Convert 880 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 880 watts? What is 880 watts in horsepower? 880 W to HP conversion.
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880 Watts ≈
1.1800994 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
880 watts is equal to about 1.18 horsepower.
To a Percentage
880 watts ≈ 118% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
880 watts
= 8.8 x 102 watts
≈ 1.1801 x 100 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.