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Total harmonic distortion excel

Total harmonic distortion excel
  1. What is THD and how it is calculated?
  2. Why do we calculate THD?

What is THD and how it is calculated?

The total harmonic distortion (THD or THDi) is a measurement of the harmonic distortion present in a signal and is defined as the ratio of the sum of the powers of all harmonic components to the power of the fundamental frequency. Distortion factor, a closely related term, is sometimes used as a synonym.

Why do we calculate THD?

THD gives information about non‑linear behavior

As mentioned above, Total Harmonic Distortion is a useful technique to analyze any non‑linear behavior of a system. You can do this with a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). The measured signal is transformed from the time domain (see Figure 1) into the frequency domain.

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