
Harmonics suna kungiyoyi mai karfi da take cikin kungiyar da ta shahara (fundamental frequency). Harmonics tana shafi kungiyar da ta shahara.
Amma yawan takamta (amplitude) da harmonics ke da ita ya fi tsai da kungiyar da ta shahara.
Yawan takamta (positive ko negative) da ake nufin wani abubuwa mai zama a yi da shi ya shahara da amplitude.
Harmonics ana samun sakamakon da ake nufin inductor da iron core, rectifiers, ballasts elektronika a fluorescent lights, transformers da hukuma, lighting da hukuma, magnetic devices da suka sauka da mafarkon inda, da wasu tushen inda da suka fi son inda.
Harmonics suna samu kuma daga circuit switching electronic masu gurbin da suka fi son, kamar silicon controlled rectifier (SCR), transistors power, converters power, da drive electronics kamar variable frequency drive (VFD) ko variable voltage variable frequency drive (VFD). Waɗannan circuit switching suna ci current bayan fadin fadada AC supply da saboda haka current na iya ba da non-sinusoidal nature.
Frequencin harmonics a cikin grid power tana faɗa da masu shiga masu ma'ana.