Power

Convert between watts, horsepower, BTU/h

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POPULAR CONVERSIONS

Watt → Kilowatt 1 W = 0.001 kW Kilowatt → Watt 1 kW = 1,000 W Horsepower (mechanical) → Watt 1 hp = 745.6999 W Watt → Horsepower (mechanical) 1 W = 0.0013410221 hp Kilowatt → Horsepower (mechanical) 1 kW = 1.341 hp Horsepower (mechanical) → Kilowatt 1 hp = 0.7457 kW Megawatt → Kilowatt 1 MW = 1,000 kW Kilowatt → Megawatt 1 kW = 0.001 MW
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ALL UNITS

Watt W

SI derived unit of power (J/s)
Kilowatt kW

1,000 watts
Megawatt MW

1,000,000 watts
Gigawatt GW

1,000,000,000 watts
Horsepower (mechanical) hp

Mechanical/imperial horsepower (550 ft·lbf/s)
Horsepower (metric) PS

Metric horsepower (75 kgf·m/s)
BTU per Hour BTU/h

Common HVAC power unit
Foot-pound per Second ft·lbf/s

Imperial unit of power
Ton of Refrigeration TR

Cooling power (12,000 BTU/h)