Electrical Engineering Department

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Subject: Advance Power Electronics (EE-1801)
Class: B. Tech 8th Semester
Assignment No. 2
1.

In a single phase series inverter, the operating frequency is 5 kHz and the thyristor turnoff time tq 10 s . Circuit parameter are R 3, L 60 H , C 7.5 F and Vs =
220V dc. Determine (a). The circuit turn-off time and (b). Maximum possible operating
frequency, assuming a factor of safety = 1.5.

2.

A single phase, half bridge inverter with source voltage V = 500 V, feeds an RL load
with R = 20 and L = 0.1 H. If the frequency of the output voltage is 50 Hz, determine
(a). The output current at the end of first cycle, (b). The expression of steady state output
current for both the half cycle and (c). The THD of the load current?

3.

The output voltage of a uniform PWM inverter is shown in Fig 1. Find out
a) rms value of the output voltage,
b) rms value of the fundamental component of the output voltage, and \
c) The total harmonics distortion.
100

3 2

-100

Fig. 1

4.

The full bridge inverter of Fig. 2 has a source voltage, V = 220 V. The inverter supplies
an RLC load with R 10 , L 30mH and C 100 F . The frequency of operation
inverter is 50 Hz. Calculate:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

The rms load current at fundamental frequency,

The rms value of load current,
The THD in the load current,
The power output, and
The average supply current.
S1

D1
A

V-

S2

S3

V0
Load
D4

D3

B
i0
S4

D2

Fig. 2

5.

(a). Explain the working principle of single phase current source inverter.
(b). What are the merits and demerits of a current source inverter?

6.

Explain the different pulse width modulation techniques?