Table of Units and Prefixes

 

Electrical Parameter

Units

Current, I

Ampere(amp = A)

Voltage,V

Volt = V

Resistance, R

Ohm = W

Conductance, G

Siemen = S

Capacitance, C

Farad = F

Inductance, L

Henry = H

Frequency, F

Hertz = Hz

Period, T

Second = s

 

Prefix and Abreviation

Quantity

Femto(f)

10E-15

Pico (p)

10E-12

Nano (n)

10E-9

Micro (m)

10E-6

Milli (m)

10E-3

Kilo (k)

10E03

Mega (M)

10E06

Giga (G)

10E09

Tera (T)

10E12

 

Usage:

 

1 mA  = 0.001 A;  1uA = 0.000001 A; 1 kA = 1000A

 

1kW = 1000 W;  1MW= 1,000,000W

 

1mH = 0.000001 H;  1mH = 0.001 H

 

1pF = 1E-12 F; 1nF = 1E-09 F

 

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