Axis

Apparent & reactive power

hectovolt-amperehVA

Hecto-scaled variant of the volt-ampere, exactly hVA = 100 base units.

Dimension
power
Canonical signature
L^2*M*T^-3
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 hVA = — W
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
Apparent power (VA) is not real power (W) unless power factor is one.
Aliases
hecto volt amperes, hecto voltampere

Same dimension

Related units

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Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.