Power Electronics
Power Semiconductor Devices
Protection and Connection of SCR
Questions mapped to Protection and Connection of SCR under Power Semiconductor Devices.
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IncorrectCircuit turn-off time of an SCR is defined as the time
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Sign in to UnlockThe L-C circuit shown in the figure has an impedance L = I mH and a capacitance C = 10uF.
The LC circuit shown in the figure has an inductance and capacitance . The LC circuit is used to commutate a thyristor, which is initially carrying a current of 5A as shown in the figure below. The values and initial of and are same as in previous question. The switch is closed ae . If the forward drop is negligible, the time taken for the device to turn off is
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Sign in to UnlockThe circuit in the figure is a current commutated dc-dc chopper where. is the main SCR and is the auxiliary SCR. The load current is constant at 10A. is ON. is triggered at t = 0. is turned OFF between
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Sign in to UnlockA voltage commutation circuit is shown in figure. If the turn off time of the SCRs is 50µ sec and a safety margin of 2 is considered, then what will be the approximate minimum value of capacitor required for proper commutation?
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Sign in to UnlockIn a commutation circuit employed to turn off an SCR, satisfactory turn-off is obtained when
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Sign in to UnlockIf a diode is connected in anti-parallel with a thyristor, then
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Sign in to UnlockWhich of the following does not cause permanent damage of an SCR?
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Sign in to UnlockFigure, show two thyristors each rated 500A (continuous) sharing a load current. Current through thyristor Y is 120A. The current through thyristor X will be nearly ______________ A.
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Sign in to UnlockMatch the functions of the following protective elements in SCR applications:
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