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KVA is very simple, it is the Volts x Amps of an AC circuit in units of 1000. For a single phase AC circuit VA = E x I. KVA = (ExI)/1000 So if you have 120 VAC and 15 A then: VA = 120 x 15 = 1800; KVA = 1800/1000 = 1.8 For 3 phase circuits we need to add the square of 3 (= 1.732) as a factor. VA = 1.732 x E x I and KVA = (1.732 x E x I)/1000 So if you have 480 VAC and 23 A then: VA = 1.732 x 480 x 23 = 19,121; KVA = 19,121/1000 = 19.1 Note that KVA is higher than KW (true power) in circuits that are not purely resistive. The vector difference of the two is "Power factor".

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