Series Clipper Circuits

Transfer characteristics of (+ / -) Series Clipper Circuits

Positive Clipper TC
Negative Clipper TC
SERIES-POSITIVE CLIPPER WITH BIAS
SERIES-POSITIVE CLIPPER WITH BIAS
Transfer Characteristics (Positive Biased)
SERIES-NEGATIVE CLIPPER WITH BIAS
SERIES-NEGATIVE CLIPPER WITH BIAS
Transfer Characteristics (Positive Biased)
Shunt or Parallel Clipper Circuits
PARALLEL POSITIVE CLIPPER WITH BIAS
PARALLEL NEGATIVE CLIPPER WITH BIAS
Double Ended Parallel Clipper Circuit
Double Ended Parallel Clipper Circuit eg.
Clamper Circuits
Shifts the output waveforms to a different DC level(level
shifter)
Shape of output and input remains the same.
The network will have a capacitor, a diode and a resistive
element.
The magnitude of R and C must be chosen such that the
time constant t = RC is large enough to ensure that the voltage
across the capacitor does not discharge significantly during the
interval the diode is non-conducting.

Used in TV receivers as a DC restorer.