Path: ...!feed.opticnetworks.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: JM Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: A collection of monographs on high accuracy electronics Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 01:55:51 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 54 Message-ID: <6djc6jhurdaoqkvgnp0rcb1f4tci4da5pm@4ax.com> References: <33c76j1cr78uhuk3djabivck4gbpe4dq9i@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 02:55:53 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="1f38e6c74b32fc20c60a0245de5f8d1e"; logging-data="4132938"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+bzUTSS5VBP0O+0wgrlTf2" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:Tw2xjo6YLpqqVT9Ueh7OJY+Ih9M= Bytes: 3041 On Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:29:17 -0000 (UTC), Phil Hobbs wrote: >JM wrote: >> On Sun, 9 Jun 2024 18:09:24 -0000 (UTC), Phil Hobbs >> wrote: >> >>> Jeroen Belleman wrote: >>>> On 6/9/24 19:02, ehsjr wrote: >>>>> On 6/7/2024 9:14 PM, JM wrote: >>>>>> A collection of monographs on high accuracy electronics written by Mr. >>>>>> Chris Daykin, following his career predominantly in metrology. >>>>>> >>>>>> Unfortunately Chris will be unable to complete the unfinished >>>>>> monographs (having started end of life care) but there is plenty of >>>>>> interest to any analogue engineer. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://1drv.ms/b/c/1af24d72a509cd48/EZhO_rP5-glDmxtc4ZHycvYBhrsqmyC5tuZjt2NFFsS0gQ?e=Wq2Yj0 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> Ed >>>> >>>> I have an issue with his definition of resistor noise power >>>> as the product of open-circuit noise voltage and short-circuit >>>> current. That makes no sense. >>>> >>>> There's more than that, probably, but that just jumped out at >>>> me. >>>> >>>> Jeroen Belleman >>>> >>> >>> It?s four times too high, for a start. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Phil Hobbs >> >> "It is shown elsewhere [1] that the noise power is four times the heat >> energy which would flow down the conductors >> from a warm source resistor to a matching cold resistor." >> > >Which, if true, would solve all our energy problems, except that >thermodynamic systems would all be unstable. > >The thermal noise power produced by a resistor into a matched load is kT >per hertz. > >Cheers > >Phil Hobbs Sure, which is what he states. By mentioning a hot and cold resistor he makes it clear that net energy flow is from hot to cold, and that the T refers to the hot source.