WorksheetsCA_ Transistorized SVR_12.05.2021
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Voltage regulators normally use
Negative feedback
Positive feedback
No feedback
Phase limiting
During regulation, the power dissipation of the pass transistor equals the collector-emitter voltage times the
Base current
Load current
Zener current
Fold back current
If the output of a voltage regulator varies from 15 to 14.7V between the minimum and maximum load current, the load regulation is
0
1 %
2 %
5 %
If the output of a voltage regulator varies from 20 to 19.8V when the line voltage varies over its specified range, the source regulation is
a.
b.
c.
0
1 %
2 %
5 %
The output impedance of a voltage regulator is
Very small
Very large
Equal to the load voltage divided by the load current
Equal to the input voltage divided by the output current
Compared to the ripple into a voltage regulator, the ripple out of a voltage regulator is
Equal in value
Much larger
Much smaller
Impossible to determine
A series regulator is an example of a
Linear regulator
Switching regulator
Shunt regulator
DC-to-dc converter
An increase of line voltage into a power supply usually produces
A decrease in load resistance
An increase in load voltage
A decrease in efficiency
Less power dissipation in the rectifier diodes
A power supply with low output impedance has low
Load regulation
Current limiting
Line regulation
Efficiency
A zener-diode regulator is a
Shunt regulator
Series regulator
Switching regulator
Zener follower
The input current to a shunt regulator is
Variable
Constant
Equal to load current
Used to store energy in a magnetic field
The efficiency of a voltage regulator is high when
Input power is low
Output power is high
Little power is wasted
Input power is high
A shunt regulator is inefficient because
It wastes power
It uses a series resistor and a shunt transistor
The ratio of output to input power is low
All of the above
A series regulator is more efficient than a shunt regulator because
It has a series resistor
It can boost the voltage
The pass transistor replaces the series resistor
It switches the pass transistor on and off
The zener follower is an example of a
Boost regulator
Shunt regulator
Buck regulator
Series regulator
A switching regulator is considered
Quiet
Noisy
Inefficient
Linear
