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2 Diode Clipping Circuits


Diode Positive Clipper

input voltage output voltage


R VO

0 VO 0

Positive peak is clipped to 0


R

• Diode conducts (becomes short) for voltages above zero VO


• When diode conducts the output voltage = zero

• Diode opens for voltages below zero


VO
• When diode opens the output voltage is the same as input voltage
( No current, no drop at “R” )

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Diode Negative Clipper

R VO

0 VO 0

Negative peak is clipped to 0


R

• Diode conducts for input voltages below zero VO


• When diode conducts the output voltage = zero

• Diode opens for input voltages above zero


VO
• When diode opens the output voltage is the same as input voltage
( No current, no drop at “R” )

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Diode Positive Clipper with positive bias voltage

VB VB

0 VO 0
VB

Positive peak is clipped to VB

• Diode conducts for input voltages above V B VO


VB
• When diode conducts the output voltage = V B
R

• Diode opens for input voltages below VB VO


VB
• When diode opens the output voltage is the same as input voltage
( No current, no drop at “R” )

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Diode Negative Clipper with positive bias voltage

VB VB

0 VO 0
VB

Negative peak is clipped to VB

• Diode conducts for input voltages below VB


• When diode conducts the output voltage = V B

• Diode opens for input voltages above VB


• When diode opens the output voltage is the same as input voltage
( No current, no drop at “R” )

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Diode Negative Clipper with negative bias voltage

0 VO 0
VB -Vb
-VB

Negative peak is clipped to -VB

• Diode conducts for input voltages below (-VB)


• When diode conducts the output voltage = (-V B)

• Diode opens for input voltages above (-VB)


• When diode opens the output voltage is the same as input voltage
( No current, no drop at “R” )

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Diode Positive Clipper with negative bias voltage

0 VO 0
-VB VB -VB

Positive peak is clipped to -VB

• Diode conducts for input voltages above (-V B)


• When diode conducts the output voltage = (-V B)

• Diode opens for input voltages below (-V B)


• When diode opens the output voltage is the same as input voltage
( No current, no drop at “R” )

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Diode Double Clipper with bias voltage

VB
VB
0 VO
VB 0
-VB -VB
-VB

Positive peak is clipped to VB

Negative peak is clipped to –R VB R

• Diode1 (Left) conducts for input voltages above V B


VO VO
VB VB
• When diode conducts the output voltage = V B

• Diode2 (Right) conducts for input voltages below -V B R


• When diode conducts the output voltage = -V B
VO
Between VB and –VB no diode conducts & no current, no drop at “R”
VB
Output voltage = Input voltage -VB

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Diode negative Series-Bias Negative Clipper

-1
2
R
VB +1
VS VO 0
0
2V(p) -1
-1

-3
1.Average level Moves down to –1V

2.All negative peak below zero will be clipped to zero

-1 R -1 R
VS VO VS VO

When VS < +1 When VS > +1

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Diode positive Series-Bias Negative Clipper

1 +3

2 R
VB +1
1 VS VO 0
0 2V(p) -1

1.Average level is lifted to +1V

2.All negative peak below zero will be clipped to zero

1 R 1 R
VS VO VS VO

When VS < -1 When VS > -1

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Diode attenuator
R1 D1

R1 D1 R2 D2
VS VO1
RL
Vo1
R2 D2 R1 D1
0 VS VO 0
RL
R2 D2 Vo2
VS VO2
RL

R1 D1

R1 D1
R2
VS VO
RL Vo1

0 R2
VS VO R1 D1 0
RL Vo2
R2
VS VO
RL

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8.3 Diode Clamping Circuits
Diode Negative Clamper
- C+
VP
2VP
+ VP
VP R
0
-
2VP
-VP
- +
VO
VP
C
R
0
-C +
0
- VP
VP R
+
negative peak clamp to zero

Diode is used only to charge the capacitor

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Diode Positive Clamper

VP
+C -
0
0 + VP
VP R
-VP - 0

+ -
VO
-VP
C
R
-2VP

C
+ - -2VP
- VP
VP R

positive peak clamp to zero


+

Diode is used only to charge the capacitor

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Diode Biased Negative Clamper

VP -C +
VO=2VP+VB
+ VP+VB
0
VP R
-VP
-
C
- +
VO
- VP+VB
2VP

VP R
VB
+ VB
0
C VO=VP+VB-VP
- + =VB
- VP+VB
VP R
+
negative peak clamp to +VB

Diode is used only to charge the capacitor


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Diode Biased Positive Clamper

VP
C
+ - VO=-(VP-VB)+VP
0 =VB
+ VP-VB
VP R VB
-VP
C -
0
+ - VO 2VP
+ VP-VB
VP R C
+ - VO=-(VP-VB)-VP
- VB
- VP-VB
=-2VP+VB

VP R
+

positive peak clamp to +VB

Diode is used only to charge the capacitor

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