Convert 3 Horsepower to Watts
How much power is 3 horsepower? What is 3 horsepower in watts? 3 HP to W conversion.
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3 Mechanical Horsepower ≈
2,237.0996 Watts
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Result in Plain English
3 horsepower is equal to about 2,240 watts.
In Scientific Notation
3 horsepower
= 3 x 100 horsepower
≈ 2.2371 x 103 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.