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A Unit Of Power is a measure of energy produced, expended, or used over time. All units should have their equivalent given in the SI base unit, watts.
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| x Watt | 1 W | International System of Units |
The watt (symbol: W) is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units (SI). It measures rate of energy conversion. One watt is equivalent to 1 joule (J) of energy per second.
In terms of mechanical energy, one watt is the rate at...
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| x Mechanical horsepower | 745.69987 W | US customary units |
The term horsepower was invented by the engineer James Watt in 1782. Watt (1736 to 1819) is most famous for his work on improving the performance of steam engines. Watt was working with ponies lifting coal at a coal mine, and he
wanted to define the...
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| x Metric horsepower | 735.49875 W |
Metric horsepower began in Germany in the 19th century and became
popular across Europe and Asia. The various units used to indicate this
definition ("PS", "CV", "pk", and "ch") all translate to "horse power"
in English, so it is common to see these...
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| x Boiler horsepower | 9,809.5 W |
(From Wikipedia, “Horsepower.”)
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| x Electrical horsepower | 746 W |
(From Wikipedia, “Horsepower.”)
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| x Kilowatt | 1,000 W | International System of Units | ||
| x Milliwatt | 0.001 W | International System of Units | ||
| x Solar luminosity | 382,699,999,999,999,987,190,595,584 W |
The solar luminosity, L☉, is a unit of luminosity or radiant power (power emitted in the form of photons) conventionally used by astronomers to give the luminosities of stars. It is equal to the current accepted luminosity of the Sun, which is 3.839...
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Horsepower (hp, HP or Hp) is the name of several non-SI units of power, with the most common units equal to between 735.5 (metric horsepower) and 746 watts.
The term "horsepower" was originally defined to allow the output of steam engines to be...
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| x Megawatt | 1,000,000 W | International System of Units | ||
