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Pulse-width modulation (PWM), or pulse-duration modulation (PDM), is a method of controlling the average power delivered by an electrical signal. Fig: An example of PWM in an idealized inductor driven by a blue line voltage source modulated as a series of sawtooth pulses, resulting in a red line current in the inductor. Duty cycle A low duty cycle equates to low power because the power is off for most of the time; the word duty cycle reflects the ratio of "on" time to the regular interval or "period" of time. The duty cycle is measured in percent, with 100% representing full on. A digital signal has a duty cycle of 50% and looks like a "square" wave when it is on 50% of the time and off the other 50%. A digital signal has a duty cycle of greater than 50% when it spends more time in the on state than the off state. A digital signal has a duty cycle of 50% when it alternates between the on and off states more often than not. Mathematical...