Experiment 4

Clipper Circuit
Introduction (5 lines):
Clipper circuits are the circuits that clip off or removes a portion of an
input signal, without causing any distortion to the remaining part of the
waveform. These are also known as clipping circuits, limiters, slicers.

Objective (2 lines):
To study the diode applications in a clipping circuit.

1) Understand the working of positive and negative clipping circuits.

2) Use a digital oscilloscope to capture and analyze output
waveforms.
Equipment:
1) Breadboard
2) Connecting Leads
3) Diode N4007
4) Multimeter AKIP GDM-391A
5) Hameg hm407 oscilloscope
6) Uni-T UTG9002C Function Generator
7) Resistor 1KΩ leybold 57744
8) DC Voltage Power Supply

Precedes(steps):
1) Build the circuit as shown in the diagram.
2) Test if the diode is working by using the multimeter.
3) Apply 12V 1KHz to the circuit using the function generator.
 4) Connect the dc power supply right next to the diode.
5) Measure the voltage across Vo.
6) Write Down the results.
7) Rebuilt the circuit as shown in the next diagram.
8) Repeat steps 5 to 7.
9) Disconnect the circuit.
10) Turn off the Power Supply.

Results(tables):
Analysis (4 lines):
Conclusion:
1) Clippers are basically wave shaping circuits that control the shape
of an output waveform. It consists of linear and non-linear
elements.
2) Depending on the orientation of the diode, the positive or
negative region of the input signal is clipped off.
3) The half wave rectifier is an example of the simplest form of
diode clipper (when measuring across the resistor).