Orders of magnitude (voltage)

To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various voltage levels.

SI prefix Factor (volt) Value Item
Micro- 107 500nV Change in nerve cell potential caused by opening a single acetylcholine receptor channel[1]
106 2µV Noise in an EEG taken at the scalp[2]
Milli- 105 10100µV Peak-to-peak amplitude of an average EEG taken at the scalp[2][3]
15µV Minimum terrestrial digital-TV RF antenna signal (85 dBm over 75 Ω)[4][5]
56µV Minimum terrestrial analog-TV RF antenna signal (35 dB[µV])[6][7][8]
104 5001000µV Miniature endplate potentials, spontaneous fluctuations in neuron potentials[1]
103 12mV Potential created at ambient temperatures from K Type Thermocouple
Centi- 102 ~1050mV Ripple voltage in the output of a good DC power supply[9]
75mV Nerve cell resting potential[10]
Deci- 101 320 mV Typical voltage reference level in consumer audio electronics (0.316 V rms)[11]
~500 mV Typical MOSFET threshold voltage for modern processes[12]
~700 mV Forward voltage drop of normal silicon diodes[13]
8001000 mV Typical positive supply voltage of a low voltage CMOS digital integrated circuit[14]
900 mV Lemon battery cell (made with copper and zinc electrodes)[15]
N/A 100 0-3V Magnitudes of standard reduction potentials in chemistry[16]
1.5V Alkaline battery AA, AAA, C or D battery[17]
3.3V One of the most common low voltage CMOS digital circuit supply voltages.
5V USB power, used for example to charge a cell phone or a digital camera.[18] Also one of the most common digital circuit supply voltages for both TTL and CMOS technologies.
6V A common voltage for medium-size electric lanterns.[19] A voltage for older electric systems of automobiles.
Deca- 101 12V Typical car battery[20]
Hecto- 102 100240V Domestic wall socket voltage[21]
600V Electric eel sends this voltage in an average attack
630V London Underground railway tracks[22]
Kilo- 103 2450V Electric chair execution in Nebraska[23]
310kV Electric fence[24]
3kV Voltage required to generate every 1mm of electric arc
335kV Accelerating voltage for a typical television cathode ray tube[25]
4160-34,500V Typical voltages in North America for distribution of power from distribution substations to end users[26]
104 15kV Train 15 kV AC railway electrification overhead lines, 16⅔ Hz
25kV European high-speed train overhead power lines[27]
33kV Maximum voltage allowed in an electricity distribution grid after 1919 in the UK until 1926[28] (still used for heavy industry and factory overhead cable distribution systems)[29]
69230kV Range used in North American power high-voltage transmission substations[26]
105 345800kV Range used in EHV power transmission systems[30][31]
800kV Lowest voltage used by ultra-high voltage (UHV) power transmission systems[32][31]
Mega- 106 3MV Used by the ultra-high voltage electron microscope at Osaka University[33]
107 25.5MV The largest man-made DC voltage – produced in a Van de Graaff generator at Oak Ridge National Laboratory[34]
108 100MV The potential difference between the ends of a typical lightning bolt[35]
Peta- 1015 7PV Voltage around a particular energetic highly magnetized rotating neutron star[36]
N/A 1027 1.04×1027V Planck voltage

SI multiple

SI multiples for volt (V)
Submultiples Multiples
Value SI symbol Name Value SI symbol Name
10−1 V dV decivolt 101 V daV decavolt
10−2 V cV centivolt 102 V hV hectovolt
10−3 V mV millivolt 103 V kV kilovolt
10−6 V µV microvolt 106 V MV megavolt
10−9 V nV nanovolt 109 V GV gigavolt
10−12 V pV picovolt 1012 V TV teravolt
10−15 V fV femtovolt 1015 V PV petavolt
10−18 V aV attovolt 1018 V EV exavolt
10−21 V zV zeptovolt 1021 V ZV zettavolt
10−24 V yV yoctovolt 1024 V YV yottavolt

