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Magnetizing inrush current has bigger 2nd harmonics compare to short circuit current.

the second harmonics content is about >60% of fundamental harmonic.

magnetizing inrush current happened when we energised the transformer, and short circuit current happened if there is a short circuit between different alive phase.

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