Convert 132 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 132 watts? What is 132 watts in horsepower? 132 W to HP conversion.
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132 Watts ≈
0.17701492 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
132 watts is equal to about 0.177 horsepower.
To a Percentage
132 watts ≈ 17.7% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
132 watts
= 1.32 x 102 watts
≈ 1.77015 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.