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THD · Total harmonic distortion

The share of waveform distortion injected by non-linear loads; it is capped at the point of common coupling, which drives active-front-end, filter, and transformer decisions.

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5–20% TDDIEEE 519 current-distortion (TDD) limit at the PCC, sliding with the Isc/IL short-circuit ratio; voltage THD capped at 5% (1–69 kV) / 8% (<1 kV)as of 2022 · register ↗

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