A. it can be turned OFF but not ON with a gate pulse.
B. it conducts only during one half cycle of an alternating current wave.
C. it can be turned ON but not OFF with a gate pulse.
D. it can be turned ON only during one half cycle of an AC.
Related Mcqs:
- The turn-on time of an SCR with inductive load is 20 µs. The puls train frequency is 2.5 KHz with a mark/space ratio of 1/10, then SCR will___________?
A. Turn on
B. Not turn on
C. Turn on if inductance is removed
D. Turn on if pulse frequency us increased to two times - A silicon controlled racitifier (SCR) is a ____________?
A. Unijunction device
B. Device with three junction
C. Device with four junction
D. None of the above - For an SCR gate – cathode characteristic is a straight line of 130. For triggered source volume of 15 V and allowable gate power dissipation of 0.5 W compute the gate source resistance_____?
A. 111.9 Ω.
B. 11.19 Ω.
C. 108 Ω.
D. 115 Ω - A thyristor string is made of a no. of SCR connected in series and parallel. The string have volume and current of 11 KV and 4 KA. The voltage and current rating of available SCRs are 1800 V and 1000 A. For a string efficiency of 90 % let the number of SCRs in series and parallel are a and b respectively. Then the value of a and b will be_____________?
A. 5, 7
B. 4, 6
C. 7, 5
D. 6, 4 - An SCR is made up of silicon because?
A. silicon has large leakage current than germanium
B. silicon has small leakage current than germanium
C. silicon has small leakage voltage than germanium
D. silicon has large leakage voltage than germanium - Anode of an operational SCR is _______________?
A. Always positive w.r.t cathode
B. Always negative w.r.t anode
C. Always positive w.r.t anode
D. Always negative w.r.t cathode - In the operation and control of both naturally commutated and forced commutated SCR base converter, commutation plays an important role. The converters is / are ___________?
A. AC – DC
B. DC – DC
C. DC – AC
D. All of these - With gate open, the maximum anode current at which SCR is turned off from ON condition is called____________?
A. breakdown voltage
B. peak reverse voltage
C. holding current
D. latching current - An SCR can be used___________?
A. as static conductor
B. for power control
C. for speed control of dc shunt motor
D. All of these - An SCR is made up of silicon because_____________?
A. silicon has large leakage current than germanium
B. silicon has small leakage current than germanium
C. silicon has small leakage voltage than germanium
D. silicon has large leakage voltage than germanium
