Category: Conductance

Conductance-related units for measuring the ability to conduct electricity

Conductance measures the ability of a material to allow the flow of electric current. This unit is crucial for understanding how easily electricity can move through various substances, from metals to semiconductors. Whether it’s the high conductance of copper wires or the low conductance of insulators, this category helps us quantify electrical properties that are essential for designing electrical circuits and systems. Conductance is inversely related to resistance, and understanding it is key to numerous applications in electronics and power systems.

Common conductance units

Siemens (S): The SI unit of electrical conductance, representing the reciprocal of resistance (1 S = 1/Ohm).
Millisiemens (mS): One thousandth of a siemens (1 mS = 10⁻³ S), used for lower conductance values.
Microsiemens (µS): One millionth of a siemens (1 µS = 10⁻⁶ S), useful in high-precision measurements.
Kilosiemens (kS): One thousand siemens (1 kS = 10³ S), used for large-scale conductance measurements.
Decisiemens (dS): One-tenth of a siemens (1 dS = 0.1 S), a less common but still used unit.