Clippers

What type of diode circuit is used to clip off portions of signal voltages above or below certain levels?

• clipper or limiter

• clamper

• IC voltage regulator

• Amplifier

What type of diode circuit is used to add or restore a DC level to an electrical signal?

• clipper or limiter

• clamper

• IC voltage regulator

• Amplifier

This circuit is a ----- clipper.

• shunt negative

• shunt positive

• series negative

• series positive

The given circuit behaves as a

• positive clipper with its negative peak at -50V

• positive clipper with its negative peak at 50V

• positive clipper with its negative peak at 60V

• positive clipper with its negative peak at -10V

This circuit represents a

• positive series clipper

• negative series clipper

• negative shunt clipper

• positive shunt clipper

This circuit represents a

• series negative clipper

• series positive clipper

• parallel positive clipper

• parallel negative clipper

This circuit represents a

• series positive clipper

• parallel positive clipper

• series shunt clipper

• parallel shunt clipper

Which of the following elements are required to construct a basic clipper circuit?

1. 1. Resistor

2. 2. Diode

3. 3. Capacitor

4. 4. Inductor

• 1, 2, and 3

• 1, 2, 3 and 4

• 1 and 2

• 2, 3 and 4

In which of the following types of clippers an additional DC component is added?

• Series Unbiased clipper

• Shunt Unbiased clipper

• Series biased clipper

• Both (a) and (b)

Which of the following is an operation of clippers?

• Generates new waves

• Acts as half wave rectifier

• Acts as voltage limiters

• All the above