Glossary term

PWM

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Also known as
Pulse Width Modulation
Definition

Pulse width modulation: cyclic on/off signal (typ. 10-15 min) whose duty cycle determines the average. Used to drive electrothermal thermostatic valves from a DPT 1.001.

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