Clippers and Clampers

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CLIPPERS

There are a variety of diode networks called clippers that have the ability to clip off a portion of the input signal without distorting the remaining part of the alternating waveform. Depending on the orientation of the diode, the positive or negative region of the input signal is clipped off.

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CLIPPERS
There are two general categories of clippers: Series Clipper : The series configuration is defined as one where the diode is in series with the load. Parallel Clipper : The diode in a branch parallel to the load.

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Series Clippers (Un-biased)

The diode in a series clipper clips any voltage that does not forward bias it: A reverse-biasing polarity A forward-biasing polarity less than 0.7 V (for a silicon diode)

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Biased Diode Series Clippers

As in fig the direction of the diode suggests that the signal vi must be positive to turn it on. The dc supply further requires that the voltage vi be greater than V volts to turn the diode on.

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Series Clippers

When the diode is in the short-circuit state, such as shown in Fig., the output voltage vo can be determined by applying Kirchhoffs voltage law in the clockwise direction:

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Series Clipper with voltage Source

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Biased Series Clippers

The negative region of the input signal is pressuring the diode into the off state, supported further by the dc supply. In general, therefore, we can be quite sure that the diode is an open circuit (off state) for the negative region of the input signal

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Determine the o/p waveform

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Summary of Series Clipper Circuits

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Parallel Clipper

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Determine the o/p

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Parallel Clippers Forward Diode

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Parallel Clippers Reversed Diode

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Summary of Parallel Clipper Circuits

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Clamper
The clamping network is one that will clamp a signal to a different dc level. The network must have a capacitor, a diode, and a resistive element, but it can also employ an independent dc supply to introduce an additional shift.

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Biased Clamper Circuits

The input signal can be any type of waveform such as sine, square, and triangle waves. The DC source lets you adjust the DC camping level.

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Summary of Clamper Circuits

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Voltage-Multiplier Circuits
Voltage multiplier circuits use a combination of diodes and capacitors to step up the output voltage of rectifier circuits.

Voltage Doubler Voltage Tripler Voltage Quadrupler

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VOLTAGE-MULTIPLIER CIRCUITS

Voltage-multiplier circuits are employed to maintain a relatively low transformer peak voltage while stepping up the peak output voltage to two, three, four, or more times the peak rectified voltage.

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Voltage Doubler Half wave

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Voltage Doubler Full wave

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Voltage Tripler and Quadrupler

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Practical Applications of Diode

Rectifier Circuits Conversions of AC to DC for DC operated circuits Power supplies and Battery Charging Circuits Clipper , Clamper and Voltage multiplier Wave shaping for signal analysis To get voltage transformation without use of transformers

Some other simple diode applications

Protective Circuits against Over current Protection against Polarity Reversal Protects against Currents caused by an inductive kick in a relay circuit

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