Q1 (25pt.) Q2 (25pt.) Q3 (25pt.) Q4 (25pt.) Total (100pt.) : Instructor: Dr. Moayed Almobaied, Ph.D. Control & Automation
Q1 (25pt.) Q2 (25pt.) Q3 (25pt.) Q4 (25pt.) Total (100pt.) : Instructor: Dr. Moayed Almobaied, Ph.D. Control & Automation
Faculty of Engineering
Electrical Engineering Department
EELE 5450 — Fall Semester 2017
Introduction to Power Electronics
Instructor: Dr. Moayed Almobaied, Ph.D. Control & Automation
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Mid-Term Exam November 14,2017 Exam Time 11:00--12:30
Closed Book
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Name: ID#
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Q1(25pt.)
Q1) Q2(25pt.)
i. List the different types of power converters and mention
their Scientific names as in the following table.
Q3(25pt.)
Q4(25pt.)
Total(100pt.)
ii. The reverse recovery time of a diode is Trr =2us and the rate of fall of
the diode current is di/dt=18 A/us. Determine:
(a) The storage charge Qrr
(b) Peak reverse current Irr
1
Q2)
An inductor is energized as in the following circuit.
The circuit has L =120 mH , R=25 ohm, VCC = 90V,
t1= 5 ms, and T = 50 ms.
Assuming the transistor and diode are ideal, determine:
(a) the peak energy stored in the inductor.
(b) the energy absorbed by the resistor in each switching
period.
(c) the average power supplied by the source.
(d) If the resistor is changed to 50 ohm, what is the average
power supplied by the source?
2
Q3)
For the following circuit, the source is 120 V rms at 50 Hz, R = 20 ohm, L= 0.04 H,
and the delay angle is 50.
a) What is the name of this circuit?
b) Draw VS,VR ,VL,VSCR in four different graphs
with 𝝎𝒕.
c) Derive an expression for i(t).
d) Derive and determine:
i. The average current
ii. The power absorbed by the load
iii. The power factor.
3
Q4)
i. For the following circuit:
a) What is the name of this circuit?
b) Draw VS, VSW, io, vo with 𝝎𝒕.