Convert 221 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 221 watts? What is 221 watts in horsepower? 221 W to HP conversion.
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221 Watts ≈
0.29636588 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
221 watts is equal to about 0.296 horsepower.
To a Percentage
221 watts ≈ 29.6% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
221 watts
= 2.21 x 102 watts
≈ 2.96366 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.