Convert 171 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 171 horsepower? What is 171 horsepower in watts? 171 HP to W conversion.
From
To
swap units ↺
171 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
127,514.68 Watts
result rounded
Decimal places
Result in Plain English
171 horsepower is equal to about 128 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
171 horsepower
= 1.71 x 102 horsepower
≈ 1.27515 x 105 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.