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Synaptic transmission". NeuroWiki. Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 Epstein, Charles M. "Home built EEG". Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. Ernst Neidermeyer (1999). "9. The Normal EEG of the Waking Adult". In Niedermeyer, Ernst; Lopes da Silva, F. Electroencephalography: basic principles, clinical applications, and related (PDF) (4th ed.). pp. 149–173. ISBN 0-683-30284-1. Retrieved 1 November 2011. The amplitudes of the scalp EEG are markedly reduced and lie between 10 and 100 μV
  4. eecs.berkeley.edu - Spectrum Sensing, Fundamental Limits and Practical Challenges, page 82, 2005
  5. Decibel#Voltage P=pow(10,-3)*pow(10,(dBmW)/10) ; U=pow(R*P,1/2) ; R=75 Ω ; pow(10,-3)*pow(10,(-85)/10) = 3.162278 pW ; pow(75*pow(10,-3)*pow(10,(-85)/10) , 1/2) = 15.400351 µV
  6. as76.net - How to use the booster. (To see the terrestrial digital broadcasting beautifully.), 2011-12-01
  7. maxim-ic.com - CATV dBm, dBmV, and dBµV Conversions - Tutorial - Maxim, 2002-07-17
  8. Decibel#Voltage pow(10,-6)*pow(10,35/20) = 56 µV
  9. "DC Power Supply Specifications". Radio-Electronics.Com. Retrieved 10 November 2011. Most good supplies should offer noise and ripple figures of better than 10 mV rms and for switching supplies figures of 50mV or less should be achievable
  10. Bullock, Orkand, and Grinnell, pp. 150–151; Junge, pp. 89–90; Schmidt-Nielsen, p. 484
  11. "Pro Audio Reference D". AES. Retrieved 2017-12-17. -10 dBV Standard voltage reference level for consumer and some pro audio use
  12. Ortiz-Conde, A.; et al. (2002). "A review of recent MOSFET threshold voltage extraction methods". Microelectronics Reliability. 42: 583–596. doi:10.1016/S0026-2714(02)00027-6. p. 594.
  13. "Diodes". The Electronics Club. Retrieved 11 November 2011. about 0.7V for all normal diodes which are made from silicon
  14. "Intel Xeon E3-1200v3 family datasheet, a typical LVCMOS chip" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  15. "Lemon Battery". Hila Science Camp. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  16. Nave, Rod. "Standard Electrode Potentials in Aqueous Solution at 25°C". HyperPhysics. Georgia State University. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  17. David Linden, Thomas B. Reddy (ed). Handbook of Batteries, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2002 ISBN 0-07-135978-8 chapter 4
  18. "About USB-IF". USB Implementers Forum, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  19. Eveready Battery Company. "EVR-1209 Engineering Data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-16. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  20. Horst Bauer Bosch Automotive Handbook 4th Edition Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart 1996 ISBN 0-8376-0333-1, pages 803807
  21. ita.doc.gov - Electric current abroad
  22. "8. London Underground Facts and Figures". [uk.transport.london] Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  23. "Electrocution protocol questioned". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  24. "Electric Fencing for Pastured Livestock" (PDF). Soil & Crop Improvement Association of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  25. "Voltage of a Television Picture Tube". The Physics Factbook. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  26. 1 2 "Electric Power eTool: Illustrated Glossary: Substations". Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (Voltage of a Television Picture Tube). Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  27. Caltrain-Electrification Project
  28. Hannah, Leslie (1979). Electricity Before Nationalisation: A study of the development of the electricity supply industry in Britain to 1948. Macmillan. p. 109. ISBN 9781349034437.
  29. "UK electricity networks" (pdf). Postnote 163. London: The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. October 2001. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  30. "Definitions: E". Bonneville Power Administration. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  31. 1 2 Gönen, T. (2014). Electrical Power Transmission System Engineering: Analysis and Design (3 ed.). CRC Press. p. 3,36. ISBN 9781482232233.
  32. "Definitions: TUV". Bonneville Power Administration. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  33. Features of 3 MV Ultrahigh voltage electron microscope
  34. http://www.osti.gov/bridge/purl.cover.jsp?purl=/6446725-T101Ai Oak Ridge Physics Division progress report for period ending September 30, 1988
  35. "Voltage of a Lightning Bolt". The Physics Factbook. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  36. "Chandra Examines a Quadrillion-Volt Pulsar". Chandra X-ray Observatory Center. September 6, 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
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