Microvolt
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Microvolts (µV) are a unit of current 1,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit; the Volt.
About Microvolts
- Microvolts are shortened to µV with the Greek letter µ and an upper case V.
- Micro means one millionth so there are 1,000,000 microvolts in a Volt.
Converting to Microvolts
| Unit | To convert | Microvolts |
| 1 megavolt (1MV) | Convert to microvolts x1012 | 1x1012 µV |
| 1 kilovolt (1kV) | Convert to microvolts x109 | 1x109 µV |
| 1 Volt (1V) | Convert to microvolts x106 | 1x106 µV |
| 1 millivolt 1(mV) | Convert to microvolts x103 | 1x103 µV |
| 1 microvolt 1(µV) | Convert to microvolts x1 | 1µV |
| 1 nanovolt 1(nV) | Convert to microvolts x10-3 | 1x10-3 µV |