Noise floor
Updated 2026-10-27
Data records
- In IEEE 1159-2019 the noise floor is the artifact of the measuring system itself, including transducers, input amplifiers and analog-to-digital converters, stated as a small fraction of nominal, and the reference against which the direction of a transient is judged.
Sources
- IEEE 1159-2019, Recommended Practice for Monitoring Electric Power Quality, 2019 edition, IEEE. Cited: clause 3. Held as: Purchased single-user copy. Publisher page for IEEE 1159-2019Publisher information page
Obtaining the documents
- IEEE 1159-2019: available from the publisher
Changelog (1 entry)
| Date | Revision | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | created (gloss.noise-floor.ieee1159.definition) |
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"Noise floor." Power Quality Reference. 2026-10-27. https://www.powerqualityreference.com/glossary/noise-floor/.
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