Ampere (amp)

Ampere or amp is the electrical unit of current.

The Ampere unit is named after Andre-Marie Ampere, from France.

The Ampere symbol is A.

One Ampere is defined as the current that flows with electric charge of one Coulomb per one second.

1A = 1C / 1s

Table of current values of ampere (A)

name	symbol	conversion	example
microampere (microamps)	μA	1μA = 10-6A	I = 50μA
milliampere (milliamps)	mA	1mA = 10-3A	I = 3mA
ampere (amps)	A	-	I = 10A
kiloampere (kiloamps)	kA	1kA = 103A	I = 2kA

 

 

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See also

• Electrical Current
• Electric power
• Electrical voltage
• Watt
• Volt
• Ohm
• Amps to Volts calculator
• Amps to Watts calculator
• Electronics units