A) => (P)

(B) => (Q)

(C) => (R)

(D) => (S)

(E) => (T)

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