TARGET : GATE 2023/24

Power Electronics
Topic : Single Phase Half Bridge and Full Bridge VSI DPP : 07
Date : 09/10/2022 Daily Practice Problem for Mind Map
Question 1
A single-phase full-bridge voltage source inverter feeds a purely inductive load, as shown in Fig.,
where T1 , T2 , T3 , T4 are power transistors and D1 , D2 , D3 , D4 are feedback diodes. The inverter is
operated in square-wave mode with a frequency of 50 Hz. If the average load current is zero, what is
the time duration of conduction of each feedback diode in a cycle?

(A) 5 msec (B) 10 msec (C) 20 msec (D) 2.5 msec

[GATE 2001, IIT Kanpur]
Question 2
Figure (a) shows an inverter circuit with a dc source voltage Vs . The semi-conductor switches of the
inverter are operated in such a manner that the pole voltages V10 and V20 are as shown in Figure (b).
What is the rms value of the pole-to-pole voltage V12 ?

(a) (b)
Vs    Vs
(A) (B) Vs (C) Vs (D)
 2  2 
[GATE 2002, IISc Bangalore]
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Question 3
A single phase voltage source inverter is feeding a purely inductive load as shown in the figure.

The inverter is operated at 50 Hz in 1800 square wave mode. Assume that the load current does not
have any dc component. The peak value of the inductor current i0 will be
(A) 6.37 A (B) 10 A (C) 20 A (D) 40 A
[GATE 2008, IISc Bangalore]
..Common Data Questions for 4 & 5..
The Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) shown in the figure below is switched to provide a 50 Hz, square-wave ac
output voltage ( v0 ) across an R-L load. Reference polarity of v0 and reference direction of the output current
i0 are indicated in the figure. It is given that R  3, L  9.55mH .

Question 4
In the interval when v0  0 and i0  0 the pair of devices which conducts the load current is
(A) Q1 , Q2 (B) Q3 , Q4 (C) D1 , D2 (D) D3 , D4
[GATE 2013, IIT Bombay]
Question 5
Appropriate transition i.e., Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS)/Zero. Current Switching (ZCS) of the
IGBTs during turn-on/ turn-off is
(A) ZVS during turn-off (B) ZVS during turn-on
(C) ZCS during turn-off (D) ZCS during turn-on
[GATE 2013, IIT Bombay]
Question 6
In the converter circuit shown below, the switches are controlled such that the load voltage v0 (t ) is a
400 Hz square wave. [GATE 2017, IIT Roorkee]

The RMS value of the fundamental component of v0 (t ) in volts is _______.

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Question 7
Consider an ideal full-bridge single-phase DC-AC inverter with a DC bus voltage magnitude of 1000
V. The inverter output voltage v(t ) shown below, is obtained when diagonal switches of the inverter
are switched with 50% duty cycle. The inverter feeds a load with a sinusoidal current given by,
  2
i(t )  10sin  t   A , where   . The active power, in watts, delivered to the load is _____.
 3 T
(round off to nearest integer) [GATE 2022, IIT Kharagpur]
v( t)

t sec
0 0.5T T

Common Data Question for 8 to 11::

Single-phase half-bridge inverter has resistive load of R  3 and the d.c. input voltage Vdc  50V.
Question 8
The rms output voltage at fundamental frequency (in volts) is _____.
Question 9
The output power (in watts) is _______.
Question 10
The peak current of each thyristor (in amp) is ________.
Question 11
The average current of each thyristor (in amp) is ________.
Common Data Question for 12 to 15::
The single-phase half-bridge inverter has a resistive load of 10 and the center-tap dc input voltage is 96 V.
Question 12
The rms output voltage (in volts) is ________.
Question 13
The rms value of fundamental output voltage (in volts) is ________.
Question 14
The fundamental power consumed by the load (in watts) is ________.
Question 15
The rms power consumed by the load (in watts) is ________.
Common Data Question for 16 to 18 ::
Vs
A single-phase half –bridge inverted has load R  2 . And dc source voltage  115V
2
Question 16
The power delivered due to thyristor (in watts) is ________.
Question 17
The power delivered to the load due to fundamental current (in watts) is ________.
Question 18
Forced commutation is required (Yes/No)
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Common Data Question for 19 to 24::
A single phase full bridge inverter has RLC load of RL  4 , L  35 mH, and C  155 F . The dc input
voltage is 230 V and he output is 50 Hz.
Question 19
i03(peak)
The ratio of is ________.
i01(peak)
Question 20
i02(peak)
The ratio of is ________.
i01(peak)
Question 21
The power absorbed by the load (in watts) is ____.
Question 22
The fundamental output power (in watts) is _____.
Question 23
The conduction time of thyristor (consider fundamental component) in msec is _______.
Question 24
The conduction time of diode (consider fundamental component) in msec is _______.
Common Data Question for 25 & 26 ::
A single phase full bridge inverter is fed from a dc source such that fundamental component of output voltage
is 230 V. The load consists of R  2 , X L  8  and X C  6  .
Question 25
The rms value of fundamental component of current of thyristor (in A) is _______.
Question 26
The rms value of fundamental component of current of diode (in A) is _______.
Question 27
A single-phase full-bridge voltage source inverter operating in square wave mode supplied a purely
inductive load. If the inverter time period is T, then the time duration for which the feedback diodes
conduct in a cycle is [ESE 2000]
T T T
(A) T (B) (C) (D)
2 4 8
Common Data Question for 28 to 31::
Single-phase full-bridge inverter of figure has a resistive load of R  3  and the d.c. input voltage Vdc  50 V

