notes/Areas/electricity/circuits/clamper.md

Positive Clamper

The output voltage is equal to the V_{supply} + V_{capacitor}

$ 1 0.000005 10.20027730826997 50 5 43 5e-11
v 160 288 160 144 0 1 40 5 0 0 0.5
w 272 288 160 288 0
p 432 144 432 288 1 0 0
c 160 144 272 144 0 0.0005 -4.194136122318551 0.001
d 272 288 272 144 2 default
r 304 144 304 288 0 1000
w 272 288 304 288 0
w 272 144 304 144 0
w 304 144 432 144 0
w 304 288 432 288 0
o 0 64 0 151554 10 0.1 0 2 0 3 Power\sSupply
o 2 64 0 151554 10 0.1 1 1

Negative Clamper

$ 1 0.000005 9.78399845368213 50 5 43 5e-11
v 160 288 160 144 0 1 40 5 0 0 0.5
w 272 288 160 288 0
p 432 144 432 288 1 0 0
c 160 144 272 144 0 0.000049999999999999996 4.284982209935943 0.001
d 272 144 272 288 2 default
r 304 144 304 288 0 10000
w 272 288 304 288 0
w 272 144 304 144 0
w 304 144 432 144 0
w 304 288 432 288 0
o 0 64 0 151554 10 0.1 0 2 0 3 Power\sSupply
o 2 64 0 151554 10 0.1 1 1

Biased Clamper

When adding a DC PowerSupply in series with the diode we can shift the amplitude of the output signal up or down.

$ 1 0.000005 9.78399845368213 50 5 43 5e-11
v 160 288 160 144 0 1 40 5 0 0 0.5
w 272 288 160 288 0
p 432 144 432 288 1 0 0
c 160 144 272 144 0 0.000049999999999999996 -7.675443954087598 0.001
d 272 224 272 144 2 default
r 304 144 304 288 0 10000
w 272 288 304 288 0
w 272 144 304 144 0
w 304 144 432 144 0
w 304 288 432 288 0
v 272 288 272 224 0 0 40 1 0 0 0.5
o 0 64 0 151554 10 0.1 0 2 0 3 Power\sSupply
o 2 64 0 151554 20 0.1 1 1