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Lab 4 - Clippper and Clamper Circuits

This document provides information about an electronics lab experiment on clipper and clamper circuits conducted by students. The experiment objectives were to analyze clipper and clamper circuits. It describes the theoretical background of series and parallel clippers and clamper circuits. It outlines the procedures followed to build and test positive and negative clipper and clamper circuits using a breadboard, resistors, diodes, capacitors, DC and AC power supplies, and an oscilloscope. Graphs of the output waveforms are included. Questions about designing specific clipper and clamper circuits are posed. The conclusions drawn are that clippers cut parts of waveforms based on diode direction and sources, while clampers shift waveforms without changing their appearance.

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Lab 4 - Clippper and Clamper Circuits

This document provides information about an electronics lab experiment on clipper and clamper circuits conducted by students. The experiment objectives were to analyze clipper and clamper circuits. It describes the theoretical background of series and parallel clippers and clamper circuits. It outlines the procedures followed to build and test positive and negative clipper and clamper circuits using a breadboard, resistors, diodes, capacitors, DC and AC power supplies, and an oscilloscope. Graphs of the output waveforms are included. Questions about designing specific clipper and clamper circuits are posed. The conclusions drawn are that clippers cut parts of waveforms based on diode direction and sources, while clampers shift waveforms without changing their appearance.

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Adama Science and Technology University

School of Electrical Engineering and Computing


Course Title:Electronic Circuit I
Course Number:ECE2101
Lab: Experiment Number 4
Title:Clipper and Clamper Circuits

Prepared by:
Name ID No.
Submitted to: Lecturer Zewdu
Date of conduction: December 15, 2016
Date of submission: December 22, 2016

Acknowledgement
We would like to acknowledge our lab assistantfor his support and explanation in the
laboratory. Through the group work and experiment we were able to comprehend the topics
that were raised and able to communicate with each other well.

Theoretical Background
Clippers are networks that employ diodes to “clip” away a portion of an input signal without
distorting the remaining part of the applied waveform. There are two general categories of
clippers: series and parallel. The series configuration is defined as one where the diode is in
series with the load, whereas the parallel variety has the diode in a branch parallel to the load.

Figure 1: Series Clipper

Figure 2: Parallel Clipper


The ability of a clipper circuit to clip off a positive and a negative section is determined by the
magnitude of the dc supplies.

A clamper is a network constructed of a diode, a resistor, and a capacitor that shifts a waveform
to a different dc level without changing the appearance of the applied signal. Additional shifts
can also be obtained by introducing a dc supply to the basic structure. Clamping networks have
a capacitor connected directly from input to output with a resistive element in parallel with the
output signal. The diode is also in parallel with the output signal but may or may not have a
series dc supply as an added element.

Figure 3: Clamper Circuits

Lab – 4: Clipper and Clamper Circuits


Objectives:
 To analyze the action of clipper and clamper Circuits.
Apparatus Used:
 DC power supply

 Variable AC power supply


 Digital Multimeter (DMM)

 Resistors:1kΩ

 Diode: Silicon (1N4007)


 Breadboard

 Oscilloscope
 Connecting Wires
 Electrolytic Capacitors

Procedures
Clipper Circuit
1. First of all we placed our components and instruments on a fine surface to begin our
experiment.
2. Thereafter we constructed a circuit on the breadboard where the AC source is in series
with the resistor and then the diode is in series with the resistor. Following the diode DC
source is in series which then finishes with the AC source being in series with the DC
source.
3. Then we set the DC source to 2V and the peak to peak voltage of the AC source to 10V.
Also here we set the frequency to 1 KHz.

Figure 4: Negative Clipper


4. Then by placing the probes of the oscilloscope at the two ends of the diode we observed
the output wave form.
5. Then we measured and recorded the DC and AC level of the output using a digital
Multimeter.
6. Finally we repeated all the above procedures when our diode is reversed. Meaning for
the positive clipper circuit.

Figure 5: Positive Clipper

Clamper Circuit
1. First of all we placed our components and instruments on a fine surface to begin our
experiment.
2. And we constructed a circuit containing a capacitor, a diode and an AC source. This
clamper was designed as a negative clamper.

Figure 6: Negative Clamper


3. Thereafter we set the peak to peak Voltage of the AC source to 10V. And we set the
frequency to 1 kHz.
4. Then we connected the oscilloscope to the circuit and observed the output wave form.
5. Finally we repeated all the above steps to a positive clamper which we obtained by
reversing the diode.

Figure 7: Positive Clamper

Result and Discussion


After conducting our experiments we have obtained the following output wave-forms.

Figure 8: Positive Clipper


Figure 9: Negative Clipper

Figure 10: Positive Clamper

Figure 11: Negative Clamper

Questions
1. Design a clipper circuit to remove a voltage level greater than 2V and less then -2V of a
sinusoidal input signal with a peak value of 5V.

2. Design a clamper circuit to add a DC value of 3V to a sinusoidal input of peak value 5V.

Observations and Conclusion


We have observed the following points:

 The clipper Circuit cuts out part of a wave form displaying the output we wanted to see
from the input wave form. The part of the wave form to be cut depends up on the
direction of the diode, the available sources and the way the diode is connected to the
resistor (series or parallel).
 The clamper circuit does not bring any change to the input wave form. Rather it moves
(shifts) it by the value we determined it to in the circuit. The shifting of the circuits
depends up on the direction of the diode, and the available sources.

References
 Electronic devices and circuit Theory 11th edition, R. L. Boylestad and L. Nashelsky

Thank you!!!

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