Power Converter

Convert between watts, horsepower, BTU/hour, and more

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Conversion Formula:

Multiply by 0.00134102

Common Conversions

Power Facts

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Power measures the rate at which energy is transferred or converted, often expressed in watts (joules per second).
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The average human body at rest generates around 100 watts of power, increasing to 400 watts during intense exercise.
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A typical lightning bolt releases around 10 gigawatts of power in a fraction of a second.
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The world's largest power plant, the Three Gorges Dam in China, has a generating capacity of 22.5 gigawatts.
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The entire Earth receives approximately 174 petawatts (PW) of power from the Sun's radiation.

Power Equivalents

🐎 1 horsepower (hp) is equivalent to:

W745.7 watts
kW0.7457 kilowatts
BTU/h2,545 BTU per hour

⚡ 1 kilowatt (kW) is equivalent to:

hp1.34 horsepower
BTU/h3,412 BTU per hour
kcal/h860 kilocalories per hour

🏠 Common device power consumption:

💡LED light bulb: 5-15 watts
🧊Refrigerator: 100-400 watts
♨️Microwave oven: 600-1,200 watts
❄️Window air conditioner: 500-1,500 watts

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Visual Comparison

Power Comparison

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100 w

100.00 W equivalent

Similar to: LCD television

Modern display technology

Power Level: Household Appliances

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0.134 hp

100.00 W equivalent

Similar to: Laptop computer

Portable computing

Power Level: Household Appliances

1 w = 1.3410e-1 hp

Power Scale

This logarithmic scale shows where these power values fall in the spectrum from microelectronics to industrial power

Marker A: 100 w

100.00 W

Marker B: 0.134 hp

100.00 W

Common Power Equivalents

100 Watts

Standard LCD computer monitor

1,500 Watts

Typical household hair dryer

75,000 Watts

Small car engine at full power

2,000,000 Watts

Modern wind turbine at peak generation

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About the Power Converter

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Common Conversion Formulas

From	To	Formula
Watts (W)	Horsepower (hp)	hp = W × 0.00134102
Kilowatts (kW)	BTU per hour (BTU/h)	BTU/h = kW × 3412.14
Megawatts (MW)	Kilowatts (kW)	kW = MW × 1000