Kilovolt per meter (kV/m)
Exactly 1000 V/m. Used for fields under power lines and in the atmosphere.
What is a kilovolt per meter?
- Symbol
- kV/m
- Quantity
- Electric Field Strength
- Unit system
- SI
- Definition
- Exactly 1000 V/m. Used for fields under power lines and in the atmosphere.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for electric fields near power lines and substations and for fields in the atmosphere during storms.
Kilovolt per meter in other electric field strength units
- 1 kV/m = 1000 V/mVolt per meter
- 1 kV/m = 10 V/cmVolt per centimeter
- 1 kV/m = 0.01 kV/cmKilovolt per centimeter
- 1 kV/m = 1 V/mmVolt per millimeter
- 1 kV/m = 0.001 kV/mmKilovolt per millimeter
- 1 kV/m = 25.4 V/inVolt per inch
- 1 kV/m = 0.0254 V/milVolt per mil
- 1 kV/m ≈ 0.03335640952 statV/cmStatvolt per centimeter
Kilovolt per meter quick reference
| Kilovolt per meter | Kilovolt per millimeter | Volt per mil | Volt per meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kV/m | = 0.001 kV/mm | = 0.0254 V/mil | = 1000 V/m |
| 10 kV/m | = 0.01 kV/mm | = 0.254 V/mil | = 10000 V/m |
| 100 kV/m | = 0.1 kV/mm | = 2.54 V/mil | = 100000 V/m |
| 1000 kV/m | = 1 kV/mm | = 25.4 V/mil | = 1000000 V/m |
Where the kilovolt per meter fits
The next smaller electric field strength unit is the volt per centimeter (V/cm). 1 kV/m = 10 V/cm, and 1 V/cm = 0.1 kV/m.
The next larger electric field strength unit is the statvolt per centimeter (statV/cm). 1 kV/m ≈ 0.03335640952 statV/cm, and 1 statV/cm = 29.9792458 kV/m.
Frequently asked questions
- How many kilovolts per millimeter are in one kilovolt per meter?
- One kilovolt per meter = 0.001 kV/mm (kilovolts per millimeter).
- How many volts per mil are in one kilovolt per meter?
- One kilovolt per meter = 0.0254 V/mil (volts per mil).
- How many volts per meter are in one kilovolt per meter?
- One kilovolt per meter = 1000 V/m (volts per meter).