🔌 Power Converters

Watt ↔ Kilowatt

Convert between watts and kilowatts - the most fundamental electrical power unit conversion.

SI Unit ↔ SI Unit | 1 kW = 1000 W

Watt ↔ Horsepower

Convert watts to horsepower for comparing electrical and mechanical power outputs.

SI Unit ↔ Imperial | 1 hp = 745.7 W

Watt ↔ BTU/hour

Convert watts to BTU per hour for HVAC systems and thermal power calculations.

Electrical ↔ Thermal | 1 W = 3.412 BTU/hr

Watt ↔ Megawatt

Convert watts to megawatts for large-scale power generation and grid calculations.

Small ↔ Large Scale | 1 MW = 1,000,000 W

Watt ↔ Milliwatt

Convert watts to milliwatts for electronics and low-power device specifications.

Standard ↔ Small | 1 W = 1000 mW

Kilowatt ↔ Horsepower

Convert kilowatts to horsepower for automotive and industrial motor power ratings.

Electrical ↔ Mechanical | 1 hp = 0.746 kW

Kilowatt ↔ BTU/hour

Convert kilowatts to BTU per hour for air conditioning and heating system ratings.

Electrical ↔ Thermal | 1 kW = 3412 BTU/hr

Kilowatt ↔ Megawatt

Convert kilowatts to megawatts for scaling between residential and industrial power levels.

Medium ↔ Large Scale | 1 MW = 1000 kW

Kilowatt ↔ Gigawatt

Convert kilowatts to gigawatts for power plant and national grid calculations.

Medium ↔ Grid Scale | 1 GW = 1,000,000 kW

Horsepower ↔ Watt

Convert horsepower to watts for comparing mechanical and electrical power specifications.

Mechanical ↔ Electrical | 1 hp = 745.7 W

Horsepower ↔ Kilowatt

Convert horsepower to kilowatts for engine specifications and motor ratings.

Mechanical ↔ Electrical | 1 hp = 0.746 kW

Horsepower ↔ BTU/hour

Convert horsepower to BTU per hour for thermal equivalents of mechanical power.

Mechanical ↔ Thermal | 1 hp = 2545 BTU/hr

Metric HP ↔ Horsepower

Convert between metric horsepower (PS) and imperial horsepower for international specifications.

Metric ↔ Imperial | 1 hp = 1.014 PS

BTU/hour ↔ Watt

Convert BTU per hour to watts for HVAC capacity and electrical equivalent calculations.

Thermal ↔ Electrical | 1 BTU/hr = 0.293 W

BTU/hour ↔ Kilowatt

Convert BTU per hour to kilowatts for air conditioning and heating system specifications.

Thermal ↔ Electrical | 1 BTU/hr = 0.000293 kW

BTU/hour ↔ Ton of Refrigeration

Convert BTU per hour to tons of refrigeration for cooling system capacity ratings.

Thermal ↔ Cooling | 1 TR = 12,000 BTU/hr

Megawatt ↔ Kilowatt

Convert megawatts to kilowatts for power plant output and large industrial systems.

Large ↔ Medium Scale | 1 MW = 1000 kW

Megawatt ↔ Gigawatt

Convert megawatts to gigawatts for utility-scale power generation and grid management.

Large ↔ Grid Scale | 1 GW = 1000 MW

Megawatt ↔ Horsepower

Convert megawatts to horsepower for large engine and turbine power comparisons.

Large Scale ↔ Mechanical | 1 MW = 1341 hp

Ton of Refrigeration ↔ Watt

Convert tons of refrigeration to watts for cooling system power consumption calculations.

Cooling ↔ Electrical | 1 TR = 3517 W

Calorie/second ↔ Watt

Convert calories per second to watts for metabolic and thermodynamic power calculations.

Thermal Rate ↔ SI Unit | 1 cal/s = 4.184 W

Foot-pound/second ↔ Watt

Convert foot-pounds per second to watts for mechanical power in imperial units.

Imperial Work ↔ SI Unit | 1 ft⋅lbf/s = 1.356 W

Boiler Horsepower ↔ Watt

Convert boiler horsepower to watts for steam generation and industrial heating systems.

Steam ↔ Electrical | 1 BHP = 9809.5 W

Watt-peak ↔ Watt

Convert watt-peak (solar panel rating) to actual watts under standard test conditions.

Solar Rating ↔ Actual | Under STC conditions

Volt-Ampere ↔ Watt

Convert volt-amperes (apparent power) to watts (real power) considering power factor.

Apparent ↔ Real Power | Depends on Power Factor

VAR ↔ Watt

Convert volt-amperes reactive to watts for AC power system analysis.

Reactive ↔ Real Power | AC Power Systems