AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Electrical Power & Machines
3rdYear, Electrical Engineering
2nd Semester, 2023/2024 Course Code: EPM 352s Time allowed: 2 Hrs.
POWER ELECTRONICS (2)
The Exam Consists of Three Questions in Two Pages. Maximum Marks: 60 Marks 1/2
تعليمات هامة
.حيازة التيلفون املحمول مفتوحا داخل لجنة األمتحان يعتبر حالة غش تستوجب العقاب وإذا كانضرورى الدخول باملحمول فيوضع مغلق فى الحقائب •
.ال يسمح بدخول سماعة األذن أو البلوتوث •
.اليسمح بدخول أي كتب أو مالزم أو أوراق داخل اللجنة واملخالفة تعتبر حالة غش •
Question (1): [20 marks]
a) A step-up DC converter is used to charge a battery E of initial voltage 47V through 1 Ω resistor.
The supply voltage is Vs = 24V, the inductor is L = 10 mH, the switching frequency is f = 5kHz,
the duty ratio is k = 0.5, and. Draw the waveforms of the:
• supply current, [1 mark]
• battery current, and [1 mark]
• output voltage (across RE load). [1 mark]
and calculate:
i. The maximum instantaneous load current. [4 marks]
ii. The peak to peak inductor ripple. [1 mark]
iii. The delivered power to the battery. [2 marks]
b) Design a Buck regulator that has an input of 12V to supply a load of 5 A at output voltage of
6V. The switching frequency is 30 KHz. The inductor size is such that the peak-to-peak ripple in
the inductor currents is no more than 20% of its average value. The output ripple voltage is no
more than 5%. [6 marks]
c) Derive an expression that shows the effect of the inductor resistance on the Buck-Boost
converter efficiency. [4 marks]
Question (2): [20 marks]
a) {9 Marks} A single-phase half-bridge inverter is used to supply a resistive load of 10 Ω. If the
total output power is 1000 watt, find:
i. The rms value of output voltage. [2 Marks]
ii. The rms value of fundamental output voltage. [2 Marks]
iii. The average value of thyristor current. [2 Marks]
iv. The distortion factor of the fifth harmonic. [2 Marks]
v. The total harmonic distortion THD. [1 Mark]
b) {8 Marks} A three-phase full-wave controller supplies a Y-connected resistive load of R =10 Ω
and the line-to-line input voltage is 208 V (rms), 60 Hz. If The delay angle is α = 30⁰.
i. Fill out the following table in your answer paper showing the operating periods for each
thyristor. [3 Marks]
AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Electrical Power & Machines, 3rd Year, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
2nd Semester, 2023/2024 Course Code: EPM 352s Time Allowed: 2 Hrs.
POWER ELECTRONICS (2)
The Exam Consists of Three Questions in Two Pages. 2/2
ON Period ON Period
From angle To angle From angle To angle
Phase a Thyristor 1 Thyristor 4
Phase b Thyristor 3 Thyristor 6
Phase c Thyristor 5 Thyristor 2
ii. Sketch the output phase voltage. [3 Marks]
iii. Calculate the rms value of output phase voltage. [2 Marks]
c) {3 Marks} The output voltage of single-phase full bridge inverter is controlled by pulse width
modulation technique (PWM) with single pulse per half cycle. Determine the pulse width for a
third harmonic component of 15% of the DC input voltage.
Question (3): [20 marks]
a) In 100 KVA UPS supplied from 3-phae AC supply-380V, give the number of batteries strings and
the number of batteries cells per string to produce a backup capacity of 200 Amp-hour, given
that the cell voltage is 12 V and cell capacity is 100 Amp-hour. [4 marks]
b) What is the difference between DC link capacitor shunt resistance and DC link controlled
resistance. [4 marks]
c) During breaking of AC motor controlled by inverter which type of breaking applied first
electrical or mechanical. [4 marks]
d) Draw the schematic diagram of electrical breaking for 3 phase motor controlled by 3 phase
inverter supplied from single phase supply. [4 marks]
e) What is the output frequency range of the three-phase inverter when it is applied to AC motor
and UPS? [4 marks]
END of Exam, Good Luck
Examination Committee Exam. Date : 6 June 2024
Prof. Dr. Hussein Mashaly
Prof. Dr. Mostafa I. Marei
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar
