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kilovolt

kilovolt

1 5.4
A unit of electric pressure equal to one thousand volts
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪloʊˌvoʊlt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : kilovolt
  • Gate-turn-off thyristors change the 25 kilovolts (50 Hz) AC power to three-phase power to run the traction motors.
  • kilovolt line
  • 25 kilovolts

Examples

  • For instance, networks of distribution cables must be installed, costing about $179,000 per kilometer of 115-kilovolt lines (DOE/EIA 2002).

    Academic text (2002)
  • They digitized into a GIS each transmission station along a 29-km segment of a 230-kilovolt (kV) power line in New Jersey

    Academic text (1998)
  • Let's turn this kilovolt knob over to maximum power...

    Fiction book (1998)
  • For a home with a two-kilovolt solar system, that's a $12,000 gain.

    Blog text (27)
  • Without the battery, American Electric Power would also have had to build a new 138 kilovolt line to the transformer station and expand the station to handle the load.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Cathey stressed that electric compressor stations should be connected directly to the electric transmission line, such as a 115-kilovolt line, not to the distribution line.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In Canada and the US, the grid includes more than 200,000 miles of high-voltage lines that operate at or above 230 kilovolts and ultimately serve more than 300 million consumers.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The vehicle operates on 25 kilovolts AC in France and in the tunnel; 750 volts DC in England; and 3 kilovolts DC in Belgium.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The power plant produces electricity at 138 kilovolts to supply the city.

  • The technician explained that the system operates efficiently at 220 kilovolts.

Synonyms

kV
vskilovolt
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A unit of electric voltage equal to one thousand volts

is the full word form rather than the compact symbol

Compounds

kilovolt-ampere
  • Specialized
6.3

A unit of electrical power for alternating current equal to 1,000 volt-amperes

How High

megavolt
  • Specialized
1 5.2
kilovolt
  • Specialized
1 5.4
volt
  • Specialized
83 4.1
millivolt
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Surface Forms

kilovolt singular
kilovolts plural

Morphology

kilovolt = volt (transparent) = kilo + volt

The prefix 'kilo-' clearly indicates multiplication by one thousand, making the meaning derivable from 'volt'.

Etymology

Kilovolt combines kilo- meaning 'thousand', as in kilogram and kilometer, and volt, the unit for electrical pressure. So, a kilovolt is simply 'one thousand volts'.