‘ys02t SI System of Units: What are they? (Advantages & Disadvantages) | ElecticaldU Q SI System of Units: What are they? (Advantages & Disadvantages) Last updeted October 23,2020 by Electrcal4U What is the Si System? lectrical 4 U What is the Si System of Units? = Menu Units are defined as those tools using which we can measure any physical quantities effectively. For example, if we want to measure length then that can be measured in meters, centimeters, feet etc, again if we have to measure mass then that can be measured in kilograms, grams etc. So from the above example we can say that there are many units which can be used to measure a particular quantity Now if we take the other physical quantities also then there are many units available for a particular quantity. Now, this leads to the confusion in ourselves, one may ask that which one should we choose and which one we should not choose for measurement, hupe:wwnelectical4u.comisisystem-otunis! v9‘ys02t SI System of Units: What are they? (Advantages & Disadvantages) | Electical4U If many units available than there may be some conversion factor to convert it into the other unit but that is very clumsy and also there isa high chance of error in doing that and if we require to measure that particular unit in the third unit that is available for the quantity, we may end up getting the erroneous result So there is an absolute necessity for choosing standard quantities in measurement. In this case, what we do is we choose a single unit for a particular quantity that unit is known as standard unit. Most of the measurements are done in that ‘unit, So the measurement becomes simple but also it gives importance in a single unit for a particular quantity. SI System of Units Most of us know what SI units are but we do not know what SI means. It simply meansinternational systems of units. ‘The units which are taken in measuring physical quantities are collectively called as ST units It is developed and recommended by General conference on Weights and measures in 1971 for international usage in scientific, technical, industrial and commercial work Now the problem arises is, what units should we choose? The units chosen must have the following qualities: hupe:wwnelectical4u.comisisystem-otunis! 29‘ys02t SI System of Units: What are they? (Advantages & Disadvantages) | ElecticaldU 4, It must be time independent. 5. It should not change with the change in physical quantities ‘TheSI units which are represented without the help of other quantities that are known as fundamental quantities such. as length, temperature ete. The units which can be represented by the help of the fundamental units are called derived units. ‘The fundamental quantities and their standard units (SI) are: SI Base Units Quantity Length Mass Time Temperature Amount of substance Electric current Luminous intensity Plane angle Solid angle Advantages of SI System of Units 1.Itisa coherent system of units 2. is a rational system of units 3.51 is a metric system. Conclusion of SI System of Units Unit meter kilogram second kelvin mole ampere candela radian steradian Symbol kg rad st ‘Though it has great advantages and now we use SI units for most of the measurements but it is not free from disadvantages too, It has disadvantages such as it mainly focuses on only one unit so the importance of other units is diluted. Also the SI unit cannot always accurately define a quantity hupe:wwnelectical4u.comisisystem-otunis! 39‘ys02t SI System of Units: What are they? (Advantages & Disadvantages) | ElecticaldU For example, in case of a measurement of the area covered by a house we use square feet as the unit of area in most of the cases, so in those situations we may have to convert to the SI units which is not desirable, such a case may arise in the other situations also but the advantages of SI systems are more dominant so it is so popular and we use it quite often, Want More Electrical Knowledge? Enter your email below to receive FREE informative articles 0 lectrical & Electronics Engineering ‘Your name Your email address Join (it's free) About Electrical4U_ Electtical4U is dedicated to the teaching and sharing of al things telated to electrical and electranies engineering. hupe:wwnelectical4u.comisisystem-otunis! 49‘ys02t SI System of Units: What are they? (Advantages & Disadvantages) | ElecticaldU Electrical 4 U ‘Types of Capacitor Bank What is Flux? 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