Electrical Units and Quantities
English SI Units in Basic Electrical Quantity Symbol SI Unit Name SI Unit Symbol Definition Example Electric Charge Q Coulomb C 1 C = charge of ~6.24×10¹⁸ electrons Electric Current I Ampere A 1 A = 1 C/s (1 Coulomb per second) Voltage (Potential Difference) V Volt V 1 V = 1 J/C (1 Joule per Coulomb) Resistance R Ohm Ω (Omega) 1 Ω = 1 V/A Conductance G Siemens S 1 S = 1/Ω Power P Watt W 1 W = 1 J/s Energy E Joule J 1 J = 1 W × 1 s Capacitance C Farad F 1 F = 1 C/V Inductance L Henry H 1 H = 1 V·s/A Frequency f Hertz Hz 1 Hz = 1 cycle/sec Magnetic Flux Φ Weber Wb 1 Wb = 1 V·s Types of Resistance (English) In electrical engineering, resistance is the property of a material to oppose the flow of electric current. There are different types ...