Convert 179 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 179 watts? What is 179 watts in horsepower? 179 W to HP conversion.
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179 Watts ≈
0.24004295 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
179 watts is equal to about 0.240 horsepower.
To a Percentage
179 watts ≈ 24.0% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
179 watts
= 1.79 x 102 watts
≈ 2.40043 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.