Positive Series Clipper with positive Vr. The following figure represents the circuit diagram for positive series clipper when the reference voltage applied is positive.
During the positive cycle of the input the diode gets reverse biased and the reference voltage appears at the output. During its negative cycle, the diode gets forward biased and conducts like a closed switch. Hence the output waveform appears as shown in the above figure.
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Positive Series Clipper with negative Vr
A Clipper circuit in which the diode is connected in series to the input signal and biased with negative reference voltage Vr and that attenuates the positive portions of the waveform, is termed as Positive Series Clipper with negative Vr. The following figure represents the circuit diagram for positive series clipper, when the reference voltage applied is negative.
During the positive cycle of the input the diode gets reverse biased and the reference voltage appears at the output. As the reference voltage is negative, the same voltage with constant amplitude is shown. During its negative cycle, the diode gets forward biased and conducts like a closed switch. Hence the input signal that is greater than the reference voltage, appears at the output.
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Positive Shunt Clipper with positive Vr. The following figure represents the circuit diagram for positive shunt clipper when the reference voltage applied is positive.
During the positive cycle of the input the diode gets forward biased and nothing but the reference voltage appears at the output. During its negative cycle, the diode gets reverse biased and behaves as an open switch. The whole of the input appears at the output. Hence the output waveform appears as shown in the above figure.
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Positive Shunt Clipper with negative Vr
A Clipper circuit in which the diode is connected in shunt to the input signal and biased with negative reference voltage Vr and that attenuates the positive portions of the waveform, is termed as Positive Shunt Clipper with negative Vr.
The following figure represents the circuit diagram for positive shunt clipper, when the reference voltage applied is negative.
During the positive cycle of the input, the diode gets forward biased and the reference voltage appears at the output. As the reference voltage is negative, the same voltage with constant amplitude is shown. During its negative cycle, the diode gets reverse biased and behaves as an open switch. Hence the input signal that is greater than the reference voltage, appears at the output.