Convert 580 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 580 watts? What is 580 watts in horsepower? 580 W to HP conversion.
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580 Watts ≈
0.77779281 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
580 watts is equal to about 0.778 horsepower.
To a Percentage
580 watts ≈ 77.8% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
580 watts
= 5.8 x 102 watts
≈ 7.77793 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.