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    This document provides details for an assignment on power electronics due on August 14, 2019. It includes 11 questions related to topics like voltage sharing in series diodes, current sharing in parallel diodes, calculating snubber components for SCR circuits, firing conditions for SCRs, and analyzing the effect of diode reverse recovery time on output voltage in full-wave rectifiers at different frequencies. The student is asked to provide numeric answers for each question.

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    This document provides details for an assignment on power electronics due on August 14, 2019. It includes 11 questions related to topics like voltage sharing in series diodes, current sharing in parallel diodes, calculating snubber components for SCR circuits, firing conditions for SCRs, and analyzing the effect of diode reverse recovery time on output voltage in full-wave rectifiers at different frequencies. The student is asked to provide numeric answers for each question.

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    Assignment 1 Due date: 2019-08-14, 23:59 IST.

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    For Questions 1 and 2

    Two power diodes of 800 V rating are connected in series to share 1200V DC. The leakage currents are 25 and 30
    mA respectively.

    1. Find the value of shunt resistance (in kΩ) to be connected across each diode to enable equal voltage sharing
    within a difference of 5% 1 point

    2. Find the value of shunt resistance (in kΩ) to be connected across each diode to enable equal voltage sharing
    within a difference of 2%. 1 point

    3. Two power diodes are connected in parallel to share a load of 1 kA. Their ON state resistances are 0.6 and 0.65
    mΩ respectively. Find the series resistance (in mΩ) to be connected with each of them to ensure equal current
    sharing with a tolerance of 5% 1 point

    4. An SCR circuit has the following rating. Source VLine = 220 V (rms). f=50Hz Rload =80Ω and di/dt=50A/ μsec.
    Calculate the snubbing inductance (in μH) to limit the di/dt. 1 point

    5. An SCR circuit has the following rating: VLine=220V rms. f=50Hz, R load=80 Ω, dv/dt=75 V/ μs, Repetitive reverse
    peak voltage of the device VDRM=400V. Calculate the snubbing capacitor (in μF) needed. 1 point

    6. A 100V DC source is connected to an R-L load (20Ω and 0.5H) through an SCR. The firing duration is 50 μs. The
    latching current of the device is 50mA. Will the device get fired successfully?

    Note - Give the Answer in Yes or No 1 point

    7. A 200V DC supply is feeding a 20Ω 0.2H R-L load through an SCR. If the latching current is 100mA, calculate the
    minimum width of gate pulse required to ensure turn-ON of the SCR in μs. 1 point

    8. The latching current of an SCR used in a phase control circuit is 10 mA. The input voltage is 325sin(314t). The R-L
    load connected is having a value of 10Ω and 0.1H respectively. Obtain the minimum gate pulse width required (in
    µs)if the device has to be triggered reliably at ωt=45° in every positive half cycle.The expression for load current is

    given by

    Hint

    Solve for i(t) for R-L sinusoidal circuit with initial condition being i at 45 degrees is zero; then, see when the current
    reaches 10mA)
    1 point

    For Questions 9 to 11

    The diodes in a single phase full-wave rectifier circuit with resistive load have a reverse recovery time, t rr of 70 μs.

    (Provide the answer rounded off to 3 decimal places)

    9. Find the percentage reduction on the average output DC voltage due to the effect of t rr for a source frequency of
    50 Hz

    1 point

    10. The diodes in a single phase full-wave rectifier circuit with resistive load have a reverse recovery time, t rr of 70
    μs. Find the percentage reduction on the average output DC voltage due to the effect of t rr for a source frequency of
    400 Hz

    1 point

    11. The diodes in a single phase full-wave rectifier circuit with resistive load have a reverse recovery time, t rr of 70
    μs. Find the percentage reduction on the average output DC voltage due to the effect of t rr for a source frequency of
    1 kHz

    1 point

    You may submit any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be considered for grading.

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