The invisible distortion in your electrical system that's inflating your power bill — and wearing out your equipment.
Harmonics are waste baked into your power supply — invisible, constant, and completely preventable. Most facilities have no idea they're losing this much every single month.
Your facility was designed to run on clean, smooth 60Hz alternating current — a consistent sine wave. Harmonics are additional frequencies layered on top of that wave, created by modern electronic equipment converting AC power to DC.
The result is a distorted, noisy waveform. Your equipment still runs — but it works harder, runs hotter, draws more current, and demands more from your utility. You pay for all of it.
This is especially relevant for facilities with solar installations. Solar inverters — the devices that convert DC power from panels into AC power — are themselves a source of harmonic distortion. Without proper filtering, solar can improve your energy cost while simultaneously degrading your power quality. That's why Vektor Solar pairs every solar installation with harmonic filtering.
Between 35% and 60% of all electricity consumed today passes through devices that create harmonics. These are just some of the common non-linear loads found in commercial and industrial facilities.
Harmonics increase the total current drawn from the utility without doing any useful work. You're billed for that current anyway — meaning a portion of every electricity bill goes to waste you can't see, touch, or use.
Distorted power forces motors, compressors, and electronics to work harder than they should. Computers run hotter. HVAC systems break down sooner. LED lighting underperforms. Harmonics quietly accelerate wear across every piece of equipment in your building.
The stress that harmonics put on electrical systems leads to more frequent failures, more service calls, and more panel-board maintenance. Facilities with high harmonic distortion can see maintenance costs that are significantly above industry norms.
Vektor Solar's harmonics device is a passive filter installed directly on your electrical panel's neutral bus bar. It continuously absorbs harmonic current before it can travel through your system — cleaning your power without consuming any electricity of its own. There's nothing to configure, monitor, or maintain. From the moment it's installed, it works silently around the clock.
For facilities with solar panels, harmonic filtering is especially critical. Solar inverters generate harmonic currents as they convert DC to AC power. Our filtering device absorbs these harmonics before they can stress your transformers, panels, and downstream equipment — protecting your solar investment and ensuring you capture the full savings from every kilowatt your panels produce.
We'll conduct a free power quality assessment, measure harmonic distortion in your facility, and show you exactly what you stand to save. Already have solar? We'll show you how filtering can boost your solar ROI.