Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Stephen L. Herman
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Chapter S, Problem 12RQ
What is the approximate current at which a ground-fault detector will open the circuit?
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b. It conducts only during one half-cycle of an alternating current wave.
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2. A thyristor half wave controlled converter has a supply voltage of 240V at 50Hz and a load resistance
of 100 Ohm. when the firing delay angle is 30 the average value of load current is
b. 2.4A
d. 24 A
c. 126mA
a. 126A
e. None of the above
3. In forward blocking mode of a thyristor
a. junction J2 is in reverse bias and J1, J3 is in forward bias.
b. junction J3 is in forward bias and J1, J2 is in reverse bias.
c. Junction J1, J3 is in reverse bias and J2 is in forward bias.
d. Junction J1 and J2 is in forward bias and J3 is in reverse bias.
4. In a full wave rectifier, the rectification efficiency is approximately equal to
a. 61%
b. 71%…
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