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GATE Electrical Engineering · Power Electronics - Inverters · 1993-2023

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2023 Q33

A 50 Hz, 275 kV line of length 400 km has the following parameters: Resistance, R = 0.035 Ω/km; Inductance, L = 1 mH/km; Capacitance, C = 0.01 µF/km; The line is represented by the...

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2022 PYQ

A single-phase full-bridge diode rectifier feeds a resistive load of 50 $$\Omega$$ from a 200 V, 50 Hz single phase AC supply. If the diodes are ideal, then the active power, in wa...

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2018 Q39

The figure below shows a half-bridge voltage source inverter supplying an RL-load with R = 40 Ω and L= $\frac{0.3}{\pi}$ H. The desired fundamental frequency of the load voltage is...

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2017 PYQ

A load is supplied by a $$230$$ $$V,$$ $$50$$ $$Hz$$ source. The active power $$P$$ and the reactive power $$Q$$ consumed by the load are such that $$1$$ $$kW$$ $$ \le P \le 2\,kW\...

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2014 PYQ

While measuring power of a three-phase balanced load by the two-wattmeter method, the readings are $$100$$ $$W$$ and $$250$$ $$W$$. The power factor of the load is ___________.

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2011 PYQ

The input voltage given to a converter is $${V_i} = 100\sqrt 2 \,\,\,\sin \,\,\,\left( {100\pi t} \right)\,\,V$$ The current drawn by the converter is $${i_i} = 10\sqrt 2 \,\,\,\si...

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2005 PYQ

At an industrial sub-station with a $$4$$ $$MW$$ load, a capacitor of $$2$$ MVAR is installed to maintain the load power factor at $$0.97$$ lagging. If the capacitor goes out of se...

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2005 PYQ

Two wattmeter's, which are connected to measure the total power on a three-phase system supplying a balanced load, read $$10.5$$ $$kW$$ and $$–2.5$$ $$kW$$ respectively. The total...

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2003 PYQ

A stand-alone engine driven Synchronous generator is feeding a partly inductive load. A capacitor is now connected across the load to completely nullify the inductive current. For...

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2000 PYQ

The two wattmeter method is used to measure active power on a three phase, three wire system. If the phase voltage is unbalanced, then the power reading is

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1999 PYQ

The voltage phasor of a circuit is $$10\angle {15^0}\,V$$ and the current phasor is $$2\,\,\angle - {45^0}A.$$ The active and the reactive powers in the circuit are

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1999 PYQ

The voltage phasor of a circuit is $$10\angle {15^ \circ }V$$ and the current phasor is $$2\angle - {45^ \circ }A.$$ The active and the reactive powers in the circuit are

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1997 PYQ

A dynamometer type wattmeter responds to the

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1996 PYQ

A coil (which can be modeled as a series $$RL$$ circuit) has been designed for high $$-$$ $$Q$$ performance at a rated voltage and a specified frequency. If the frequency of operat...

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1996 PYQ

The per unit voltage of two synchronous machines connected through a lossless line are $$0.95\,\,\angle \,{10^0}\,\,$$ and $$1.0\,\,\angle \,{0^0}\,\,$$. Match the two sides in the...

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1993 PYQ

Two $$550$$ $$kVA$$ alternators operate in parallel to supply the following loads $$(i)$$ $$250$$ $$kW$$ at $$0.95$$ power factor lag $$(ii)$$ $$100$$ $$kW$$ at $$0.8$$ power facto...

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