Q1 Q3
D1 D3 i0

Vdc v0 R 3
Q4 Q2
D4 D2

Question 28
The rms output voltage at fundamental frequency (in volts) is ________.
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Question 29
The output power (in watts) is ________.
Question 30
The average current through each thyristor (in amp) is ________.
Question 31
The power delivered to load due to fundamental component is _____ W.
Question 32

S1 D1 S3 D3

Edc Load

D2 S4 D4
S2

For a single-phase, full-bridge inverter supplying power to a highly induction load as shown above,
the correct sequence of operation of switches and diodes is
(A) S1S4  S3S2  S1S4  S3S2 (B) D1D4  S1S4  D2D3  S2S3
(C) S1D3  S1S4  S4D2  D2D3 (D) S2 D4  D4 D1  D1S3  S3S2
Question 33
A single-phase bridge inverter, fed from 230 V dc is connected to load R  10  and L  0.03 H .
The power delivered to load in case the inverter is operating at 50 Hz with square wave output will be
(A) 1333.7 W (B) 1166.6 W (C) 888.8 W (D) 2330.3 W

Common Data Question for 34 and 35::

A single-phase full-bridge inverter is fed from a dc source such that fundamental component of output voltage
is 230 V.
Question 34
The rms value of thyristor current due to fundamental component when load is R  2  is _____ A.
Question 35
The rms value of diode current due to fundamental component when load is R  2  is _____ A.

Common Data Question for 36 to 39::

The full-bridge inverter has a source voltage Vs  220 V . The inverter supplies an RLC load with R  10 ohm,
L  10 mH and and C  52 F. The inverter frequency is 400 Hz.
Question 36
The rms load current (in A) at fundamental frequency is _____.
Question 37
The rms load current (in A) is _____.
Question 38
The average supply current (in A) is _____.
Question 39
The average output power (in W) is _____.
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Question 40
A single-phase bridge inverter delivers power to a series connected RLC load with R  2  and
L  10 . the periodic time T  0.1 msec. What value of C should the load have in order to obtain
load commutation for the SCRs. The thyristor turn-off time is 10μsec. Take circuit turn off time as
1.5 tq . Assume that load current contains only fundamental component.
(A) 1.481 F (B) 1.648 F (C) 1.812 F (D) 1.248 F
Question 41
A single-phase inverter has square wave output voltage. The percentage of the fifth harmonic
component in relation to the fundamental component will be

(A) 40% (B) 30% (C) 20% (D) 10%

Question 42
A single-phase, half-bridge inverter has input voltage of 48V DC. Inverter is feeding a load of 2.4 .
The rms output voltage at fundamental frequency is
2  48V 2  48V 2  48V 2  48V
(A) (B) (C) (D)
 2  2 2
Question 43
Compared to a single-phase half-bridge inverter, the output power of a single-phase full-bridge inverter
is higher by a factor of
(A) 12 (B) 8 (C) 4 (D) 2
Question 44
In a 1-phase bridge inverter, the maximum value of fundamental component of load current is I. For a
load which is highly inductive in nature, the maximum value of nth harmonic component of load
current would be
I I I
(A) (B) (C) (D) I
n n n n2

Common Data Question for 45 to 48::

A single-phase half-bridge inverter has a resistive load of R  3 and the dc input voltage Vs  24 volts.
Question 45
The total harmonic distortion (THD) is _____ %.
Question 46
The distortion is _____ %.
Question 47
The harmonic factor of the third harmonics is _____ %
Question 48
The distortion factor of lowest order harmonics is _____ %.
Question 49
single-phase half-bridge inverter of below figure has a resistive load of R  3  and the d.c input
voltage Edc  50V . Calculate the R.M.S output voltage at the fundamental frequency E1 and the
output power P0 .
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Edc T1 D1
2 – + iD
iT
1 1

