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How many gigawatt in 1 horsepower [international]? The answer is 7.4569987158227E-7. We assume you are converting between gigawatt and horsepower [international]. You can view more details on each measurement unit: gigawatt or horsepower [international] The SI derived unit for power is the watt. 1 watt is equal to 1.0E-9 gigawatt, or 0.001341022089595 horsepower [international]. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between gigawatts and horsepower. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 gigawatt to horsepower [international] = 1341022.0896 horsepower [international]
2 gigawatt to horsepower [international] = 2682044.17919 horsepower [international]
3 gigawatt to horsepower [international] = 4023066.26879 horsepower [international]
4 gigawatt to horsepower [international] = 5364088.35838 horsepower [international]
5 gigawatt to horsepower [international] = 6705110.44798 horsepower [international]
6 gigawatt to horsepower [international] = 8046132.53757 horsepower [international]
7 gigawatt to horsepower [international] = 9387154.62717 horsepower [international]
8 gigawatt to horsepower [international] = 10728176.71676 horsepower [international]
9 gigawatt to horsepower [international] = 12069198.80636 horsepower [international]
10 gigawatt to horsepower [international] = 13410220.89595 horsepower [international]
You can do the reverse unit conversion from horsepower [international] to gigawatt, or enter any two units below:
The SI prefix "giga" represents a factor of 109, or in exponential notation, 1E9.
So 1 gigawatt = 109 watts.
The definition of a watt is as follows:
The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit for power. It is equivalent to one joule per second (1 J/s), or in electrical units, one volt ampere (1 V·A).
The term horsepower was invented by the engineer James Watt in 1782. Mechanical horsepower is defined in this way:
1 hp = 33,000 ft·pound-force·min−1 = exactly 745.69987158227022 W
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