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kilovolt-ampere

/kil-uh-vohlt-am-peer, -am-peer/US // ˈkɪl əˌvoʊltˈæm pɪər, -æmˈpɪər //

千伏安,千伏安培

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an electrical unit, equal to 1000 volt-amperes. Abbreviation: kVA, kva

Examples

  • Jean Marie Ampere, famed as a mathematician and natural philosopher, died.

  • Ampere—Amperes are units by which the rate of flow of electrical current (electrons) is measured.

  • An ampere is 6.3 billion electrons passing one point in a circuit, in one second.

  • Show how to figure the wattage that a circuit protected by a 15 ampere fuse can handle.

  • The coulomb is defined as the quantity of electricity delivered by a current of one ampere during one second.