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This document describes four different diode clipper circuits and three diode clamper circuits. The clipper circuits use diodes to clip portions of an input waveform, resulting in outputs that swing within narrowed positive and negative voltage ranges. The clamper circuits use diodes to set a reference voltage level, causing the output to oscillate symmetrically around this clamped level. Key aspects covered include how the diodes bias in different circuit configurations and the voltage ranges of the output waveforms for each circuit.
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Clipper and Clamper
A clipper circuit uses diodes to remove parts of the waveform above or below a certain threshold. There are positive and negative clipper circuits that remove the positive or negative half of the input waveform. Biased clippers add a battery to change where the signal is clipped. A combination clipper removes parts of both halves of the input waveform. A clamper circuit adds a DC offset to an AC signal without changing its shape using a diode, capacitor, and resistor. Clampers are used to increase the wavelength of an input wave, such as in audio amplifiers.
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Clampers
Clampers are electronic circuits that shift a waveform to a different voltage level without changing its appearance. There are two main types: positive clampers shift the input signal in a positive direction above a reference level, while negative clampers shift it in a negative direction below the reference. Clampers work by using diodes and capacitors to either pass or block portions of the input signal depending on its polarity, resulting in the output being shifted to a different DC level from the input but retaining the same AC waveform. They are commonly used in applications like test equipment, radar, sonar, and television receivers.
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The document discusses different types of clipper and clamper circuits. It describes diode clippers that clip voltages above or below the diode threshold. Biased clippers add a DC source to change the clipping level. Parallel clippers clip voltages that forward bias the diode. Clampers use a diode and capacitor to clamp an AC signal to a specific DC level, either positive or negative. Biased clampers allow adjusting the clamping level with a DC source. The document concludes with references on electronic devices.
Clipper and clampers
Do Diodes and electronic stuff freaks you out?And what about those clippers and clampers?The details are as follows.
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Clampers are electronic circuits that shift a waveform to a different voltage level without changing its appearance. There are two main types: positive clampers shift the input signal in a positive direction above a reference level, while negative clampers shift it in a negative direction below the reference. Clampers work by using diodes and capacitors to either pass or block portions of the input signal depending on its polarity, resulting in the output being shifted to a different DC level from the input but retaining the same AC waveform. They are commonly used in applications like test equipment, radar, sonar, and television receivers.
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The document discusses different types of clipper and clamper circuits. It describes diode clippers that clip voltages above or below the diode threshold. Biased clippers add a DC source to change the clipping level. Parallel clippers clip voltages that forward bias the diode. Clampers use a diode and capacitor to clamp an AC signal to a specific DC level, either positive or negative. Biased clampers allow adjusting the clamping level with a DC source. The document concludes with references on electronic devices.
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Clippers and clampers are diode-based circuits used to modify signal waveforms. Clippers eliminate portions of an input signal to "clip" the waveform, and are used to remove noise or create new waveforms. They come in series and parallel types. Series clippers place the diode in series with the load, and clip voltages that don't forward bias the diode. Parallel clippers take the output across the diode, producing the voltage when it is not conducting. Clampers "clamp" a signal to a different DC level using a capacitor, diode, and resistor. The capacitor stores a reference voltage to set the output level when the diode is non-conducting.
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Clipper circuits are used to remove parts of a signal that are above or below a defined reference level. There are several types of clipper circuits: unbiased positive and negative clippers which clip either the positive or negative portions of a signal, and biased positive and negative clippers which use an external bias voltage to adjust the clipping level. Unbiased clippers cut off either the positive or negative half of the input waveform based on the diode configuration. Biased clippers allow changing the clipping level by adjusting the bias voltage applied in series with the input signal and diode.
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This document outlines a lecture on clamper circuits. It begins by defining a clamper circuit as one that fixes either the positive or negative peaks of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value. It then discusses the basic components of a clamper circuit including a capacitor, diode and resistor. The document goes on to explain the working of a positive clamper circuit and lists the different types of clamper circuits. It concludes by covering the applications of clamper circuits such as in television receivers and test equipment and signaling that the following lecture will focus on positive and negative clamper circuits specifically.
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Clippers and clampers are electronic circuits that shape waveforms. Clippers limit output voltage by clipping portions of the input signal without distortion. Clampers shift the DC level of the output voltage by adding a fixed DC potential. Some key differences are that clippers limit output while clampers shift the DC level. Both have various applications including waveform generation and shaping, signal separation, protection from transients, and as components in television receivers. Clippers clip unwanted portions while clampers add a DC level to maintain black and white reference levels lost during signal processing.
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- 1. Diode circuits Clippers and Clampers
- 2. First clipper circuit • Diode is forward biased during positive half cycle – This makes the positive potential 0.7V
- 3. • Output swings from 0.7V positive to -50V negative
- 4. Second clipper circuit • Diode is forward biased during negative half cycle – This makes the negative potential 0.7V
- 5. • Output swings from +24V positive to -0.7V negative
- 6. Third clipper circuit • Since diodes are in series, each branch will drop 0.7V + 0.7V = 1.4V – Branches are in parallel
- 7. • Output swings from +1.4V positive to -1.4V negative
- 8. Fourth clipper circuit • First, determine potential at VBIAS 1k – VBIAS = 15 = 6.8k+1k 0.128 15 = 1.92V • Since diode requires positive potential of 0.7V and adds to VBIAS, maximum positive potential becomes 2.62V
- 9. • Waveform swings from +2.62V positive to -20V negative
- 10. First clamper circuit • DC potential is pk – 0.7V = 14.3V – This becomes the zero reference line for the AC, so it will go 15V above and 15V below this line
- 11. • Output swings from +29.3V positive to -0.7V negative
- 12. Second clamper circuit • DC potential is pk – 0.7V = 29.3V – This becomes the zero reference line for the AC, so it will go 30V above and 30V below this line
- 13. • Output swings from +0.7V positive to -59.3V negative
- 14. Third clamper circuit • This one charges the capacitor during the positive alternation, and this will then discharge during the negative alternation. • This makes the output at maximum a straight line of 40V (2Vpk)
- 15. • However, since the diode is not perfect we need to use the first approximation (simplified diode) – This means we need to subtract 0.7V for the one diode that charges the capacitor (39.3V) – And lest we forget, subtract the potential for the second diode as well (38.6V)
- 16. • Output is pulsating wave (ripple) that rises to a maximum potential of 39.3V and descends to a minimum potential of 38.6V