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Voltage & electric potential

kilovoltkV

Kilo-scaled variant of the volt, exactly kV = 1000 base unit.

Dimension
L²·M/T⁻³·I
Canonical signature
L^2*M*T^-3*I^-1
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 kV = 1,000 V
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
kilo volts, kilo electric potential

Same dimension

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Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 kV = 1,000 V

Exact relationship

10 kV = 10,000 V

Exact relationship