Convert 990 Watts to Horsepower
How much power is 990 watts? What is 990 watts in horsepower? 990 W to HP conversion.
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990 Watts ≈
1.3276119 Mechanical Horsepower
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Result in Plain English
990 watts is equal to about 1.33 horsepower.
To a Percentage
990 watts ≈ 133% of a horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
990 watts
= 9.9 x 102 watts
≈ 1.32761 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.