ETR 148
LIMITERS AND CLAMPERS
Equipment Required:
2 Silicon Diode
1 10KΩ Resistor
1 10UFD Capacitor
1 DC Power Supply
1 Digital Multimeter
1 Function Generator
1 Oscilloscope
Graph Paper
Procedure:
Design limiter and clamper circuits that will produce the following waveforms. Construct
the circuits and draw the measured waveforms on graph paper. Use the function
generator for the input. Set the frequency on the function generator to 100Hz. Use the
power supply for the required batteries. Setup the oscilloscope so that one cycle of the
waveform is displayed (as shown in the original waveforms).
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Multisim: Use Multisim to analyze 1 clipper and 1 clamper circuit. When doing the
transient analysis on the clamper, set the start time to 20 seconds and the stop time to
20.01. This allows the capacitor time to charge. You may also need to connect a 1
MegΩ resistor across the output. Print the output waveform for each.
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