Convert 30 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 30 watts? What is 30 watts in horsepower? 30 W to HP conversion.
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30 Watts ≈
0.040230663 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
30 watts is equal to about 0.0402 horsepower.
To a Percentage
30 watts ≈ 4.02% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
30 watts
= 3 x 101 watts
≈ 4.02307 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.