Power converters
Power is the rate of energy transfer — how fast work is done or heat is moved. The SI unit is the watt (W). Cars are still rated in mechanical horsepower in much of the world; the metric horsepower (PS / CV) is slightly smaller. Convertitive uses exact definitions: 1 hp (mechanical) = 745.69987158227022 W, 1 hp (metric) = 735.49875 W.
Popular power conversions
Watts to Kilowatts
W → kW
Watts to Mechanical horsepower
W → hp
Watts to Metric horsepower
W → PS
Kilowatts to Watts
kW → W
Kilowatts to Mechanical horsepower
kW → hp
Kilowatts to Metric horsepower
kW → PS
Mechanical horsepower to Watts
hp → W
Mechanical horsepower to Kilowatts
hp → kW
Mechanical horsepower to Metric horsepower
hp → PS
Metric horsepower to Watts
PS → W
Metric horsepower to Kilowatts
PS → kW
Metric horsepower to Mechanical horsepower
PS → hp
All power units
The 6 units below can be selected as source or target inside any power converter.
- WattsW · Metric
- KilowattskW · Metric
- MegawattsMW · Metric
- Mechanical horsepowerhp · Imperial
- Metric horsepowerPS · Metric
- BTU per hourBTU/h · Imperial