Convert Millivolts per metre to Kilovolts per metre
Convert Millivolts per metre (mV/m) to Kilovolts per metre (kV/m) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kV/m = mV/m × 1.000000000e-6
About Millivolts per metre
The millivolt per metre (mV/m) equals 10⁻³ V/m, used for medium-wave broadcast field-strength measurements and near-field EMC compliance testing. An AM broadcast tower at 1 km produces a field of roughly 100 mV/m; international AM service-area limits specify minimum field strengths of 3-10 mV/m; power-frequency (50/60 Hz) fields near overhead HV lines are a few mV/m. 1 mV/m = 10⁻³ V/m.
About Kilovolts per metre
The kilovolt per metre (kV/m) equals 10³ V/m, the standard unit for power-frequency electric field safety limits and environmental surveys near high-voltage infrastructure. ICNIRP occupational exposure limit for 50 Hz electric fields is 10 kV/m; directly under a 400 kV transmission line the surface field reaches 10-15 kV/m; the Earth's fair-weather atmospheric field averages 0.1-0.2 kV/m. 1 kV/m = 10³ V/m.
Quick Reference Table
| Millivolts per metre (mV/m) | Kilovolts per metre (kV/m) |
|---|---|
| 1 mV/m | 1 × 10-6 kV/m |
| 2 mV/m | 2 × 10-6 kV/m |
| 5 mV/m | 5 × 10-6 kV/m |
| 10 mV/m | 1 × 10-5 kV/m |
| 25 mV/m | 2.5 × 10-5 kV/m |
| 50 mV/m | 5 × 10-5 kV/m |
| 100 mV/m | 1 × 10-4 kV/m |