Convert 59 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 59 watts? What is 59 watts in horsepower? 59 W to HP conversion.
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59 Watts ≈
0.079120303 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
59 watts is equal to about 0.0791 horsepower.
To a Percentage
59 watts ≈ 7.91% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
59 watts
= 5.9 x 101 watts
≈ 7.91203 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.