Ngokusekelwe kusetyenziso olucetywayo, iintambo zombane zinokwahlulwa ngokweendidi ezahlukeneyo, kuquka iintambo zothumelo, iintambo zokulawula, iintambo zonxibelelwano, iintambo zesixhobo, neentambo zombane. Ngokusekelwe kwifom yabo yesakhiwo, banokuphinda bahlulwe kwiintambo eziphezulu kunye neentambo ezingaphantsi komhlaba. Ngaphaya koko, iintambo zamandla zinokuhlelwa ngokusekwe kwizinto ezahlukeneyo, ezinje ngemathiriyeli ye-conductor, imathiriyeli yokushela, kunye nenqanaba lombane.
Iintambo zamandla ngeenjongo ezahlukeneyo zineempawu ezicacileyo kunye neendawo zesicelo. Umzekelo, iintambo zothumelo zisetyenziselwa ubukhulu becala-ivoltage kunye -nosasazo lwamandla aphezulu, ngokwesiqhelo kumanqanaba aphezulu ombane. Iintambo zokulawula, nangona kunjalo, zibonelela ngezibonelelo ezinjengokhuseleko lwe-electromagnetic interference kunye nokuhanjiswa okuthembekileyo, kwaye zisetyenziswa ikakhulu kulawulo oluzenzekelayo kunye neenkqubo zokubeka iliso. Xa usebenzisa iintambo zamandla, kubalulekile ukukhetha uhlobo olufanelekileyo lwentambo kunye neenkcukacha ezisekelwe kwisicelo sabo esithile.
