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GATE 2016 EE (EE2) – Question 56

Power Electronics · Single-phase and three-phase voltage and current source inverters, sinusoidal pulse width modulation · 2 marks · Numerical answer

The three-phase VSI shown supplies a delta resistive load of 30 Ω per phase from 600 V DC. Devices conduct in 180° mode. Find total load power in kW.

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Correct answer: 23.0 to 25.0

Explanation

Each delta branch sees a line voltage equal to +Vdc, zero or −Vdc. Over a cycle its nonzero total duration is 240°, so its rms voltage squared is (2/3)Vdc².

There are three equal branch resistors, hence $P=3[(2/3)600^2]/30=24000$ W.

Thus total load power is **24 kW**, within 23–25 kW.

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