Wave Shaping Circuits Explained
Wave Shaping Circuits Explained
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Wave shaping circuits are the electronic circuits, which produce the desired shape at the
output from the applied input wave form. These circuits perform two functions −
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below a reference value. That means, the output of a clipper will be same as that of the input for
other than the clipped part. Due to this, the peak to peak amplitude of the output of a clipper will be
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always less than that of the input.
The main advantage of clippers is that they eliminate the unwanted noise present in the
amplitude of an ac signal.
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Positive Clipper
Negative Clipper
The circuit diagram of positive clipper is shown in the following figure –
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In the circuit shown above, a sinusoidal voltage signal Vt is applied to the non-inverting terminal of
the op-amp. The value of the reference voltage Vref can be chosen by varying the resistor R2.
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If the value of the input voltage Vi is less than the value of the reference voltage Vref, then the
diode D1 conducts. Then, the circuit given above behaves as a voltage follower. Therefore, the
output voltage V0 of the above circuit will be same as that of the input voltage Vi , for Vi < Vref
If the value of the input voltage Vi is greater than the value of reference voltage Vref , then the
diode D1 will be off. Now, the op-amp operates in an open loop since the feedback path was open.
Therefore, the output voltage V0 of the above circuit will be equal to the value of the reference
voltage Vref , for Vi > Vref .
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The input wave form and the corresponding output wave form of a positive clipper for a positive
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Negative Clipper
A negative clipper is a clipper that clips only the negative portion(s) of the input signal. You can
obtain the circuit of the negative clipper just by reversing the diode and taking the reverse polarity
of the reference voltage, in the circuit that you have seen for a positive clipper.
The circuit diagram of a negative clipper is shown in the following figure –
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In the above circuit, a sinusoidal voltage signal Vi is applied to the non-inverting terminal of the op-
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amp. The value of the reference voltage Vref can be chosen by varying the resistor R2
If the value of the input voltage Vt is greater than the value of reference voltage Vref, then the diode
D1 conducts. Then, the above circuit behaves as a voltage follower. Therefore, the output
voltage V0 of the above circuit will be same as that of the input voltage Vi for Vi > Vref.
If the value of the input voltage Vi is less than the value of reference voltage, then the diode D1 will
be off. Now, the op-amp operates in an open loop since the feedback path is open. Therefore, the
output voltage V0 of the above circuit will be equal to the value of reference voltage
,Vref for Vi < Vref.
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The input wave form and the corresponding output wave form of a negative clipper, for a negative
reference voltage Vref , are shown in the following figure –
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A clamper is an electronic circuit that produces an output, which is similar to the input but with a
shift in the DC level. In other words, the output of a clamper is an exact replica of the input. Hence,
the peak to peak amplitude of the output of a clamper will be always equal to that of the input.
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Clampers are used to introduce or restore the DC level of input signal at the output. There are two
types of op-amp based clampers based on the DC shift of the input.
Positive Clamper
Negative Clamper
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Positive Clamper
A positive clamper is a clamper circuit that produces an output in such a way that the input
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signal gets shifted vertically by a positive DC value.
The circuit diagram of a positive clamper is shown in the following figure –
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In the above circuit, a sinusoidal voltage signal, Vi is applied to the inverting terminal of op-
amp through a network that consists of a capacitor C1 and a resistor R1 . That means, AC
voltage signal is applied to the inverting terminal of the op-amp.
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The DC reference voltage Vref is applied to the non-inverting terminal of the op-amp. The
value of reference voltage Vref can be chosen by varying the resistor R2. In this case, we will
get a reference voltage Vref of a positive value.
The above circuit produces an output, which is the combination (resultant sum) of the
sinusoidal voltage signal Vi and the reference voltage Vref. That means, the clamper circuit
produces an output in such a way that the sinusoidal voltage signal Vi gets shifted vertically
upwards by the value of reference voltage Vref.
The input wave form and the corresponding output wave form of positive clamper are shown
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From the figure above, you can observe that the positive clamper shifts the applied input
waveform vertically upward at the output. The amount of shift will depend on the value of
the DC reference voltage.
Negative Clamper
A negative clamper is a clamper circuit that produces an output in such a way that the input
signal gets shifted vertically by a negative DC value.
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output in such a way that the sinusoidal voltage signal Vi gets shifted vertically downwards
by the value of reference voltage Vref.
The input wave form and the corresponding output wave form of a negative clamper are
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Peak Detector
Definition: Peak detector circuits are used to determine the peak
(maximum) value of an input signal. It stores the peak value of input
voltages for infinite time duration until it comes to reset condition. The peak
detector circuit utilizes its property of following the highest value of an
input signal and storing it.
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Rectifier circuits usually provide an output in proportion to the average value
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of the input. However, some application requires measurement of the peak
value of the signal. Thus, peak detectors are used.
Usually, the peak of non-sinusoidal waveforms is measured using a peak
detector. As traditional ac voltmeter cannot measure the peak of such signals.
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The working principle of the circuit is such that, the peak of the input waveform
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By the time on moving further, if the circuit detects a higher peak, the new
peak value is stored in the capacitor until it is discharged.
The capacitor employed in the circuit is charged through the diode by the
applied input signal. The small voltage drop across the diode is ignored and
the capacitor is charged up to the highest peak of the applied input signal.
Let us consider initially the capacitor is charged to voltage Vc. The diode
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employed in the circuit gets forward biased when the applied input voltage
Vin exceeds the capacitor voltage Vc. Thereby allowing the circuit to behave as
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a voltage follower. The output voltage follows the applied input voltage until
Vin is more than Vc.
As the input voltage Vin reduces below the value of capacitive voltage Vc, it
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causes the diode to get reverse biased. In such condition, the capacitor
retains the value until the input again exceeds the value stored in the
capacitor.
The figure below shows the output voltage waveform for an applied input
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As we can see in the waveform shown above, at time t1, the circuit misses the
peak of the input signal as it is less than the previous peak of the input signal.
Thereby allowing the capacitor to hold the value of the previously occurred
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The figure below shows the circuit of an improved peak detector. It is used to
buffer the source of the signal from that of the capacitor.
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output side is the similar as the peak of the input signal stored in the capacitor.
Its working is such that, as the input voltage becomes higher than the charge
stored on the capacitor, it charges itself with the new higher value of input
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signal.
However, for a smaller value of the input, the capacitor sticks to the previous
higher value. The diode D2 employed here restricts the output of op-amp
A1 from reaching negative saturation.
This basically provides an improvement in the recovery time of op-amp A1 at
the condition of attaining a higher peak than the previous. The two resistances
serve as the path for the bias current of input to A1.
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To prevent the effect of the offset voltage, the value of the two resistances
R1 and R2 are kept equal.
The necessary frequency compensation must be given to op-amp A1 in
order to have stability against oscillations.
Applications of Peak detector:
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3. It is used for instrumentation measurement, mostly in amplitude
modulated wave communication.
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From the above discussion, we can conclude that peak detectors are used to
overcome the disadvantage of ac voltmeter. As the peak of a square,
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