Measurement unit: petahenry

Full name: petahenry

Plural form: petahenries

Symbol: PH

Alternate spelling: petahenrys

Category type: inductance

Scale factor: 1.0E+15




SI unit: henry

The SI derived unit for inductance is the henry.
1 henry is equal to 1.0E-15 petahenry.



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Definition: Petahenry

The SI prefix "peta" represents a factor of 1015, or in exponential notation, 1E15.

So 1 petahenry = 1015 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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