Convert 1 Watt to Horsepower
How much power is 1 watt? What is 1 watt in horsepower? 1 W to HP conversion.
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1 Watt ≈
0.0013410221 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
1 watt is equal to about 1.34 thousandths of a horsepower.
To a Percentage
1 watt ≈ 0.134% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
1 watt
= 1 x 100 watts
≈ 1.34102 x 10-3 horsepower
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.
Horsepower
Mechanical horsepower is commonly used to measure the maximum power of a car's engine in the United States. It is slightly different than Metric horsepower, which is used in Europe.