Question

Explain the operation and difference between diode clipper and clamper circuits with the help of diagrams

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴊᴏʀ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴄʟɪᴘᴘᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴀᴍᴘᴇʀ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʟɪᴘᴘᴇʀ ɪs ᴀ ʟɪᴍɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʟɪᴍɪᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛᴘᴜᴛ ᴠᴏʟᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴄʟᴀᴍᴘᴇʀ ɪs ᴀ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sʜɪғᴛs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴄ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴏғ ᴏᴜᴛᴘᴜᴛ ᴠᴏʟᴛᴀɢᴇ. ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴄʟᴀᴍᴘᴇʀ ɪs ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴘᴜᴛ ᴠᴏʟᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛᴘᴜᴛ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀʟ.

Answer 2

Answer:

The major difference between clipper and clamper is that clipper is a limiting circuit which limits the output voltage while clamper is a circuit which shifts the DC level of output voltage. The clipper and clamper circuits are exactly opposite to each other regarding their working principle.