PSRR dB
Compute the power supply rejection ratio in decibels as 20 x log10(delta Vsupply / delta Vout); both deltas must be positive.
Description
Compute the power supply rejection ratio in decibels as 20 x log10(delta Vsupply / delta Vout); both deltas must be positive.
PSRR dB: Compute the power supply rejection ratio in decibels as 20 x log10(delta Vsupply / delta Vout); both deltas must be positive.
When to use PSRR dB
Use this electronics calculation for a first-pass component, converter, signal, motor, or sensor estimate when the stated operating conditions and units match the device data.
- Supply change (V)
- Required number input.
- Output change (V)
- Required number input.
How PSRR dB works
Compute the power supply rejection ratio in decibels as 20 x log10(delta Vsupply / delta Vout); both deltas must be positive. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.1
- PSRR (dB)
- The resulting psrr returned as a number.
Limitations and assumptions
- Compact electronics formulas omit some combination of tolerances, temperature drift, bandwidth, loading, parasitics, noise spectrum, nonlinearity, clipping, calibration, layout, and device-specific limits. Typical datasheet values are not guaranteed limits.
- Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.
Alternative or Complementary approaches
Check the result against the current datasheet and worst-case operating corners, then verify the circuit or measurement with simulation and bench testing where failure matters.
References
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Electronics — Wikipedia contributors
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