Electrical Conductance Converter

Convert between different units of electrical conductance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Electrical conductance measures how easily electricity flows through a material. It is the inverse of resistance and is measured in siemens (S).

It supports siemens (S), millisiemens (mS), microsiemens (µS), and mho (which is the same as siemens).

Conductance (G) equals 1 divided by resistance (R). So a resistor of 2 ohms has a conductance of 0.5 siemens.

The SI unit of electrical conductance is the siemens (S), named after Ernst Werner von Siemens. It was formerly called the mho (ohm spelled backwards).

Conductance is used in parallel circuit analysis. The total conductance of parallel resistors equals the sum of individual conductances.

A perfect conductor has infinite conductance (zero resistance). In practice, superconductors approach this at very low temperatures.

Conductance (G) = 1 / Resistance (R). A 10-ohm resistor has a conductance of 0.1 siemens.