megavolts
Million-volt units
Megavolts is the plural of megavolt, a unit of electrical potential equal to one million volts.
The term appears in contexts involving extremely high voltages—lightning strikes, particle accelerators, and high-voltage power transmission: The accelerator operates at several megavolts.
Abbreviated MV.
Voltage-altering electrical device
- substationPower distribution point
- transmission linesCables carrying electrical current
- overhead linesSuspended electrical conductors
- high-tensionCarrying strong electrical current
power grid · distribution · switchgear · circuit breaker · insulator · conductor · pylon · right-of-way
Thousands of volts
- gigavoltsBillion-volt measurement units
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- amperesElectric current units
- joulesSI energy units
kilowatt-hours · wattage · ohms · farads · coulombs · RMS · multimeter · oscilloscope
Atmospheric electrical discharge
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- flashoverSudden total combustion event
- ionizationCharge acquisition process
- plasmaElectrified matter state
breakdown · electrostatic · thunderbolt · surge · strike · bolt · spark gap · Van de Graaff
Death from electrical current
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- groundingConnecting to earth
- faraday cageConductive enclosure blocking fields
- protective equipmentGear that prevents harm
clearance · isolation · shielding · interlock · warning signs · hazard · lockout-tagout · safety standards
Device speeding subatomic bits
- electron microscopeInstrument magnifying via charged particles
- linear acceleratorStraight-path particle accelerator
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
- cathode rayElectrons emitted in vacuum tubes
industrial processing · medical imaging · research · physics · electron beam · fusion research
transformer
Voltage-altering electrical device
- substationPower distribution point
- transmission linesCables carrying electrical current
- overhead linesSuspended electrical conductors
high-tension · power grid · distribution · switchgear · circuit breaker · insulator · conductor · pylon · right-of-way · interconnection
kilovolts
Thousands of volts
- gigavoltsBillion-volt measurement units
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- amperesElectric current units
joules · kilowatt-hours · wattage · ohms · farads · coulombs · RMS · multimeter · oscilloscope · reading
lightning
Atmospheric electrical discharge
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- flashoverSudden total combustion event
- ionizationCharge acquisition process
plasma · breakdown · electrostatic · thunderbolt · surge · strike · bolt · spark gap · Van de Graaff · Jacob's ladder
electrocution
Death from electrical current
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- groundingConnecting to earth
- faraday cageConductive enclosure blocking fields
protective equipment · clearance · isolation · shielding · interlock · warning signs · hazard · lockout-tagout · safety standards · barriers
particle accelerator
Device speeding subatomic bits
- electron microscopeInstrument magnifying via charged particles
- linear acceleratorStraight-path particle accelerator
- synchrotronCircular charged-particle accelerator
cathode ray · industrial processing · medical imaging · research · physics · electron beam · fusion research
megavoltsnanovolts
Billionth-volt units
millivolts · low voltage · volts · kilovolts