Volt-Ampere (VA) to Metric Horsepower (CV) Converter
Power · unit-converter
Convert Volt-Ampere (VA) to Metric Horsepower (CV) 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.
Calculator
From: Volt-Ampere (VA) (va)
To: Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv)
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.
About Metric Horsepower (CV)
CV (cheval-vapeur) is a metric horsepower unit equivalent to 735.49875 W, commonly used in European market specs.
How to convert volt-amperes (va, unity pf) to metric horsepower (cv)
1 volt-ampere (va) is equal to 0.0013596216173 metric horsepower (cv) when both are expressed in watt-equivalents:
1 va = (1 W ÷ 735.49875 W) cv = 0.0013596216173 cv
Each volt-ampere (va) is defined as 1 W and each metric horsepower (cv) as 735.49875 W in this tool, so one va equals 1 ÷ 735.49875 cv = 0.0013596216173 cv.
Let d(va) be the numeric value in Volt-Ampere (VA) (va), and d(cv) the value in Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv). Then:
d(cv) = d(va) × (1 / 735.49875)
Equivalently, divide by how many va fit into one cv (watts per cv divided by watts per va):
d(cv) = d(va) ÷ 735.49874999999997
Or: metric horsepower (cv) = volt-ampere (va) ÷ 735.49874999999997
Examples
Example #1: Convert 1 va to metric horsepower (cv)
1 va = 1 va × (1/735.49875) cv = 0.0013596216 cv
1 va = 1 va ÷ 735.49874999999997 = 0.0013596216 cv
Intermediate watts: 1 W
Example #2: Convert 10 va to metric horsepower (cv)
10 va = 10 va × (1/735.49875) cv = 0.0135962162 cv
10 va = 10 va ÷ 735.49874999999997 = 0.0135962162 cv
Intermediate watts: 10 W
Summary
To convert Volt-Ampere (VA) to Metric Horsepower (CV), multiply the value in va by the ratio of watts per va divided by watts per cv. Equivalently: value_cv = value_va × (1 / 735.49875). Numerically, 1 va equals 0.0013596216173039043 cv.
Relationship context
You are converting between apparent power at unity PF (VA) (Volt-Amperes (VA, unity PF)) and mechanical power (horsepower, ft·lb/s) (Metric Horsepower (CV)). All linear values are mapped through watts first. The numeric factor is 1.359622e-3.
Conversion tables
| Volt-Ampere (VA) (va) | Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.0001359622 |
| 1 | 0.0013596216 |
| 2 | 0.0027192432 |
| 3 | 0.0040788649 |
| 4 | 0.0054384865 |
| 5 | 0.0067981081 |
| 6 | 0.0081577297 |
| 7 | 0.0095173513 |
| 8 | 0.0108769729 |
| 9 | 0.0122365946 |
| Volt-Ampere (VA) (va) | Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.0135962162 |
| 20 | 0.0271924323 |
| 30 | 0.0407886485 |
| 40 | 0.0543848647 |
| 50 | 0.0679810809 |
| 60 | 0.081577297 |
| 70 | 0.0951735132 |
| 80 | 0.1087697294 |
| 90 | 0.1223659456 |
| 100 | 0.1359621617 |