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duty cycle

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duty cycle,
the percentage of time that ultrasound is being generated (pulse duration) over one pulse period. Also called duty factor, mark:space ratio.


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In a day the 350 watts multiplied by the duty cycle of say 30% would evaluate to 24 x 350 x 30% = 2520 watts per day or 105 watts per hour average.
Printer manufacturers express the durability of a printer in terms of duty cycle in pages per month.
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