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GTHS KUMBO/ ELECT DPT

FOURTH SEQUENCE TEST

Series: F3
Option: Electrotechnology
Duration: 3H
Coefficient: 3

POWER ELECTRONICS
No document is allowed except the one given to
the candidates by the examiners
Parts of the paper: 03
Number of pages: 02

CHARGING OF A BETTERY

To charge a 12 V 50Ah battery, a four diode bridge is used. This bridge is

supplied in 220 V 50Hz through a transformer. A current limiting resistor R is
connected in series with the battery.
1.1 Draw the complete circuit.
1.2 The resistance of R is 2 and the internal resistance of the battery is r =
0.195. The maximum value of the current in the battery is 10A. Calculate
the effective value of the voltage at the secondary of the transformer and the
transformation ratio.
1.3 Calculate the instants t1 and t2 when the conduction starts and stops. The
voltage at the secondary of the transformer being u2 U 2 max sin t .
1.4 Calculate:
a) The average and the effective values of the current in R.
b) The time necessary for full charging and the power consumed by the
battery.
c) The efficiency of the system, if the transformer is ideal.

II

THREE PHASE RECTIFICATION

In a three phase rectifier bridge (P3), the voltage per phase is 480V-60Hz. The
load is a pure resistance of 15. Neglecting the voltage drops in the windings of
the transformer and in the diodes, calculate:
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a) The mean voltage across the load and the effective voltage across the
load.
b) The mean and the maximum currents in each diode.
c) The effective current in each diode.
d) The maximum reverse voltage across a diode.
e) The rated power of the secondary of the transformer (in KVA).

III

THREE PHASE GRAETZ BRIDGE

A three phase Graetz bride is supplying two phases of the stator of a three phase
induction motor, whose windings are connected in star. The bridge is connected
at the secondary of a three phase transformer having the following
characteristics: 380/220-50Hz. The voltage at the phase 1 of the secondary of
the transformer is v1 127 2 sin t .
1. Give the role of this circuit for the motor and indicate the coupling of the
secondary of the transformer. Justify your answer.
2. Draw the diagram of the circuit described above.
3. Draw in synchronism, the voltages v1(), v2(), v3(), uR().
4. Determine the average load voltage.
5. The motor windings are assumed to be pure resistors. The average load
current is 70A. Determine the resistance between the two phases of the motor,
and deduce the resistance of one winding of the motor.
6. Determine the active power sent to the load.
7. Determine the maximal reverse voltage across the diode assuming a security
margin of 60%
8. Give the effective and the average current in each diode assuming that the
effective load current id 70A.

S.M.: NGOUNE.

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