Question

A single phase semiconverter is feeding a highly inductive load. The circuit has a freewheeling diode across the load and firing angle is α. During one cycle of input voltage, the total duration of conduction of freewheeling diode is

a.

α

b.

2 α

c.

4 α

d.

0.5 α

Answer: (b).2 α

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