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Clipper

This document describes a lab session on studying parallel and series diode clipper circuits. The objectives are to observe and analyze parallel diode clippers and series diode clippers. It explains that diodes can be used as voltage clippers in both parallel and series configurations, in both biased and unbiased states. It provides circuit diagrams and explanations of how unbiased parallel positive, parallel negative, series positive, and series negative clipper circuits operate, noting that the output waveform will be clipped to around 0.7V or -0.7V depending on the circuit configuration and polarity of the input signal.

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Clipper

This document describes a lab session on studying parallel and series diode clipper circuits. The objectives are to observe and analyze parallel diode clippers and series diode clippers. It explains that diodes can be used as voltage clippers in both parallel and series configurations, in both biased and unbiased states. It provides circuit diagrams and explanations of how unbiased parallel positive, parallel negative, series positive, and series negative clipper circuits operate, noting that the output waveform will be clipped to around 0.7V or -0.7V depending on the circuit configuration and polarity of the input signal.

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LAB SESSION 11

To Study The Parallel And Series Diode Clipper Circuits Operation

Name of Student: …………………………………………………….

Roll No.: …………………………………Section: ………………….

Date of Experiment: ………………………………………………….

Report submitted on: ………………………………………………..

Marks obtained: ……………………………………

Remarks: ……………………………………………

Instructor’s Signature: ……………………………...

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY


UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
TO STUDY THE PARALLEL AND SERIES DIODE CLIPPER
CIRCUITS OPERATION
OBJECTIVE
 To observe and analyze parallel diode clippers
 To observe and analyze series diode clippers
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
 Breadboard
 Diodes
 Resistors
 CRO
THEORY
The process of cutoff of a waveform on output is called limiters. Sometimes we need
different output wave, so we get this wave by using clippers.
Thus, diode can be used as voltage clippers in series as well as parallel. In both cases, diode
is biased as well as unbiased. Then, further biased and unbiased voltage diodes have positive and
negative clipped voltages.
Here we will study only unbiased clippers.
PARALLEL CLIPPER
 In parallel unbiased positive clipper, it will be reversed biased during negative half
cycle but during positive cycle, it will be forward biased and an output waveform up to
0.7 V will be shown.

Fig 5.1
 In parallel unbiased negative clipper, it will be reversed biased during positive half
cycle but during negative cycle, it will be forward biased and an output waveform upto
0.7 V will be shown.
Fig 5.2
 In this circuit, during positive cycle it will be clipped up to 0.7 and for negative cycle it
will be clipped -0.7.

Fig 5.3
SERIES CLIPPER
 In series positive clippers, the diode and resistor are connected in series way as in
diagram. So the output for this circuit is:

Fig 5.4
 In series negative clippers, the diode and resistor are connected in series way and diode
direction is opposite as in diagram. So the output for this circuit is:

FIG 5.5

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