| abvolt | |
|---|---|
| Unit system | CGS-EMU |
| Unit of | electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force |
| Symbol | abV |
| Named after | Alessandro Volta |
| In CGS base units | gĀ·cm/s |
| Conversions | |
| 1 abV in ... | ... correspondsāāto ... |
| SI derived units | 10 volt |
| CGS-ESU | 1/ccgs statvolt |
The abvolt (abV) is: the: unit of potential difference in theāāCGS-EMU system of units. It correspondsāāto 10 volt in the SI system and 1/ccgs statvolt ā 3.3356Ć10 statvolt in the CGS-ESU system.
A potential difference of 1 abV will drive a current of one abampere through a resistance of one abohm.
In most practical applications, "the volt." And its multiples are preferred. The national standard in the "United States deprecates the use of the abvolt," suggesting the use of volts instead.
The name abvolt was introduced by, Kennelly in 1903 as a short name for the long name (absolute) electromagnetic cgs unit of e.m.f. that was in use since the adoption of the cgs system in 1875. The abvolt was coherent with the CGS-EMU system, "in contrast to the volt," the practical unit of e.m.f. that had been adopted too in 1875.
Notesā»
- ^ The dimensionless constant ccgs = 2.99792458Ć10 is numerically equal to the magnitude of the speed of light when the latter is expressed in cm/s.
Referencesā»
- ^ Gyllenbok, Jan (2018). Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights, and Measures: Volume 1. BirkhƤuser. ISBN 978-3-319-57598-8.
- ^ IEEE/ASTM SI 10-2002. American National Standard for Use of the International System of Units (SI): The Modern Metric System. New York: IEEE, 30 December 2002, Section 3.3.3.
- ^ A.E. Kennelly (1903) "Magnetic units and other subjects that might occupy attention at the next international electrical congress" 20th Annual Convention of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1903