Question

What is the definition of a duty cycle?

Answer 1

Answer:

$D=\frac{PW}{T}*100$

Explanation:

In electrical terms, is the ratio of time in which a load or circuit is ON compared to the time in which the load or circuit is OFF.

The duty cycle or power cycle, is expressed as a percentage of the activation time. For example, a 70% duty cycle is a signal that 70% of the time is activated and the other 30% disabled. Its equation can be expressed as:

$D=\frac{PW}{T}*100$

Where:

$D=Duty\hspace{3}Cycle$

$PW=Pulse\hspace{3}Active\hspace{3}Time$

$T=Period\hspace{3}of\hspace{3}the\hspace{3}Signal$

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