Volt-Ampere (VA) to Kilowatt Converter
Power · unit-converter
Convert Volt-Ampere (VA) to Kilowatt 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: Kilowatt (kw)
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 Kilowatt
One kilowatt is 1,000 W. Motor, heater, and grid-scale loads are often rated in kW.
How to convert volt-amperes (va, unity pf) to kilowatts
1 volt-ampere (va) is equal to 0.001 kilowatt when both are expressed in watt-equivalents:
1 va = (1 W ÷ 1,000 W) kw = 0.001 kw
Each volt-ampere (va) is defined as 1 W and each kilowatt as 1,000 W in this tool, so one va equals 1 ÷ 1,000 kw = 0.001 kw.
Let d(va) be the numeric value in Volt-Ampere (VA) (va), and d(kw) the value in Kilowatt (kw). Then:
d(kw) = d(va) × (1 / 1,000)
Equivalently, divide by how many va fit into one kw (watts per kw divided by watts per va):
d(kw) = d(va) ÷ 1000
Or: kilowatt = volt-ampere (va) ÷ 1000
Examples
Example #1: Convert 1 va to kilowatt
1 va = 1 va × (1/1,000) kw = 0.001 kw
1 va = 1 va ÷ 1000 = 0.001 kw
Intermediate watts: 1 W
Example #2: Convert 10 va to kilowatt
10 va = 10 va × (1/1,000) kw = 0.01 kw
10 va = 10 va ÷ 1000 = 0.01 kw
Intermediate watts: 10 W
Summary
To convert Volt-Ampere (VA) to Kilowatt, multiply the value in va by the ratio of watts per va divided by watts per kw. Equivalently: value_kw = value_va × (1 / 1000). Numerically, 1 va equals 0.001 kw.
Relationship context
You are converting between apparent power at unity PF (VA) (Volt-Amperes (VA, unity PF)) and SI / decimal power (watts and prefixes) (Kilowatts). All linear values are mapped through watts first. The numeric factor is 1.000000e-3.
Conversion tables
| Volt-Ampere (VA) (va) | Kilowatt (kw) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.0001 |
| 1 | 0.001 |
| 2 | 0.002 |
| 3 | 0.003 |
| 4 | 0.004 |
| 5 | 0.005 |
| 6 | 0.006 |
| 7 | 0.007 |
| 8 | 0.008 |
| 9 | 0.009 |
| Volt-Ampere (VA) (va) | Kilowatt (kw) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.01 |
| 20 | 0.02 |
| 30 | 0.03 |
| 40 | 0.04 |
| 50 | 0.05 |
| 60 | 0.06 |
| 70 | 0.07 |
| 80 | 0.08 |
| 90 | 0.09 |
| 100 | 0.1 |