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Current Harmonics and THD

How nonlinear current components distort the fundamental waveform and show up as harmonic spectrum and THD.

Current Harmonics and THD

How nonlinear current components distort the fundamental waveform and show up as harmonic spectrum and THD.

Ih / THD / crest factor
THD27.2%
crest factor1.46
peak vs fundamental107%
fundamental60Hz
Resulting current waveform2 cycles / time domain
Harmonic spectrumspectrum / percent
resulting currentfundamentalharmonic components
typical nonlinear load signature: 5th, 7th, 11th, 13th
Control visualization - choose a waveform preset or tune individual harmonic orders to see the waveform, spectrum, THD, and crest factor change together.

Control visualization - choose a waveform preset or tune individual harmonic orders to see the waveform, spectrum, THD, and crest factor change together.

About this visualization

How nonlinear current components distort the fundamental waveform and show up as harmonic spectrum and THD. This interactive diagram is part of the BESS.engineer visuals library — practical, engineering-led explanations of grid-scale battery energy storage. Use the controls above to explore it, or download a GIF from the library view.

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