1. Aim- To simulate a designed clamper circuit and to verify the output waveform.

2. Objectives- ✓To construct and design a clamper circuit to obtain the given waveform.

✓ To study the diode applications in a clamper circuits.

✓ To learn and understand the working of positive clamper circuit.

✓ Use a digital oscilloscope to capture and analyse output waveforms.

3. Theory- A Clamper circuit can be defined as the circuit that consists of a diode, aresistor and a
capacitor that shifts the waveform to a desired DC level without changing the actualappearance of the
applied signal.The clamper does not restrict the peak-to-peak excursion of the signal, it moves the whole
signal up or down so as to place the peaks at the reference level. A diode clamp consists of a diode,
which conducts electric current in only one direction and prevents the signal exceeding the reference
value; and a capacitor, which provides a DC offset.

Types of clamper circuit:

1) Positive clamper: When the negative cycle clamps/shifts above the zero-voltage level, then the
clamper circuit is called as Positive Clamper because the whole signal is shifted to the positive side.
During the first positive half cycle the diode is reverse biased and the capacitor does not get charged at
the peak value. But during the negative half cycle the diode gets forward biased and the capacitor is
charged at its peak value Vm and act like a battery.

2)Negative Clamper: if the circuit pushes the signal downwards then the circuit is said to be a negative
clamper. When the signal is pushed downwards, the positive peak of the signal meets the zero level.
During the first positive half cycle the diode is forward biased and the capacitor get charged at the peak
value. But during the negative half cycle the diode gets reverse biased and the capacitor discharge so
output appear will be double of input signal