duty cycle

  

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Relationship between the active (operating) time and the inactive (resting time) of an equipment or machine. Electric motors, for example, are rated on the basis of continuous duty (non-stop operation lasting an hour or more) or intermittent duty (alternate period of rest and operation lasting, 5, 30, or 60 minutes).

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