I'm having trouble understanding how clamper circuits work. While I understand what they do just fine, I don't understand how they do it. To keep things simple, I'm assuming a proper cap value has been selected for the circuit frequency and ignoring any effects a load might have on the circuit. The 5V is a peak measurement.
On the positive half of the cycle the current passes through the diode and a voltage is built up across the capacitor equal to 5V - 0.7V = 4.3V. The right side of the capacitor should have a positive charge built up. My voltage across the diode (Vo) should be 0.7V.
On the negative half of the cycle the diode does not allow current flow. The voltage on the capacitor (4.3V) plus the source voltage (5V) should add and a 9.3V drop should exist across the diode. So I get a 10V peak to peak sine wave that alternates between -0.7V and 9.3V.
Is that a correct summation? Just typing this up has helped, but I'd appreciate if someone could verify if this is correct or I have something wrong.