KVA on generators
 

While flicking though a tool magazine, fell across the page on generators and it quoted a KVA figure.

Could someone please explain this figure to me ?

This was my guess:

KVA = kilovolts * amps

Voltage outputs were 230/110.

So let’s say we had a tool that required 230V at 5amps to work.

0.23*5=1.15 KVA?

So as long as the generator kicks out more than 1.15KVA the tool should run fine?

Am I right?

Exactly.

Thanks for confirming my theory