Convert 55 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 55 watts? What is 55 watts in horsepower? 55 W to HP conversion.
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55 Watts ≈
0.073756215 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
55 watts is equal to about 0.0738 horsepower.
To a Percentage
55 watts ≈ 7.38% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
55 watts
= 5.5 x 101 watts
≈ 7.37562 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.