Convert 130 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 130 watts? What is 130 watts in horsepower? 130 W to HP conversion.
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130 Watts ≈
0.17433287 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
130 watts is equal to about 0.174 horsepower.
To a Percentage
130 watts ≈ 17.4% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
130 watts
= 1.3 x 102 watts
≈ 1.74333 x 10-1 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.