What is a duty cycle percentage?
What is a duty cycle percentage? Duty cycle is the ratio of time a load or circuit is ON compared to the time the load or circuit is OFF. Duty cycle, sometimes called "duty factor," is expressed as a percentage of ON time. A 60% duty cycle is a signal that is ON 60% of the time and OFF the other 40%. How is duty cycle percentage calculated? Determine the duty cycle, represented by "D," through the formula D = PW/T. As an example, if PW is 0.02 seconds and T is 0.05 seconds, then D = 0.02/0.05 = 0.4,...