kW to kVA Conversion Calculator Real Power to Apparant Power
What Is A Kilowatt?
A kilowatt is a unit of energy that carries a lot of significance in everyday life — it’s the base unit used in the routine measurement for electrical energy. All the appliances and gadgets in your home consume electricity measured in kilowatts.
What is meaning of kVA?
A KVA is simply 1,000 volt amps. A volt is electrical pressure. An amp is electrical current. A term called apparent power (the absolute value of complex power, S) is equal to the product of the volts and amps.
kW to kVA Conversion Calculator
kW to kVA
Kw to kva power calculator helps you to convert kw to kva electrical power. To covert kw to kva, you must know about power factor (efficiency). Here we provide you simple method to convert electrical power kw to kva. You just need to enter the kw value and power factor value and click on calculate.
kW to kVA calculation formula
The apparent power S in kilovolt-amps (kVA) is equal to the real power P in kilowatts (kW), divided by the power factor PF
S(kVA) = P(kW) / PF
So kilovolt-amps are equal to kilowatts divided by the power factor.
kilovolt-amps = kilowatts / PF
or
kVA = kW / PF
Where,
kW = kilowatts.
kVA = kilovolt ampere.
PF = Power factor
Example
What is the apparent power in kilovolt-amps when the real power is 3 kW and the power factor is 0.8?
Solution:
S = 3kW / 0.8 = 3.75kVA
kW to kVA Conversion Chart
kW |
kVA |
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5 kW |
6.3 kVA |
7.5 kW |
9.4 kVA |
10 kW |
12.5 kVA |
15 kW |
18.7 kVA |
20 kW |
25 kVA |
25 kW |
31.3 kVA |
30 kW |
37.5 kVA |
40 kW |
50 kVA |
50 kW |
62.5 kVA |
60 kW |
75 kVA |
75 kW |
93.8 kVA |
80 kW |
100 kVA |
100 kW |
125 kVA |
125 kW |
156 kVA |
150 kW |
187 kVA |
175 kW |
219 kVA |
200 kW |
250 kVA |
250 kW |
312 kVA |
300 kW |
375 kVA |
350 kW |
438 kVA |
400 kW |
500 kVA |
500 kW |
625 kVA |
600 kW |
750 kVA |
700 kW |
875 kVA |
800 kW |
1,000 kVA |
900 kW |
1,125 kVA |
1,000 kW |
1,250 kVA |
1,250 kW |
1,563 kVA |
1,500 kW |
1,875 kVA |
1,750 kW |
2,188 kVA |
2,000 kW |
2,500 kVA |
2,250 kW |
2,812 kVA |