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Volt-Amperes to Gigavolt-Amperes conversion

Volt-Amperes to Gigavolt-Amperes conversion table

Volt-Amperes (VA)	Gigavolt-Amperes (GVA)
0	0
1	1e-9
2	2e-9
3	3e-9
4	4e-9
5	5e-9
6	6e-9
7	7e-9
8	8e-9
9	9e-9
10	1e-8
20	2e-8
30	3e-8
40	4e-8
50	5e-8
60	6e-8
70	7e-8
80	8e-8
90	9e-8
100	1e-7
1000	0.000001

How to convert volt-amperes to gigavolt-amperes?

Certainly! Let’s first go through the conversion from Volt-Amperes (VA) to Gigavolt-Amperes (GVA).

1 Gigavolt-Ampere (GVA) is equal to $10^9$ Volt-Amperes (VA).

So, to convert 1 Volt-Ampere to Gigavolt-Amperes: $1 \text{ VA} = \frac{1}{10^9} \text{ GVA}$ $1 \text{ VA} = 1 \times 10^{-9} \text{ GVA}$ Hence, 1 Volt-Ampere is $1 \times 10^{-9}$ Gigavolt-Amperes.

Real-World Examples for Different Quantities of VA

Residential Appliances:
- A typical household light bulb may be around 60 VA.
  - Conversion: $60 \text{ VA} = 60 \times 10^{-9} \text{ GVA}$
  - $60 \text{ VA} = 0.00000006 \text{ GVA}$
Small Office Equipment:
- A personal computer might consume around 500 VA.
  - Conversion: $500 \text{ VA} = 500 \times 10^{-9} \text{ GVA}$
  - $500 \text{ VA} = 0.0000005 \text{ GVA}$
HVAC Systems:
- A central air conditioning system might have a rating of 4,000 VA.
  - Conversion: $4000 \text{ VA} = 4000 \times 10^{-9} \text{ GVA}$
  - $4000 \text{ VA} = 0.000004 \text{ GVA}$
Industrial Machines:
- An industrial motor might have a rating of 30,000 VA.
  - Conversion: $30000 \text{ VA} = 30000 \times 10^{-9} \text{ GVA}$
  - $30000 \text{ VA} = 0.00003 \text{ GVA}$
Large Power Substations:
- A large transformer in a power substation could be rated for 100 MVA (MegaVolt-Amperes).
  - Conversion: $100 \text{ MVA} = 100 \times 10^{6} \text{ VA}$
  - $100 \text{ MVA} = 100 \times 10^{-3} \text{ GVA}$
  - $100 \text{ MVA} = 0.1 \text{ GVA}$

As you can see, the conversion to Gigavolt-Amperes often results in very small decimal numbers for typical household or small industrial electrical appliances, since 1 GVA is a very large unit compared to the power consumption of individual devices.

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 to other unit conversions.

What is volt-ampere?

A volt-ampere (VA) is the unit used for measuring the apparent power, S, in a circuit. In other words, apparent power, VA, or S represents the complete amount of power that is being used in a system.

When referring to a circuit running on DC

P = I*V

When referring to a circuit running on AC

P_{av} = \frac{I_{pk}*V_{pk}}{2} = I_{rms}*V_{rms} = S

Wikipedia page for Volt-ampere Definition of apparent power can be found on following article The Volt-Ampere Method by the University of Louisville

What is gigavolt-amperes?

A very specific and technical question!

Gigavolt-amperes (GVA) or gigavolt-amps (GVA) is a unit of measurement for electrical power.

1 Gigavolt-ampere (GVA) is equal to 1 billion volt-amperes (V-A).

In other words, it's a measure of the capacity of an electrical system to supply energy. The term "giga" refers to the number of billions (10^9), and "volt-amperes" represents the product of voltage (measured in volts) and current (measured in amperes).

GVA is often used to express the rating or capacity of large electrical devices, such as:

Generators
Transformers
Power electronics systems
Large industrial motors

It's worth noting that GVA is equivalent to other units like Gigawatts (GW) and Megawatt-hours (MWh), but in the context of electrical engineering and power systems analysis, GVA is a more commonly used term.

Complete Volt-Amperes conversion table

Enter # of Volt-Amperes

Convert 1 VA to other units	Result
Volt-Amperes to Millivolt-Amperes (VA to mVA)	1000
Volt-Amperes to Kilovolt-Amperes (VA to kVA)	0.001
Volt-Amperes to Megavolt-Amperes (VA to MVA)	0.000001
Volt-Amperes to Gigavolt-Amperes (VA to GVA)	1e-9

Volt-Amperes to Gigavolt-Amperes conversion