EE3131 Electronics I. Laboratory diode applications.

Experiment 3

Diode Clipper and Clamper

Educational Objectives:

The purpose of this experiment is to demonstrate the operation of a diode clipper and

diode damper. Like the diode clipper.

Reference Reading:

1- Electronic Devices, THOMAS L. FLOYD, Fifth edition.

2- Electronic Devices “a design approach”, Ali Aminian & Marian Kazimierezuk.

Background Information:

Protoboard

The COM3LAB Protoboard is ideal for independent development of electronic circuits. Any

desired circuit can be built up and studied on a breadboard. The 1 mm contacts allow the

usual electronic standard components to be used. With Protoboard software you can display

the test equipment integrated into the Master Unit (multimeter, storage oscilloscope,

function generator, logic analyzer).

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Clippers
Diode clippers are wave-shaping circuits in that they are used to prevent signal voltages
from going above or below certain levels. The clipping level may be either equal to the
diode's barrier potential or made variable with a dc source voltage. Because of this
limiting capability, the clipper is also called a limiter.
Like the diode clipper, the damper is a wave-shaping circuit, but it adds a dc level to the
input waveform. Thus, the damper is often referred to as a dc restorer. However, unlike
that of the clipper, the shape of the input signal of a damper is not changed.
Useful Formula:
Clamper time constant
(1) 10RLC »Tinput
Peak output voltage
(2) VO(peak) = Vin (peak-to-peak) - Vd
Equipment Required:

5-k potentiometer

10,1-k resistor, 1/2 W

1N4001 silicon rectifier diodes

l0-F electrolytic capacitor,

Bread board socket

Signal generator

Dual trace oscilloscope

VOM or DMM

Procedure

Part I (Clipper Circuits)

1. Wire the clipper circuit shown in the schematic diagram of Figure 3.1.

2. Open the oscilloscope screen and adjust the voltage and time deviations to display fit waves

on the screen by mark the two channels Y1 and Y2. (the two channels should be same

deviation)

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Figure 3.1: Schematic diagram of Clipper circuit

3. Now connect the signal generator to the breadboard. Adjust the signal generator's

output level at 6 V peak-to-peak at a frequency of 600 Hz sin wave.

4. Sketch these waveforms on given graph 3.1 below Write the following

Volt/div = ………………….. Time/div = ………………….

Graph 3.1

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5. Make a full theoretical analysis to sketch and label Vo and Vin.

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3. Now reverse the polarity of the diode in the circuit, Sketch it and explain how

does this waveform compare with previous Step?

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6. Now connect the signal generator to the breadboard. Adjust the signal generator's

output level at 6 V peak-to-peak at a frequency of 600 Hz sin wave.

Figure 3: Schematic diagram of Clipper circuit

7. . Sketch these waveforms on given graph 3.3 below in three potentiometer positions

Write the following Volt/div = ………………….. Time/div = ………………….

Right limits

Middle of potentiometer

left limits
Graph 3.3

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Describe the above circuit waves according to potentiometer position

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Part II (Clamper Circuits)

1. Wire the damper circuit shown in the schematic diagram of Figure 3.2. Adjust the signal

generator's output level at 6 V peak-to-peak at a frequency of 1000 Hz rectangle.

wave.

Figure 4: Schematic diagram of Clamper circuit

8. Sketch these waveforms on given graph 3.1 below Write the following

Volt/div = ………………….. Time/div = ………………….

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Graph 3.1

9. Make a full theoretical analysis to sketch and label Vo and Vin.

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