EE328 Power Electronics, Final exam, 14/06/2017, 14:00 1/5

Final Exam
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Closed book. Formula sheet and calculators are allowed, Time is 2 hrs. Please write your answers clearly. Dr.Mutlu BOZTEPE

Problem 1: (25 points)

Voltage and current of a device are shown in the figure,
and expressed as follows
v(t ) 100cos(2 50t ) V
8
cos(2n 1) 2 50t A
1
i (t ) 40 2
n1 2n 12
Answer the following questions based on the Fourier terms
through n = 3.
a) the rms values of the voltage and current
b) the average power,
c) the power factor,
d) the THD of current.
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Problem 2: (25 points)
An single phase inverter with unipolar PWM modulation is supplied from a 200 V dc supply. The load is
series RL circuit with R=20 Ohm and L=400 H. The output fundamental voltage of the inverter is 100 V
rms at 400 Hz frequency. The switching frequency is 12 kHz.
a) Draw the principal circuit schematics and sketch roughly the inverter output voltage waveform.
b) The amplitude of 400Hz component of the load voltage and load current.
c) The total active power absorbed by the load.
d) THD of the load current
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Problem 3: (25 points)
A single-phase controlled rectifer is supplied form a 220-V rms
50-Hz AC source as shown in the figure. Transformer turns ratio
is 1:1. The load is a series RL combination with R =10. The
load current is continues. Determine,
a) The delay angle required for an average load current of 12 A.
b) The value of L such that the first ac current term (n =2) is less
than 5 percent of the average current.
c) The average current of thyristor T1.
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Problem 4: (25 points)
Consider the buck-boost type dc-dc converter that supply
power to a blackbox load whose voltage-to-current
characteristic is given. The dc supply voltage is Vs=100V.
Assume all components are ideal and the converter
operates in continues conduction mode (CCM). For the
load current of 8A and switching frequency of 50kHz,
a) What should be the duty ratio D?
b) What is the minimum inductance value in order to
operate in CCM.
c) Calculate the average current of the diode.
d) Calculate the average inductor current.
Vo [V]

-2.5
0 Io [A]
-25