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Millivolt-Amperes Reactive Hour to Gigavolt-Amperes Reactive Hour conversion

Millivolt-Amperes Reactive Hour to Gigavolt-Amperes Reactive Hour conversion table

Millivolt-Amperes Reactive Hour (mVARh)Gigavolt-Amperes Reactive Hour (GVARh)
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11e-12
22e-12
33e-12
44e-12
55e-12
66e-12
77e-12
88e-12
99e-12
101e-11
202e-11
303e-11
404e-11
505e-11
606e-11
707e-11
808e-11
909e-11
1001e-10
10001e-9

How to convert millivolt-amperes reactive hour to gigavolt-amperes reactive hour?

To convert Millivolt-Amperes Reactive Hour (mVARh) to Gigavolt-Amperes Reactive Hour (GVARh), we'll need to understand the relationship between the units.

1 Volt-Ampere Reactive Hour (VARh) is equal to:

  • 1000 millivolt-amperes reactive hour (mVARh), and
  • 10910^9 gigavolt-amperes reactive hour (GVARh).

Thus, to convert from mVARh to GVARh:

1 mVARh=1106 GVARh 1 \text{ mVARh} = \frac{1}{10^6} \text{ GVARh}

So, 1 mVARh=0.000000001 GVARh or 1×10−9 GVARh 1 \text{ mVARh} = 0.000000001 \text{ GVARh} \text{ or } 1 \times 10^{-9} \text{ GVARh}

Real-World Examples

  1. 10,000 mVARh

    • Convert: 10,000 mVARh=10,000×10−9 GVARh=0.00001 GVARh10,000 \text{ mVARh} = 10,000 \times 10^{-9} \text{ GVARh} = 0.00001 \text{ GVARh}

  2. 500,000 mVARh

    • Convert: 500,000 mVARh=500,000×10−9 GVARh=0.0005 GVARh500,000 \text{ mVARh} = 500,000 \times 10^{-9} \text{ GVARh} = 0.0005 \text{ GVARh}

  3. 1,000,000 mVARh

    • Convert: 1,000,000 mVARh=1,000,000×10−9 GVARh=0.001 GVARh1,000,000 \text{ mVARh} = 1,000,000 \times 10^{-9} \text{ GVARh} = 0.001 \text{ GVARh}

  4. 50,000,000 mVARh

    • Convert: 50,000,000 mVARh=50,000,000×10−9 GVARh=0.05 GVARh50,000,000 \text{ mVARh} = 50,000,000 \times 10^{-9} \text{ GVARh} = 0.05 \text{ GVARh}

Summary of Conversion

To convert from millivolt-amperes reactive hour (mVARh) to gigavolt-amperes reactive hour (GVARh):

  • Shift the decimal point 6 places to the left or multiply by 10−910^{-9}.

Real-world examples provided offer a clear sense of how significant quantities in mVARh translate to very small quantities in GVARh.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Gigavolt-Amperes Reactive Hour to other unit conversions.

What is millivolt-amperes reactive hour?

A very specific and technical question!

Millivolt-Amperes Reactive Hour (MVARh) is a unit of measurement used to express the energy consumption of reactive power.

Reactive power, also known as vars (volt-amperes-reactive), is an electrical quantity that represents the ability of a circuit or system to store energy in magnetic fields. It's different from real power (watts), which represents the actual work done by a circuit or system.

In many power systems, particularly those with significant amounts of capacitive or inductive loads, reactive power must be supplied and managed to maintain a stable grid operation.

The MVARh is a unit of measurement for the energy consumption associated with this reactive power. One MVARh represents one millivolt-ampere-reactive hour of energy consumed by reactive power.

Here's how it works:

  1. Multiply the maximum reactive power (in kVAr) by the time period (in hours) to get the total energy consumption in MVARh.
  2. The result is a measure of the energy consumption associated with reactive power, expressed in megavolt-amperes-reactive hours.

The use of MVARh helps utilities and grid operators manage reactive power demand more effectively, ensuring that their systems operate within safe and efficient parameters.

Now you know what millivolt-amperes reactive hour (MVARh) is!

What is gigavolt-amperes reactive hour?

Gigavolt-amperes reactive hour (GVARh) is a unit of measurement for reactive power. It represents the quantity of reactive power used or supplied over a period of time, typically one hour.

In simple terms:

  • Volt-ampere reactive (VAR) measures the reactive power at a given instant.
  • GVARh takes this into account and multiplies it by 1 billion (giga) to represent the total amount of reactive power used over a specific time frame - in this case, one hour.

The unit is used in various contexts, including:

  1. Power engineering: GVARh can help calculate the demand for reactive power on the electrical grid, taking into account the needs of different types of loads (e.g., induction motors, transformers) and helping utilities to plan and manage their reactive power resources more effectively.
  2. Electricity markets: In some regions, GVArh is used as a metric for pricing reactive power in wholesale electricity markets, reflecting the economic value of supplying or using reactive power.
  3. Energy efficiency: Understanding GVARh can also be useful for identifying opportunities to optimize energy consumption and reduce losses by minimizing reactive power usage.

Keep in mind that this unit is not as widely known as kilowatt-hours (kWh), which measures real power, but it plays an essential role in managing electrical systems efficiently.

Complete Millivolt-Amperes Reactive Hour conversion table

Enter # of Millivolt-Amperes Reactive Hour
Convert 1 mVARh to other unitsResult
Millivolt-Amperes Reactive Hour to Volt-Amperes Reactive Hour (mVARh to VARh)0.001
Millivolt-Amperes Reactive Hour to Kilovolt-Amperes Reactive Hour (mVARh to kVARh)0.000001
Millivolt-Amperes Reactive Hour to Megavolt-Amperes Reactive Hour (mVARh to MVARh)1e-9
Millivolt-Amperes Reactive Hour to Gigavolt-Amperes Reactive Hour (mVARh to GVARh)1e-12

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