Convert 480 Watts to BTUs per Hour
How much power is 480 watts? What is 480 watts in BTUs per hour? 480 W to BTU/hr conversion.
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480 Watts ≈
1,637.8278 BTUs per Hour
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Result in Plain English
480 watts is equal to about 1,640 BTUs per hour.
In Scientific Notation
480 watts
= 4.8 x 102 watts
≈ 1.63783 x 103 BTUs per hour
Watts
A watt is the standard unit of power. It is the power needed to do one joule of work per second. A typical incandescent light bulb uses 40-100 watts.
BTUs per Hour
A British thermal unit is the amount of energy required to heat a pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit. This can vary slightly depending on the temperature of the water, therefore different estimates for the BTU exist. A BTU/hour is about 0.293 watts.