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Logic Gates

  • AND Gate:
    Clipping & Clamping: Diode Circuits | Analog Circuits - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)If one of the inputs A or B is grounded, current flows through the diode and the output node C is at a low voltage. The only way to get a high output is by having both inputs high. This circuit is equivalent to logical AND function.
  • OR Gate:
    Clipping & Clamping: Diode Circuits | Analog Circuits - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)If one or both of the inputs A and B are high, current flows through the associated diode and the output node C at a high voltage. It is equivalent to OR Gate.

Clipper Circuits


Diode network that have the ability to clip of a portion of the input signal without distorting the remaining part of the alternating waveform is known as Clipper.
There are two general categories of clippers

  •  Series clipper
  • Parallel Clipper

The series configuration is defined as one where the diode is in series with the load, while the parallel configuration has the diode in a branch parallel to the load.
(a) Series Clipper
(i) Unbiased Clipper
The response of series configuration of figure 1(a) to a variety of alternating waveform is provided in figure 1(b)
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From figure 1(a), Anode voltage of diode VA = Vi and Cathode voltage VK = 0
Therefore, for positive half cycle VA > VK, which means diode is forward biased and act as short circuit.
For negative half cycle VA < VK, which means diode is reverse biased and act as open circuits.
(ii) Biased clipper
The addition of a dc supply that can have a pronounced effect on the output of a clipper is shown in figure 2.

Note: Make a mental sketch of the response of the network based on the direction of the diode and the applied voltage levels.

Clipping & Clamping: Diode Circuits | Analog Circuits - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)For the given network, the direction of diode suggest that the signal Vi must be positive to turn it ON. The dc supply further requires that the voltage Vi be greater than V to turn ON the diode. The negative region of the input signal is pressuring the diode into the OFF state, supported further by the dc supply.

Note: Determine the applied voltage (transition voltage) that will cause a change in state for the diode.

For the ideal diode the transition between states will occur on the characteristics, where Vd = 0 V and id = 0A. Applying the condition id = 0 at Vd = 0 to the network of figure 2 will result in the configuration of figure 3(a), where it is recognized that the level of Vi that will cause a transition in state is Vi = V
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For an input voltage greater than V volts the diode is in the short circuit state, while input voltage less than V volts it is in the open circuit or off state.

Note: Be continually aware of the defined terminals and polarity of V0.

When the diode is in the short circuit state, such as shown in figure 4, the output voltage V0 can be determined by applying KVL in the clockwise direction.
Clipping & Clamping: Diode Circuits | Analog Circuits - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)Vi – V – V0 = 0
∴ V0 = Vi – V

Note: It can be helpful to sketch the input signal above the output and determine the output and determine the output at instantaneous values of the input.

Clipping & Clamping: Diode Circuits | Analog Circuits - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)For an instantaneous value of Vi the input can be treated as a dc supply of that value and corresponding dc value of the output determined.
For instant at Vi = Vm
For Vm > V, diode is short circuit and V0 = Vm – V
When diode change state, and Vi = – Vm
Then V0 = 0 V
And now complete the curve for V0 that can be shown in figure 5.

(b) Parallel Clipper
The network of figure 6 is the simplest of parallel diode configuration with the output for the same input as discussed earlier. The analysis of parallel configuration is very similar to that applied to series configurations.
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Summary of Series & Parallel Clipper

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Clampers


The clamping network is one that will clamp a signal to a different dc level. The network consist of a capacitor, a diode and a resistor element and an independent dc supply to introduce on additional shift.
The magnitude of R and C must be chosen such that the time constant τ = RC is large enough to ensure that the voltage across the capacitor does not discharge significantly during the interval the diode is non conducting.
There are basically two type of clamper:
Clipping & Clamping: Diode Circuits | Analog Circuits - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)(a) Negative Clamper
Clipping & Clamping: Diode Circuits | Analog Circuits - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)Figure 8(b): WaveformFigure 8(b): Waveform

When the input is positive, diode operates in forward bias and capacitor charge through diode. If diode is ideal it behaves as short circuit and therefore capacitor charge upto the peak input Vm.
When input becomes negative, capacitor should discharge but discharge path is not available so capacitor voltage will continue to remain Vm. Therefore, once capacitor is fully charged its voltage Vm irrespective of the input being positive or negative.
Applying KVL
–Vi + Vm + V0 = 0
V0 = Vi – Vm
= Vi + (– Vm)
Hence circuit adds dc voltage of –Vm. So, the output will be a square waveform for given input whose value varies from 0 to – 2Vm.
Positive peak of output waveform touches 0V level or positive peak gets clamped to 0V. Since a negative clamper is clamping positive peak to 0V so it is called positive peak clamper.

Note: If diode has cut in voltage Vγ then it should be replaced with series connection of ideal diode and battery Vγ.

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When input is +Ve, capacitor changes through diode upto a maximum voltage of Vm – Vγ
∴  V0 = Vi = (Vm – Vγ)
V0 = Vi + (–Vm + Vγ)
Hence circuit add dc voltage equal to – (Vm – Vγ)
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(b) Positive Clamper

  • When input is negative diode gets forward biased and capacitor charges through diode up to peak input Vm
  • When input becomes positive capacitor will not be able to discharge as discharge path is not present. Therefore, voltage across the capacitor remains Vm irrespective of input being +Vm or – Vm   
    Clipping & Clamping: Diode Circuits | Analog Circuits - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)Applying KVL
    V0 = Vi + Vm
    Clipping & Clamping: Diode Circuits | Analog Circuits - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)

Negative peak output gets clamped to 0 volts therefore positive clamper is also called negative clamper.

Note: It diode has cut in voltage Vγ then capacitor changes to a voltage (Vm – Vγ)

∴ V0 = Vi + (Vm – Vγ)
Hence added dc voltage is Vm – Vγ   

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Example: In the circuit shown in figure dc value at the output is?
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For the given clamper circuit, make diode short and calculate maximum voltage across capacitor.
– Vi + VC = 0.7V + 0.3 = 0
VC = Vi – 1 = 5 – 1
= 4V
Now, make diode open circuit
– Vi + VC + V0 = 0
V0 = Vi – VC
= Vi – 4V
Dc value of output = –4V

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