Mechanical horsepower (hp)
Mechanical horsepower is used in the United States and the United Kingdom for engines and machines.
History: James Watt mechanical horsepower became an Anglo-American measure for machine power.
Quickly convert mechanical horsepower to kilowatts without lookup tables or manual math.
This page is focused on converting mechanical horsepower to kilowatts. Type a number into the first field and the result appears immediately in the second field.
Example: 1 hp = 0.7456998716 kW. Conversion formula: result = value × 745.69987158227 / 1000.
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Mechanical horsepower is used in the United States and the United Kingdom for engines and machines.
History: James Watt mechanical horsepower became an Anglo-American measure for machine power.
The kilowatt equals 1000 watts and is used for engines, heaters, generators, and electrical appliances.
History: the kilowatt became a practical multiple of the watt for electrical devices and engines.
Enter a value in the Mechanical horsepower field. The converter applies the formula "result = value × 745.69987158227 / 1000" and immediately shows the result in kilowatts.
1 hp = 0.7456998716 kW.
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