Paper format. National Exams, May 2014 — 07-Elec-B8 Power Electronics and Drives. Open-book, 3 hours duration, six problems of equal value (20 marks each); any five constitute a complete paper. All six are solved below, because the set is intended as a study resource.
Reference texts
- M. H. Rashid, Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications, 4th ed. — thyristors and a.c. voltage controllers (Ch. 11), controlled rectifiers (Ch. 10), d.c. choppers (Ch. 5), inverters (Ch. 6).
- N. Mohan, T. M. Undeland and W. P. Robbins, Power Electronics: Converters, Applications and Design, 3rd ed. — switch-mode converters and harmonic analysis.
- B. K. Bose, Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives — current-source-inverter induction-motor drives.
- R. Krishnan, Electric Motor Drives: Modeling, Analysis and Control — phase-controlled d.c. drives.
- C. W. Lander, Power Electronics, 3rd ed. — conduction-angle relationships for a.c. controllers feeding inductive loads.
