Yokogawa DA100 - Manual (Page 53)

IM DA100-01E 2-32
In the figure on the previous page, due to common mode voltage E
CM
, noise currents i
1
and i
2
flow
through the impedance to grounds Z
1
and Z
2
and coupling impedance Z
3
, resulting in the
generation of normal mode noise E
NM
between input terminals H and L. Like this, common mode
noise is converted to normal mode noise. The amp is equipped with a built-in filter and in case of
output E
O
the normal mode noise will be eliminated. This rate of conversion is called the
common mode rejection ratio and expressed by the following equation.
· Common mode rejection ratio (CMRR)=20Log
E
O
E
C M
(dB)
Since the actual CMRR is expressed using the ratio of an error component output caused by
common mode noise to common mode noise, it contains the normal mode rejection ratio (NMRR)
expressed by the following equation.
· Normal mode rejection ratio (NMRR)=20Log
E
O
E
N M
(dB)
The NMRR is a value that shows the ability to reject the output error (normal mode noise
component: E
NM
) by normal mode noise. Thus, this is also a very important value which shows
the resistance-to-noise characteristics of the measuring instrument.
Basics of Anti-Noise Measures (part 2)
Decreasing and Increasing Impedance
As described in the previous section, conversion of common mode noise into normal mode noise
causes an error in the measured output. In other words, prevention of such a conversion is the key
to anti-noise measures. As can be understood from the previous section, it is important to take the
following measures to reduce normal mode noise.
· reduce the wiring resistances R
1
and R
2
, including the resistance of the wires.
· increase the coupling impedance of common mode voltage E
CM
.
These are called the decrease and increase of impedance as basics of anti-noise measures.
In the above discussions, anti-noise measures have been described on the assumption that
common mode noise has already been given. In real applications, common mode noise often
occurs owing to grounding resistance as shown in the figure below.
Signal source DA100
H
L
One-point grounding
Grounding resistance and E
CM
Ground current
In such a case, perform one-point grounding as indicated by the dotted line, as an extreme
example of decreasing impedance, to equalize the potentials of the signal source and the DA100.
Rejecting common mode noise in this way is the basics of anti-noise measures.
2.9 Countering Noise