Measurement unit: kilohenry

Full name: kilohenry

Plural form: kilohenries

Symbol: kH

Alternate spelling: kilohenrys

Category type: inductance

Scale factor: 1000




SI unit: henry

The SI derived unit for inductance is the henry.
1 henry is equal to 0.001 kilohenry.



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Definition: Kilohenry

The SI prefix "kilo" represents a factor of 103, or in exponential notation, 1E3.

So 1 kilohenry = 103 henries.

The definition of a henry is as follows:

The henry (symbol: H) is the SI unit of inductance. It is named after Joseph Henry (1797-1878), the American scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction independently of and at about the same time as Michael Faraday (1791-1867) in England.


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