Metric Horsepower (CV) to Volt-Ampere (VA) Converter
Power · unit-converter
Convert Metric Horsepower (CV) to Volt-Ampere (VA) with a fixed input and output unit, step-by-step formula line, and reference tables. Linear units use SI watt definitions; mechanical hp uses 550 ft·lbf/s; BTU/h uses the IT BTU; dBm/dBW are logarithmic relative to 1 mW and 1 W. The full Power Converter also includes PS/CV, TR, kVA/MVA, and ft·lb/s.
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From: Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv)
To: Volt-Ampere (VA) (va)
About Metric Horsepower (CV)
CV (cheval-vapeur) is a metric horsepower unit equivalent to 735.49875 W, commonly used in European market specs.
About Volt-Ampere (VA)
Volt-amperes describe apparent power in AC circuits. At unity power factor, VA matches real power in watts; this tool uses that 1:1 mapping for conversion.
How to convert metric horsepower (cv) to volt-amperes (va, unity pf)
1 metric horsepower (cv) is equal to 735.49874999999997 volt-ampere (va) when both are expressed in watt-equivalents:
1 cv = (735.49875 W ÷ 1 W) va = 735.49874999999997 va
Each metric horsepower (cv) is defined as 735.49875 W and each volt-ampere (va) as 1 W in this tool, so one cv equals 735.49875 ÷ 1 va = 735.49874999999997 va.
Let d(cv) be the numeric value in Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv), and d(va) the value in Volt-Ampere (VA) (va). Then:
d(va) = d(cv) × (735.49875 / 1)
Equivalently, divide by how many cv fit into one va (watts per va divided by watts per cv):
d(va) = d(cv) ÷ 0.0013596216173
Or: volt-ampere (va) = metric horsepower (cv) ÷ 0.0013596216173
Examples
Example #1: Convert 1 cv to volt-ampere (va)
1 cv = 1 cv × (735.49875/1) va = 735.49875 va
1 cv = 1 cv ÷ 0.0013596216173 = 735.49875 va
Intermediate watts: 735.49875 W
Example #2: Convert 10 cv to volt-ampere (va)
10 cv = 10 cv × (735.49875/1) va = 7354.9875 va
10 cv = 10 cv ÷ 0.0013596216173 = 7354.9875 va
Intermediate watts: 7,354.9875 W
Summary
To convert Metric Horsepower (CV) to Volt-Ampere (VA), multiply the value in cv by the ratio of watts per cv divided by watts per va. Equivalently: value_va = value_cv × (735.49875 / 1). Numerically, 1 cv equals 735.49875 va.
Relationship context
You are converting between mechanical power (horsepower, ft·lb/s) (Metric Horsepower (CV)) and apparent power at unity PF (VA) (Volt-Amperes (VA, unity PF)). All linear values are mapped through watts first. The numeric factor is 7.354987e+2.
Conversion tables
| Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv) | Volt-Ampere (VA) (va) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 73.549875 |
| 1 | 735.49875 |
| 2 | 1,470.9975 |
| 3 | 2,206.49625 |
| 4 | 2,941.995 |
| 5 | 3,677.49375 |
| 6 | 4,412.9925 |
| 7 | 5,148.49125 |
| 8 | 5,883.99 |
| 9 | 6,619.48875 |
| Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv) | Volt-Ampere (VA) (va) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 7,354.9875 |
| 20 | 14,709.975 |
| 30 | 22,064.9625 |
| 40 | 29,419.95 |
| 50 | 36,774.9375 |
| 60 | 44,129.925 |
| 70 | 51,484.9125 |
| 80 | 58,839.9 |
| 90 | 66,194.8875 |
| 100 | 73,549.875 |