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Electric power

  • 1 MW = 1000 kW = 10^6 W
  • 10 MW = 10,000 kW = 10^7 W
  • 100 MW = 100,000 kW = 10^8 W

Electric energy

  • 1 kWh = 1000 Wh = 3.6 MJ
  • 10 kWh = 10,000 Wh = 36 MJ
  • 100 kWh = 100,000 Wh = 360 MJ

Current

  • 1 A = 1 C/s
  • 10 A = 10 C/s
  • 100 A = 100 C/s

Voltage

  • 1 V = 1 J/C
  • 10 V = 10 J/C
  • 100 V = 100 J/C

Resistance

  • 1 Ω = 1 V/A
  • 10 Ω = 10 V/A
  • 100 Ω = 100 V/A

Capacitance

  • 1 µF = 10^-6 F
  • 10 µF = 10^-5 F
  • 100 µF = 10^-4 F

Inductance

  • 1 mH = 10^-3 H
  • 10 mH = 10^-2 H
  • 100 mH = 10^-1 H

Frequency

  • 50 Hz = 50 cycles/s
  • 60 Hz = 60 cycles/s
  • 100 Hz = 100 cycles/s

Power factor

  • 0.5 = 50%
  • 0.7 = 70%
  • 0.9 = 90%

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Electric power

  • 1 kW = 1000 W
  • 5 kW = 5000 W
  • 10 kW = 10,000 W

Electric energy

  • 1 unit = 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ
  • 10 units = 10 kWh = 36 MJ
  • 100 units = 100 kWh = 360 MJ

Current

  • 1 A = 1 C/s
  • 5 A = 5 C/s
  • 10 A = 10 C/s

Voltage

  • 1 V = 1 J/C
  • 5 V = 5 J/C
  • 10 V = 10 J/C

Resistance

  • 1 Ω = 1 V/A
  • 5 Ω = 5 V/A
  • 10 Ω = 10 V/A

Capacitance

  • 1 µF = 10^-6 F
  • 5 µF = 5 × 10^-6 F
  • 10 µF = 10^-5 F

Inductance

  • 1 mH = 10^-3 H
  • 5 mH = 5 × 10^-3 H
  • 10 mH = 10^-2 H

Frequency

  • 50 Hz = 50 cycles/s

Power factor

  • 0.5 = 50%
  • 0.8 = 80%
  • 1 = 100%