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How many horsepower [electric] in 1 kilowatt?
The answer is 1.3404825737265.
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The SI derived unit for power is the watt.
1 watt is equal to 0.0013404825737265 horsepower [electric], or 0.001 kilowatt.
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1 horsepower [electric] to kilowatt = 0.746 kilowatt
5 horsepower [electric] to kilowatt = 3.73 kilowatt
10 horsepower [electric] to kilowatt = 7.46 kilowatt
20 horsepower [electric] to kilowatt = 14.92 kilowatt
30 horsepower [electric] to kilowatt = 22.38 kilowatt
40 horsepower [electric] to kilowatt = 29.84 kilowatt
50 horsepower [electric] to kilowatt = 37.3 kilowatt
75 horsepower [electric] to kilowatt = 55.95 kilowatt
100 horsepower [electric] to kilowatt = 74.6 kilowatt
You can do the reverse unit conversion from kilowatt to horsepower [electric], or enter any two units below:
The electrical horsepower is used by the electrical industry for electrical machines and is defined to be exactly 746 W (at 100% efficiency).
The SI prefix "kilo" represents a factor of 103, or in exponential notation, 1E3.
So 1 kilowatt = 103 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).
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