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Clipper Circuits: Experimental Study Report

The lab report details an experimental study of clipper circuits conducted in the Electrical Machines and Electronics Sessional course at Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology. The objectives included understanding the working principle, constructing different types of clipper circuits, and analyzing the effects of clipping on output waveforms. The experiment demonstrated how series (unbiased) and series positive biased negative clipper circuits convert AC into DC, highlighting the impact of diode biasing on output voltage.

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Clipper Circuits: Experimental Study Report

The lab report details an experimental study of clipper circuits conducted in the Electrical Machines and Electronics Sessional course at Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology. The objectives included understanding the working principle, constructing different types of clipper circuits, and analyzing the effects of clipping on output waveforms. The experiment demonstrated how series (unbiased) and series positive biased negative clipper circuits convert AC into DC, highlighting the impact of diode biasing on output voltage.

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Department of Chemical Engineering


Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology

Lab Report

Course No. : EEE 2290

Course Title : Electrical Machines and Electronics Sessional

Experiment No. : 04

Experiment Name : Experimental Study of Clipper Circuits

Submitted By: Submitted To:

Name : Tahmina Easmin Md. Khayrul Islam

Roll : 2211005 Lecturer

Dept. of EEE, RUET

Date of Experiment : 28 July, 2025

Date of Submission : 04 August, 2025


Experiment No.: 04

Name of the Experiment: Experimental Study of Clipper Circuits.

Objectives:
1. To understand the working principle of clipper circuits.
2. To construct and analyze different types of clipper circuits.
3. To observe the effect of clipping on output waveforms.

Theory:
Clipper circuits are circuits that clip off or remove a portion of an input signal, without causing
any distortion to the remaining part of the waveform. Clippers are basically wave shaping
circuits that control the shape of an output waveform. It consists of linear and non-linear
elements but does not contain energy storing elements. The basic operation of a diode clipping
circuit is such that, in forward biased condition, the diode allows current to pass through it,
clamping the voltage. But in reverse biased conditions, no current flows through the diode, and
thus voltage remains unaffected across its terminals.

Fig. 4.1: Working of a Clipper Circuit

Required Apparatus:
Table 4.1: Table for Required Apparatus
Sl. No. Components Specification Quantity
1. Diode 1N4007 2
2. Resistor 10k 1
3. AC Power Supply - 1
4. DC Power Supply 5V 1

1
Circuit Diagram:

Fig. 4.2: Circuit Diagram for Series (Unbiased) Negative Clipper Circuit

Fig. 4.3: Circuit Diagram for Series Positive Biased Negative Clipper Circuit

Simulation Diagram:

Fig. 4.4: Simulation Diagram for Series Fig. 4.5: Simulation Diagram for Series
(Unbiased) Negative Clipper Circuit Positive Biased Negative Clipper Circuit

2
Simulation Output:

Fig. 4.6: Output of Series (Unbiased) Negative Clipper Circuit

Fig. 4.7: Output of Series Positive Biased Negative Clipper Circuit

3
Experimental Setup:

Fig. 4.8: Experimental Setup for Series (Unbiased) Negative Clipper Circuit

Fig. 4.9: Experimental Setup for Series Positive Biased Negative Clipper Circuit

4
Experimental Output:

Fig. 4.10: Output of Series (Unbiased) Negative Clipper Circuit

Fig. 4.11: Output of Series Positive Biased Negative Clipper Circuit

Discussion and Conclusion:


In this experiment, a series (unbiased) negative clipper circuit and a series positive biased
negative clipper circuit were used to convert AC into DC. Negative clipper circuits clip the
negative portions of the waveforms and produce half waves. There was a drop in voltage in the
unbiased circuit output because of the diode. The peak arose in the positive biased circuit output
due to the addition of a voltage source as a biasing, which changed the clipping level.

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