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Electronics 1 Lab 555

1) The document describes a lab experiment on clamper circuits performed by a student. Various clamper circuit configurations are tested including positive, negative, and biased versions. 2) Key components of the circuits tested are a diode, resistor, and capacitor. Waveforms are observed on an oscilloscope and offset voltages, peak-to-peak values, and frequencies are measured and compared between input and output. 3) The conclusion is that the lab helped explore the working principle of clamper circuits and applications of diodes. Various clamper circuit designs were implemented and input/output waveforms were compared.

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Electronics 1 Lab 555

1) The document describes a lab experiment on clamper circuits performed by a student. Various clamper circuit configurations are tested including positive, negative, and biased versions. 2) Key components of the circuits tested are a diode, resistor, and capacitor. Waveforms are observed on an oscilloscope and offset voltages, peak-to-peak values, and frequencies are measured and compared between input and output. 3) The conclusion is that the lab helped explore the working principle of clamper circuits and applications of diodes. Various clamper circuit designs were implemented and input/output waveforms were compared.

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BAD

COMSATS UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD


Lab#5

Submitted By:

JARRAR MALIK

FA19-BEE-087

Submitted To:
SIR Muhammad Ali
Electronics-1
Lab # 5 Clamper Circuits
Introduction:

A circuit in which either the upper or lower peak of a waveform is fixed to a predetermined level.
An RC time constant is the measure of the amount of time required to fully charge or discharge a
capacitor. The required time is a function of the value of the resistance and capacitance.

In-Lab:

EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:

▪ One 10K Resistor.


▪ Digital Multimeter.
▪ One 1N4001 Silicon Diode.
▪ Breadboard.
▪ Dual Trace Oscilloscope.
▪ Function Generator.
▪ 0-15V dc power supply.

▪ 10μF/47uF electrolytic capacitor.

Task 1:
 Wire the clamper circuit

 Set your oscilloscope to the following approximate settings:


Channel 1: 2.V /division, dc coupling,
Channel 2: 2.V /division, dc coupling
Time base: 0.2 ms/ division,
Without any input signal connected to the breadboard, position the two lines on the
Oscilloscope’s display so that they are at the same level.
 Now connect the signal generator to the breadboard. You should see two sine waves.
Notice that the clamper’s output signal level is above the inputs. This action is that of a positive
clamper, so that the input waveform is shifted upward. Sketch the input and output waveforms
on the data page given at the end of this manual.
 Note that the clamping action is not perfect. The negative peaks of the output
Waveform are clamped not at zero volts, but at a small negative voltage. When the input waveform
goes negative at a level greater than the barrier potential of the diode, the diode is forward biased.
Thus approximately 0.7 volt is dropped across the diode while the remainder of the peak negative
voltage charges the capacitor. On the next positive-going half cycle, the diode is reverse biased, looking
like an open circuit, and the voltage stored on the capacitor is then added to a time- varying input
voltage, less the voltage drop of the diode.

Task 2: Implementation of Negative clamper:

Make the circuit shown in the Figure below on the breadboard.

 Set the function generator to the sine wave of 5V (peak to peak) at 100Hz.
 Apply the sine wave as input to the clamper circuit shown in Fig.8.
 Find the output voltage across the resistor and see the effect. Find the offset value,
peak-to-peak value and frequency of the output waveform.
 Compare input and output waveforms and comment on the results.
Task 3:

Implementation of Positive biased clamper:

Make the circuit shown in the Figure.9 on the breadboard.

 Set the function generator to the sine wave of 5V (peak to peak) at 100Hz.

 Apply the sine wave as input to the positive biased clamper circuit.

 Find the output voltage across the resistor and see the effect. Find the offset value,
peak-to-peak value and frequency of the output waveform.

 Compare input and output waveforms and comment on the results.


Task 4:

Implementation of Positive clamper with negative bias

Make the circuit shown in the Figure.10 on the breadboard.

 Set the function generator to the sine wave of 5V (peak to peak) at 100Hz.

 Apply the sine wave as input to the negative unbiased clamper circuit.

 Find the output voltage across the resistor and see the effect. Find the offset value,
peak-to-peak value and frequency of the output waveforms and comment on the results.

 Compare input and output waveforms.


Task 5:
Implementation of Negative clamper with positive bias:

Make the circuit shown in the Figure.11 on the breadboard.

 Set the function generator to the sine wave of 5V (peak to peak) at 100Hz.

 Apply the sine wave as input to the negative biased clamper circuit.

 Find the output voltage across the resistor and see the effect. Find the offset value,
peak-to-peak value and frequency of the output waveform.

 Compare input and output waveforms and comment on the results.


Task 6:

Implementation of Negative clamper with positive bias:

Make the circuit shown in the Figure.6 on the breadboard.

 Set the function generator to the sine wave of 5V (peak to peak) at 100Hz.

 Apply the sine wave as input to the negative biased clamper circuit.

 Find the output voltage across the resistor and see the effect. Find the offset value,
peak-to-peak value and frequency of the output waveform.

 Compare input and output waveforms and comment on the results.


Design Problems

Design and simulate a clamper to perform the function.


CONCLUSION:

In this lab we came to know about the clamper circuit and its principle of
working. This experiment explores the applications of the diode. The purpose of
this experiment is to observe the clamping functions found in our circuit
designs. The designs that are required to be implement various forms of the
clamper circuit. In this we also compare the input wave and the output waves.

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