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Electrical elastance

Electrical elastance is the inverse of capacitance. The SI unit is the reciprocal farad. Although the term daraf is sometimes used, this is not approved by SI. Electrical inductor-capacitor-resistor circuits can be converted to mass-spring-damper systems. If voltage is taken to be force and current velocity, elastance corresponds to the elastic constant of a spring.

SI electricity units

SI electromagnetism units

Name Symbol Dimensions Quantity
ampere (SI base unit) A C / s Current
coulomb C A · s Electric charge, Quantity of electricity
volt V J / C = kg m2 / (s2 C) Potential difference
ohm Ω V / A = kg m2 / (C2) Resistance, Impedance, Reactance
ohm &middot metre Ω &middot m kg m3 / (C2) Resistivity
farad F C / V = C2 s / (kg m2) Capacitance
farad per metre F / m C2 s / (kg m3) Permittivity
reciprocal farad F−1 kg m2 / (C2 s) Elastance
siemens S Ω−1 = C2 / (kg m2) Conductance, Admittance, Susceptance
siemens per metre S / m C2 / (kg m3) Conductivity
weber Wb V &middot s = kg m2 / (C s) Magnetic flux
tesla T Wb / m2 = kg / (C s) Magnetic flux density
ampere / metre A / m C / (s m) magnetic induction
ampere-turns / weber A / Wb C2 / (kg m2) Reluctance
henry H V &middot s / A = kg m2 s / (C2) Inductance
henry per metre H / m kg m s / (C2) Permeability
(dimensionless) - - Magnetic susceptibility


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