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Apparent & reactive power

megavolt-ampereMVA

Mega-scaled variant of the volt-ampere, exactly MVA = 1000000 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 MVA = — W
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
Apparent power (VA) is not real power (W) unless power factor is one.
Aliases
mega volt amperes, mega voltampere

Same dimension

Related units

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Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.