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    Diode clippers are networks that use diodes to clip away part of an input signal without distorting the rest. There are two types: series, where the diode is in series with the load, and parallel, where the diode is in a branch parallel to the load. The document provides examples and steps for analyzing series and parallel clipper circuits using diode equations and Kirchhoff's laws.

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    Diode clippers are networks that use diodes to clip away part of an input signal without distorting the rest. There are two types: series, where the diode is in series with the load, and parallel, where the diode is in a branch parallel to the load. The document provides examples and steps for analyzing series and parallel clipper circuits using diode equations and Kirchhoff's laws.

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    Diode clippers are networks that use diodes to clip away part of an input signal without distorting the rest. There are two types: series, where the diode is in series with the load, and parallel, where the diode is in a branch parallel to the load. The document provides examples and steps for analyzing series and parallel clipper circuits using diode equations and Kirchhoff's laws.

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    Diode Clippers

    Equations
    for clipper
    diode
    analysis:

    Clippers are networks that employ


    diodes to clip away a portion of an
    input signal without distorting the
    remaining part of the applied waveform.
    There are two general categories of
    clippers: series and parallel.
    The series configuration is defined as
    one where the diode is in series with the
    load,
    whereas the parallel variety has the
    diode in a branch parallel to the load.

    Series
    clipper

    Series
    clipper with
    a DC supply.

    1.Take careful note of where the


    output voltage is defined.

    Steps in
    analyzing
    the series
    clippers

    2.Try to develop an overall sense


    of the response by simply noting
    the pressure established by
    each supply and the effect it will
    have on the conventional current
    direction through the diode.

    3.Determine the applied voltage


    (transition voltage) that will result
    in a change of state for the diode
    from the off to the on state.

    4. It is often helpful to draw the output


    waveform directly below the applied
    voltage using the same scales for the
    horizontal axis and the vertical axis.

    Solution:

    EXAMPLE 2.18
    Determine the
    output
    waveform for
    the sinusoidal
    input of Fig.
    2.74

    Step 1:
    The output is again directly
    across the resistor R.
    Step 2: The positive region of vi and
    the dc supply are both applying
    pressure to turn the diode on. The
    result is that we can safely assume the
    diode is in the on state for the entire
    range of positive voltages for vi. Once
    the supply goes negative, it would have
    to exceed the dc supply voltage of 5V
    before it could turn the diode off.

    Step 3: The transition model is


    substituted in Fig. 2.75, and we find that
    the transition from one state to the other
    will occur when

    Step 4:
    In Fig.2.76 a horizontal line is
    drawn through the applied voltage at the
    transition level. For voltages less than -5 V
    the diode is in the open-circuit state and the
    output is 0V, as shown in the sketch of vo.
    Using Fig. 2.76, we find that for conditions
    when the diode is on and the diode current
    is established the output voltage will be the
    following, as determined using Kirchhoffs
    voltage law:

    The analysis of clipper networks


    with
    square-wave
    inputs
    is
    actually
    easier
    than
    with
    sinusoidal inputs because only
    two levels have to be considered.
    In other words, the network can
    be analyzed as if it had two dc
    level inputs with the resulting vo
    plotted in the proper time frame.

    EXAMPLE2.19
    Find the output
    voltage for the
    network
    examined
    in
    Example 2.18
    if the applied
    signal is the
    square wave of
    F ig. 2.77.

    Parallel
    Clipper

    EXAMPLE
    2.20
    Determine v
    o for the
    network of
    Fig. 2.82

    EXAMPLE
    2.21 Repeat
    Example
    2.20 using
    a silicon
    diode with
    VK = 0.7 V.

    Solution

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