Kilowatts to Horsepower
Convert kilowatts to mechanical horsepower. One mechanical horsepower is 745.6998715822702 W, so 1 kW is about 1.341022 hp. This is the reverse of horsepower to kilowatts.
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How to convert kilowatts to mechanical horsepower
- Enter the power in kilowatts. The default is 1.
- Keep From as Kilowatts and To as Mechanical horsepower, or pick watts or megawatts.
- Read mechanical horsepower. Divide kilowatts by 0.7456998715822702.
- Swap units to convert horsepower back to kilowatts, or open horsepower to kilowatts.
Kilowatt
SI power (joule per second)
| Watt | 1 W = 1 J/s |
|---|---|
| Kilowatt | 1 kW = 1000 W |
| Megawatt | 1 MW = 1e6 W = 1000 kW |
| Mechanical horsepower | 1 hp = 550 ft·lbf/s = 745.6998715822702 W |
| Reverse spoke | Horsepower to kilowatts uses the same hp |
| Not energy | Kilowatt-hours live on the energy converter |
What kilowatts to horsepower does
Power is a rate. This spoke starts at kilowatts and targets mechanical horsepower, the 550 foot-pound-force per second definition, 745.6998715822702 W. Metric horsepower (735.5 W) and boiler horsepower are not listed. Megawatts sit on the same table for plant-scale figures. The reverse URL is horsepower to kilowatts.
Current from watts and volts is watts to amps. Stored energy is energy. The hub is power.
Kilowatt and horsepower factors
hp = kW × 1000 / 745.6998715822702. kW = hp × 0.7456998715822702. W = kW × 1000. MW = kW / 1000. Swap exchanges From and To. Do not treat a kWh reading as horsepower. That is energy, not power.
Mechanical hp versus electrical watts
Motor nameplates mix kW and hp. This page converts the number. It does not apply efficiency, power factor, or three-phase current. Watts to amps does that job when you also have volts. A megawatt is 1000 kW, which is the megawatts to kilowatts spoke.
When to convert kilowatts to horsepower here
Read a metric motor as mechanical hp, compare a generator kW with hp, or drop to watts. Leave wiring current on watts to amps. Leave torque on the torque converter.
What this page does not do
It does not convert metric horsepower (PS). It does not convert energy. It is not wiring advice. Input stays in this tab.