Load

Edc T2 D2
2 iT iD
2 2

(A) 20.5V;208.33W (B) 22.5V;168.8W

(C) 20.5V;168.8W (D) 22.5V;208.33W
Question 50
A 1  full bridge inverter has a resistive load of R  2.4  and the d.c. input voltage of VS  48V
The average current of each transistor is ______.
Question 51
A single-phase bridge inverter delivers power to a series connected RLC load with
R  2  and L  10  . The periodic time T  0.1 msec. What value of C should the load have in
order to obtain load commutation for the SCRs. The thyristor turn- off time is 10  sec . Take circuit
turn-off as 1.5 tq . Assume that load current contains only fundamental component.
(A) 1.481 F (B) 1.648 F (C) 1.812 F (D) 1.248 F
Question 52
A 1  full bridge inverter has a resistance load R  2.4  and the DC input voltage is 48V. Calculate
the R.M.S output voltage at the fundamental frequency,
(A) 21.6V (B) 48 V (C) 24 V (D) 43.2 V
Question 53
Using the data in question (14), find the THD.
(A) 48.34% (B) 4.83% (C) 38.04% (D) 3.804%
Question 54
A 1  full bridge inverter can operate in load commutation mode, in case load consists of
(A) capacitive reactance  X C   inductive reactance  X L 

(B) X L  X C
(C) X L  X C
(D) X C  X L
Question 55
A single-phase full bridge inverter is supplying power to RLC load with R  3 , and X L  12  . The
bridge operates with a periodicity of 0.2 ms. The circuit turn off time required for transistors is 24 s.
The suitable value of C that results in load commutation would be
(A) 3 F (B) 2.5 F (C) 4 F (D) 2 F
Question 56
The output voltage and current waveforms of single-phase full bridge voltage source inverter with
R  L load is shown, were R  20 , L  0.2H . It is operated without PWM and f S  100Hz . The
zero crossing instant is _______ (in m-sec).
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400 V
Ia

400 V
Question 57
A single phase full bridge Inverter is feeding a RLC Load with R  5 , L  0.5 H, C  50 F . Supply
voltage is 220V, 50 Hz. The expression for fundamental component of current is ____
(A) 2.121sin1(100t  86.940 ) (B) 3sin1(100t  86.940 )
(C) 2.121sin1(100t  80.30 ) (D) 3sin1(100t  80.30 )
Question 58
A single phase full bridge Inverter is feeding a RLC Load with R  5 , L  0.5 H, C  50 F . Supply
voltage is 220V, 50Hz. Conduction of each thyristor in a cycle is
(A) 10 ms (B) 4.83 ms
(C) 5.17 ms (D) Difficult to determine
Question 59
A single-phase full bridge inverter, employing transistors, is fed from 220 V dc and output frequency
is 50 Hz.

30 mH
Vs
6 180 F

The THD of the output voltage and distortion factor are

(A) THD  48.16%; DF  0.6 (B) THD  48.12%; DF  0.8
(C) THD  48.34%; DF  0.9 (D) THD  48.41%; DF  0.7
Question 60
In case of voltage source inverter, free-wheeling can be needed for the load of
(A) inductive nature (B) capacitive nature
(C) resistive nature (D) back emf nature
[ESE 2001]
Question 61
Which one of the following statements is correct? A voltage source inverter is normally employed
(A) when the source has low impedance and load has high reactance
(B) when the source has high impedance and load has low reactance
(C) when both the source and load have high values of impedance and reactance respectively
(D) when both the source and load have low values of impedance and reactance respectively
[ESE 2005]
Question 62
A single-phase, half-bridge inverter has input voltage of 48 V DC. Inverter is feeding a load of 2.4 .
The rms output voltage at fundamental frequency is
2  48 2  48 2  48 2  48
(A) V (B) V (C) V (D) V
 2  2 2
[ESE 2003]
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Question 63
Consider the following statements :
1. Both voltage source inverter and current source inverter require feedback diodes.
2. Only current source inverter requires feedback diodes.
3. GTOs can not be used in a current source inverter.
4. Only voltage source inverter requires feedback diodes.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(A) 1 only (B) 2 and 3 (C) 3 and 4 (D) 4 only
[ESE 2007]
Question 64
A single-phase full-bridge inverter is connected to a load of 2.4 . The d.c. input voltage is 48 V.
What is the r.m.s. output at fundamental frequency?
4  48 2  48 4  48 2  48
(A) V (B) V (C) V (D) V
2 2  
[ESE 2008]
Question 65
For a 1-phase full-bridge inverter fed from 48 V dc and connected to load resistance of 2.4 , the rms
value of fundamental component of output voltage is
(A) 20 V (B) 21.6 V (C) 34.4 V (D) 43.2 V
[ESE 2015]
Question 66
A single-phase, voltage source, square wave inverter feeds a pure inductive load. The waveform of the
current will be
(A) Sinusoidal (B) Rectangular (C) Trapezoidal (D) Triangular
[ESE 2014]

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