Dictionary of Electrical Engineering

Commonly used terms in the Electrical industry.

duty cycle
(1) the ratio of the turn-on time of a semiconductor switch to the sum of the turn-on and turn-off times;

Turn-on / (Turn-on + Turn-off)

(2) the mode of operation that an electric machine is classified, in consideration of thermal limits, e.g., continuous operation, intermittent operation.



See duty ratio
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