Applications of Clippers &

Clampers
 Clippers
• In television receiver for separating synchronizing
signals from composite picture signals
• In television transmitters at the time of processing
the picture signals.
• In generation of trapezoidal, square or rectangular
waves.
• As noise limiters in FM transmitters by clipping
excessive noise peaks above a specified level.
 Clippers
• As voltage limiters and amplitude selectors
Circuit protection against Transients
• When a transient takes place on the input line,
diode D2 gets forward biased and starts
conducting.
• Thus transient is shorted to ground and the
circuit is protected from damage due to
transient.
Clampers (Direct Current restorers)
• To remove variable frequency interference in
television receivers, and in FM transmitters.
• In complex transmitter and receiver circuitry of
television - as a base line stabilizer to define
sections of the luminance signals.
• they clamp the wave forms to a fixed DC
potential.
• in test equipment, sonar and radar systems.
• In protection of the amplifiers from large errant
signals.
• To remove distortions