TOTAL HARMONIC

DISTORTION
AND
TRANSFER FUNCTIONS
 DEFINITION OF THD

The total harmonic distortion of a

signal is defined as the ratio of sum of
powers of all harmonic components to the
power of the fundamental frequency.
 FEATURES OF THD

THD is used in linear time invariant system.

THD is the measure of the extent of the distortion in a signal.
THD is expressed in percentage as distortion factor
THD is expressed in db as distortion factor.
The Power THD can be as greater as 100% and it is known as
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DEFINITION OF TANSFER FUNCTION

A Transfer function is a mathematical

representation interms of spacial or
temporary frequency of the relation
between the input and output of linear time
invariant system.
COMMON TRANSFER
FUNCTION FAMILIES
 MATCHED FILTER
 BUTTERWORTH FILTER
 CHEBYSHEV FILTER
 BESSEL FILTER
 ELLIPTIC FILTER
 GAUSSIAN FILTER
CONTROL ENGINEERING

The transfer functions are the primary tools

used in control engineering,here the trasfer
function is derived using the laplace
transform.
DISADVATAGE OF THD

Higher THD allows the

components in a loudspeaker
amplifier or other equipment to
produce a poor reproduction by
increasing harmonics added by
electronics and audio media.
 CONCLUSION

As the higher THDs produces a

poor reproduction of audio
signals.The electronic circuits are
designed in such a way so as to
reduce the THD.