What are the effects of harmonics?
Different harmonics have different effects on different parts of the electrical system. They can cause equipment malfunction, equipment failure, transformer overheat, reduction in transformer capacity (leading to electrical infrastructure over sizing) etc. Third harmonics and its odd multiples get trapped in the delta primary of a standard Delta-Wye transformer causing it to overheat and reduce its efficiency. The extra heat will also require extra environmental cooling that will increase the electrical consumption. Fifth and seventh harmonics pass right through the transformer and to the utility grid causing reduction of power factor therefore an increase in your utility bill. Synergy Energy Inc. uses different technologies to deal with different harmonics.
