Convert 231 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 231 watts? What is 231 watts in horsepower? 231 W to HP conversion.
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231 Watts ≈
0.30977610 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
231 watts is equal to about 0.310 horsepower.
To a Percentage
231 watts ≈ 31.0% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
231 watts
= 2.31 x 102 watts
≈ 3.09776 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.