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What does kva stands for?

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14y ago
Updated: 9/17/2019

kVA - Kilo Volt Ampere

The calculation used to find kVA is P=I x E

Where P is Power in Watts (W)

I is the current in Amperes (A), and

E is applied voltage in Volts (V)

The result is divided by 1,000 to denote the k for kilo.

As such a voltage of 120 with 10 amperes being drawn would equate to 1200 watts which can be shown as 1.2 kiloWatts or 1.2 kVA.

The measure of kVA is specifies the Wattage capacity of a transformer. Any higher Power output (or Voltage input) will cause the transformer to overheat and trip breakers.

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