{"id":548,"date":"2012-08-16T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T16:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/?p=548"},"modified":"2012-08-17T11:07:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T11:07:52","slug":"russian-voltage-regulator-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2012\/08\/16\/russian-voltage-regulator-test\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0421\u04132\u0421 Russian voltage regulator test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a quick test of a russian \u0421\u04132\u0421 (SG2S) 75V voltage valve regulator:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/VR-noise.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"549\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2012\/08\/16\/russian-voltage-regulator-test\/vr-noise\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/VR-noise.png?fit=900%2C707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"VR noise\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/VR-noise.png?fit=840%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-549\" title=\"VR noise\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/VR-noise.png?resize=840%2C660\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/VR-noise.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/VR-noise.png?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/VR-noise.png?resize=381%2C300&amp;ssl=1 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CCS is a classic cascoded DN2540 MOSFET. A russian PIO capacitor is bypassing the regulator and the input impedance is the Pete Millet&#8217;s interface impedance. HT is a well regulated variable power supply.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-floor.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"550\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2012\/08\/16\/russian-voltage-regulator-test\/sg2s-75v-vr-noise-floor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-floor.png?fit=1414%2C586&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1414,586\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sg2s 75V VR noise floor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-floor.png?fit=840%2C348&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-550\" title=\"sg2s 75V VR noise floor\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-floor-1024x424.png?resize=584%2C241\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-floor.png?resize=1024%2C424&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-floor.png?resize=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-floor.png?resize=500%2C207&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-floor.png?w=1414&amp;ssl=1 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 85vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>When near maximum bias current is achieved (circa 30mA), the noise floor is surprisingly low: -85.5dB \/ 53uV.<\/p>\n<p>Need to capture input of power supply at the CCS input \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Edit: after measuring the power supply noise level and finding that is near -90dB, came up to the conclusion that the above noise level is the VR noise. Quite good for a simple (but effective) voltage regulator. Gary Pimms used this configuration many times on his designs&#8230;<\/p>\n<h1>Update<\/h1>\n<p>Upon request from Vyacheslav, here is the noise analysis for different current points:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-levels.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"564\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/2012\/08\/16\/russian-voltage-regulator-test\/sg2s-75v-vr-noise-levels\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-levels.png?fit=551%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"551,406\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sg2s 75V VR noise levels\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-levels.png?fit=551%2C406&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-564\" title=\"sg2s 75V VR noise levels\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-levels.png?resize=551%2C406\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-levels.png?w=551&amp;ssl=1 551w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-levels.png?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/sg2s-75V-VR-noise-levels.png?resize=407%2C300&amp;ssl=1 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 85vw, 551px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see it&#8217;s very linear. There is a 4dB difference between 5mA and 40mA.<\/p>\n<p>Also tested ripple attenuation using a poor-regulated HT power supply. Here are the interesting results:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>62dB @50Hz<\/li>\n<li>80dB @100Hz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120817-120741.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bartola.co.uk\/valves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120817-120741.jpg?w=840\" alt=\"20120817-120741.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a quick test of a russian \u0421\u04132\u0421 (SG2S) 75V voltage valve regulator: The CCS is a classic cascoded DN2540 MOSFET. A russian PIO capacitor is bypassing the regulator and the input impedance is the Pete Millet&#8217;s interface impedance. HT is a well regulated variable power supply. 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