In the DC-DC converter shown in the figure, the current through the inductor is continuous. The switching frequency is 500 Hz. The voltage ($V_o$) across the load is assumed to be constant and ripple free. The peak inductor current in amperes is __________ (rounded off to the nearest integer).
A single-phase full-controlled thyristor converter bridge is used for regenerative braking of a separately excited DC motor with the following specifications:
| Rated armature voltage | 210 V |
| Rated armature current | 10 A |
| Rated speed | 1200 rpm |
| Armature resistance | 1 Ω |
| Input to the converter bridge | 240 V at 50 Hz |
The armature of the DC motor is fed from the full-controlled bridge and the field current is kept constant.
Assume that the motor is running at 600 rpm and the armature terminals of the motor are suitably reversed for regenerative braking. If the armature current of the motor is to be maintained at the rated value, the triggering angle of the converter bridge in degrees should be __________ (rounded off to 2 decimal places).
The figure shows the single line diagram of a 4-bus power network. Branches $b_1$, $b_2$, $b_3$, and $b_4$ have impedances $4z$, $z$, $2z$, and $4z$ per-unit (pu), respectively, where $z = r + jx$, with $r > 0$ and $x > 0$. The current drawn from each load bus (marked as arrows) is equal to $I$ pu, where $I \neq 0$. If the network is to operate with minimum loss, the branch that should be opened is
The incremental cost curves of two generators (Gen A and Gen B) in a plant supplying a common load are shown in the figure. If the incremental cost of supplying the common load is Rs. 7400 per MWh, then the common load in MW is ________ (rounded off to the nearest integer).
