A charger supplies 100 W at 20 V for charging the battery of a laptop. The power devices, used in the converter inside the charger, operate at a switching frequency of 200 kHz. Which power device is best suited for this purpose?
A charger supplies 100 W at 20 V for charging the battery of a laptop. The power devices, used in the converter inside the charger, operate at a switching frequency of 200 kHz. Which power device is best suited for this purpose? Correct Answer MOSFET
Explanation:
In this question, it is asked at a switching frequency of as high as 200 kHz, which device will be best suited.
Let's see all the options:-
Thyristor - It has stored charged carrier near its gate-cathode junction. Therefore, for removal of these charge carrier it takes source time. It is not suitable for fast switching.
BJT - It is having law conduction has but high switching loss. Therefore it is not suitable for high switching frequency.
MOSFET & IGBT both devices are suitable for operating at high frequency but compared to MOSFET, IGBT having less suitability at high frequency. Therefore MOSFET is best suited for above mentioned frequency.