Electronic – Resistance of a Wheatstone Bridge

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In the Whetstone bridge circuit:

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If the circuit is balanced (and all resistances known), and we measure Vg as a function of time, then the fluctuations correspond to $$4K_bTR$$ the well-known thermal fluctuations. My question: what should be used for R here?

Best Answer

R1 || R2 sets the noise at point D ("||" means parallel)

R3 || Rx sets the noise at point B

These two noises (Vd and Vb) are added vectorially thus: -

Vnoise = \$\sqrt{Vd^2 + Vb^2}\$