Horsepower to Kilowatts Conversion Calculator
Horsepower (hp) to Kilowatt (kW) Converter
Symbol: hp (horsepower), kW (kilowatts)
What they are:
Horsepower is a unit of power originally defined as the power needed to lift 550 pounds by 1 foot in 1 second. The kilowatt is the SI unit of power, equal to 1,000 watts or 1,000 joules per second.
Conversion Facts:
- 1 horsepower = 0.7457 kilowatts
- 1 kilowatt = 1.341 horsepower
- 100 hp = 74.57 kW
- 10 kW = 13.41 hp
Horsepower (hp)
Kilowatt (kW)
Conversion Result
1 hp=
1 kW
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