Power converter
Mechanical horsepower and metric horsepower are different. Power is the rate of energy transfer; one watt is one joule per second.
Power
1 kW = 1.3410220896 hp
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Power reference
Mechanical horsepower and metric horsepower are different. Power is the rate of energy transfer; one watt is one joule per second.
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| WattsW | 1000 |
| KilowattskW | 1 |
| MegawattsMW | 0.001 |
| Mechanical horsepowerhp | 1.3410220896 |
| Metric horsepowerPS | 1.3596216173 |
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