Convert 0.5 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 0.5 horsepower? What is 1⁄2 of a horsepower in watts? 0.5 HP to W conversion.
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0.5 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
372.84994 Watts
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Result in Plain English
0.5 horsepower is equal to about 373 watts.
From a Percentage
50% of a horsepower ≈ 373 watts.
In Scientific Notation
0.5 horsepower
= 5 x 10-1 horsepower
≈ 3.7285 x 102 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.
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.