duty cycle

noun

The ratio between the amount of time in which the clock's signal is high and the clock's period.

“motors that are not designed for 80% duty cycles because that was never their appropriate use case”

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Meanings

nounduty cycle (plural duty cycles)

plural duty cycles

  1. businessThe ratio between the amount of time in which the clock's signal is high and the clock's period.
  2. generallyengineeringThe ratio between the percentage of time when a device is performing its work (duty) and the percentage of time when it is not working (e.g., idling, coasting, or turned off).

    motors that are not designed for 80% duty cycles because that was never their appropriate use case

Translations

Finnish pulssisuhde
  • pulssisuhdeTranslations
Polish współczynnik wypełnienia impulsu
  • współczynnik wypełnienia impulsuTranslations
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APA

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Chicago

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