600 kilovolts (600 kV)
600 kilovolts equals 600,000 volts, 600,000,000 millivolts, 600,000,000,000 microvolts and 0.6 megavolts.
600 kilovolts = 600,000 volts
What 600 kilovolts means in practice
600 kilovolts sits between a long-distance transmission line (400 kV) and a lightning bolt (300,000 kV).
- A nerve impulse: 0.00007 kV
- A AA battery: 0.0015 kV
- A USB port: 0.005 kV
- A car battery: 0.0126 kV
- North American mains: 0.12 kV
- European mains: 0.23 kV
- An electric car battery pack: 0.4 kV
- A neighborhood distribution line: 11 kV
- A long-distance transmission line: 400 kV
- A lightning bolt: 300,000 kV
600 kilovolts in all voltage units
| Unit | Value | Scientific notation |
|---|---|---|
| Volts (V) | 600,000 | 6 × 105 |
| Millivolts (mV) | 600,000,000 | 6 × 108 |
| Microvolts (µV) | 600,000,000,000 | 6 × 1011 |
| Megavolts (MV) | 0.6 | 6 × 10-1 |
| Nanovolts (nV) | 600,000,000,000,000 | 6 × 1014 |
| Abvolts (abV) | 60,000,000,000,000 | 6 × 1013 |
| Statvolts (statV) | 2,001.384571 | 2.00138 × 103 |
Other amounts of kilovolts
About the kilovolt
The kilovolt is 1,000 volts, used for power distribution, X-ray tubes and high-voltage equipment. Read more about kilovolts.