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DIODE CLIPPER & CLAMPER

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Diode Clamper & Clipper

 A clamper adds a dc level to an ac voltage. Clampers are sometimes known as dc restorers. A diode clamper that inserts a positive dc level in the

output waveform. The operation of this circuit can be seen by considering the first negative half-cycle of the input voltage. When the input voltage

initially goes negative, the diode is forward biased, allowing the capacitor to charge to near the peak of the input Just after the negative peak, the

diode is reverse-biased. This is because the cathode is held near by the charge on the capacitor. The capacitor can only discharge through the high

resistance of R. So, from the peak of one negative half-cycle to the next, the capacitor discharges very little. The amount that is discharged, of course,

depends on the value of R.

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Circuit Topology
Series Positive Clipper Series Negative Clipper

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Circuit Topology
Shunt Positive Clipper Shunt Negative Clipper

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Circuit Topology
Positive Clamper Negative Clamper

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Waveforms
Positive Clipper Negative Clipper

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Waveforms
Clamper

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 The clipping of a waveform is the most common technique that applies to the input signals to adapt them so that they may lie within the operating

range of the electronic circuits. The clipping of waveforms can be done by eliminating the portions of the waveform which crosses the input range of

the circuit.

 Clippers can be broadly classified into two basic types of circuits. They are: series clippers and shunt or parallel clippers. Series clipper circuit

contains a power diode in series with the load connected at the end of the circuit. The shunt clipper contains a diode in parallel with the resistive load

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Conclusion
 Frequently used in FM transmitters for removing the excess ripples in the signals above a certain noise level.

 Clippers can be used as freewheeling diodes in protecting the transistors from transient effects by connecting the diodes in parallel with the

inductive load.

 Clamping circuits can be used as voltage doublers and for modelling the existing waveforms to a required shape and range.

 Clampers can be frequently used in removing the distortions and identification of polarity of the circuits.

 The Positive & Negative Clipper and Clamper circuit is implemented using the Activate tool.

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