Convert 23 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 23 watts? What is 23 watts in horsepower? 23 W to HP conversion.
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23 Watts ≈
0.030843508 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
23 watts is equal to about 0.0308 horsepower.
To a Percentage
23 watts ≈ 3.08% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
23 watts
= 2.3 x 101 watts
≈ 3.08435 x 10-2 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.