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Harmonics

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Rectifier Circuits

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For the purposes of this chapter it can be said that: a harmonic is a sinusoidal frequency appearing at the output side of the rectifier, or, a sinusoidal frequency producing phase shift or distortion of the incoming 50 Hz supply waveform.

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William F. Waller AMITPP AssIRefEng

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Duddridge, G. (1972). Harmonics. In: Waller, W.F. (eds) Rectifier Circuits. Macmillan Engineering Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01200-8_16

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