Convert 20 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 20 horsepower? What is 20 horsepower in watts? 20 HP to W conversion.
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20 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
14,913.997 Watts
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Result in Plain English
20 horsepower is equal to about 14.9 thousand watts.
In Scientific Notation
20 horsepower
= 2 x 101 horsepower
≈ 1.4914 x 104 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.