Electrical Units

Ratio of
SI unit Magnitude of
Quantity
Current
Symbol
I, i
Equation
I=E/R; I = E/Z; I = Q/t
SI unit
Ampere
symbol
A
CGS unit
Abampere
SI to cgs unit
10-1
Z
Quantity Q, q Q = it; Q = CE Coulomb C Abcoulomb 10-1
Electromotive force E, e E = IR; E = W/Q Volt V Abvolt 108
Resistance R, r R=E/I; R = rl /A Ohm Ω Abohm 109
Resistivity r r = RA / I Ohm-metre Ω•m Abohm-cm 1011
Conductance G, g G =g A / l G = A/rl Siemens S Abmho 10-9
Conductivity g g = 1/r; g = I/ RA Siemens/meter S/m Abmho/cm 10-11
Capacitance C C = Q/E Farad F Abfarad* 10-9
Permittivity e Farads/meter F/m Stat farad*/cm 8.85 X 10-12
Relative permittivity er er = e/eo Numerical Numerical I
Self-inductance L L = - N(df/dt) Henry H Abhenry 109
Mutual inductance M M = K(L1L2) 1/2 Henry H Abhenry 109
Energy J J = eit Joule J Erg 107
kwh kwh = kw/3600; 3.6 MJ Kilowatthour kWh 36 X 1012
Active power W W = J/t; W = EI cos U Watt W Abwatt 107
Reactive power jQ Q = El sin U Var var Abvar 107
Apparent power VA VA = El Volt-ampere VA
Power factor pf pf = W/VA; pf = W/(W + jQ) 1
Reactance, inductive XL XL = 2pfL Ohm Ω Abohm 109
Reactance, capacitive XC XC = 1/(2pfC) Ohm Ω Abohm 109
Impedance Z Z = E/I Z = R + j(XL - XC) Ohm Ω Abohm 109
Conductance G G = R/Z2 Siemens S Abmho 10-9
Susceptance B B = X/Z2 Siemens S Abmho 10-9
Admittance Y Y =I/E; Y = G + jB Siemens S Abmho 10-9
Frequency f f = 1/T Hertz Hz Cps Hz 1
Period T T = 1/f Second s Second 1
Time constant T L/R; RC Second s Second 1
Angular velocity ω ω = 2πf Radians/second rad/s Radians/second 1

*1 Abfarad (EMU Units) = 9 X 10-20 stat farads (ESU units).

Reproduced with Permission from McGraw-Hill, Marks’ Standard Handbook for

Mechanical Engineers, 8th ed. Authors: Baumeister, et al. Copyright 1987

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