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Diode Circuits

Clipper And Clamper

Taught by: MRM Rouzin Azar


BSc Eng. (Hons)
Clipper

• A circuit which is used to remove the


peak of the wave is called a clipper.

• Here blue wave is the input and red is


the output.
Why is Clipper used?

• The purpose of clippers is to protect a


circuit against too high or too low voltages.
• A simple clipper circuit consists of one
diode, one resistor and a AC input
source.
Positive Clipper Circuit

• In a positive clipper, the positive half cycles of the input


voltage will be removed. The circuit arrangements for a
positive clipper is illustrated in the figure given below .
Negative Clipper Circuit

• The negative clipping circuit is almost same as the positive


clipping circuit, with only one difference. If the diode is placed
as shown in the diagram below, it makes a Negative Clipper
Circuit. See below
Result of Both Clipper Circuits

• In all the above discussions, the diode is considered to be ideal


one. In a practical diode, the breakdown voltage will exist (0.7
V for silicon and 0.3 V for Germanium). When this is taken into
account, the output waveforms for positive and negative
clippers will be of the shape shown in the figure below.
Biased Positive Clipper
• We know that the biasing is a process in which we connect a
battery with the diode. Same as here we just attach a battery
with the diode in a clipper circuit.
• When the input signal voltage is positive and less than
VB, the diode ‘D’ is reverse-biased. This causes it to act as
an open-switch.
Biased Negative Clipper

• When the input signal voltage is negative and more than VB,
the diode ‘D’ is forward-biased. This causes it to act as a
closed-switch.
Combination Circuits

• When a portion of both positive and negative half cycles of


the input voltage is to be clipped (or removed), combination
clipper is employed. The circuit of such a clipper is:

• You can see the link below for a clear understanding


with the aid of animations
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S76CnEJMl5E
• https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/diode/diode-
clipping-circuits.html
Clamper

• A circuit which adds DC value to an AC waveform without


changing its shape.
• In this circuit, we use a diode, a capacitor and a resistor to
shift the voltage.
Why is Clamper used?

• Clamper is used to shift the DC level of the waveform of the


input wave.
• Like a sound system amplifier.
Positive Clamper

• The positive clamper is made up of a voltage source, capacitor


C, diode D, and load resistor RL. In the below circuit diagram,
the diode is connected in parallel with the output load.
• The positive clamper passes the input signal to the output
load when the diode is reverse biased and blocks the input
signal when the diode is forward biased.
Negative Clamper

• In this circuit, capacitor is negatively charged and the


output is the double of the negative side input.
Biased Positive Clamper

• If positive biasing is applied to the clamper then it is said to be


a positive clamper with positive bias. The positive clamper
with positive bias is made up of an AC voltage source,
capacitor, diode, resistor, and dc battery.
Biased Negative Clamper
• During the positive half cycle, the diode is forward biased by both input
supply voltage and battery voltage. As a result, current flows through the
capacitor and charges it.
• During the negative half cycle, the battery voltage forward biases the diode
when the input supply voltage is less than the battery voltage. When the
input supply voltage becomes greater than the battery voltage, the diode is
reverse biased by the input supply voltage and hence signal appears at the
output.
Applications
Clippers
•Used for the generation and shaping of waveforms
•Used for the protection of circuits from spikes
•Used for amplitude restorers
•Used as voltage limiters
•Used in television circuits
•Used in FM transmitters

Clampers
•Used as direct current restorers
•Used to remove distortions
•Used as voltage multipliers
•Used for the protection of amplifiers
•Used as test equipment
•Used as base-line stabilizer
Reference
• You can see the link below for a clear understanding
with the aid of animations
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O3Hbkkt624
• http://www.physics-and-radio-
electronics.com/electronic-devices-and-
circuits/rectifier/clampercircuits.html
THANK YOU

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