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Horsepower (British) to Kilowatt Conversion Formula

To convert from Horsepower (British) (hp) to Kilowatt (kW), use the following formula:

 Kilowatt (kW)\textbf{ Kilowatt} \text{ (kW)}

=550×10.737562149×11000× Horsepower (British) (hp)= 550 \times \frac{1}{0.737562149} \times \frac{1}{1000}\times \textbf{ Horsepower (British)} \text{ (hp)}

=0.74569987186259472759× Horsepower (British) (hp)= 0.74569987186259472759\times \textbf{ Horsepower (British)} \text{ (hp)}

With 10.737562149\frac{1}{0.737562149} is the ratio between the base units Watt (W) and Foot-pound per second (ft-lb/s).

Example

Let's convert 5 Horsepower (British) (hp) to Kilowatt (kW).

Using the formula:

5×0.74569987186259472759=3.7284993593129736385 \times 0.74569987186259472759 = 3.728499359312973638

Therefore, 5 Horsepower (British) (hp) is equal to 3.7284993593129736383.728499359312973638 Kilowatt (kW).

What is a Horsepower (British) (hp)?

A Horsepower (British) (hp) is a unit of power in the imperial system, equal to 550 Foot-pounds per second (ft-lb/s). The plural form is Horsepower (British).

What is a Kilowatt (kW)?

A Kilowatt (kW) is a unit of power in the metric system, equal to one thousand Watts (1000 W). The plural form is Kilowatts.

What is the imperial system?

The imperial system is a system of measurement that was first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824. It's known for using units like inches, feet, pounds, and gallons. While most of the world now uses the metric system, the imperial system remains the official system of measurement in the United States and is still used in specific contexts in other countries, such as the United Kingdom and Canada.

What is the metric system?

The metric system is a decimal-based system of measurement used by nearly every country in the world. Its key feature is the use of prefixes to denote multiples and submultiples of the base units by powers of ten.

Horsepower (British) to Kilowatt Conversion Table

Here are some quick reference conversions from Horsepower (British) (hp) to Kilowatt (kW):

Horsepower (British)Kilowatts
0.000001 hp7.4569987186259472759×10−77.4569987186259472759\times 10^{-7} kW
0.001 hp0.000745699871862594727590.00074569987186259472759 kW
0.1 hp0.0745699871862594727590.074569987186259472759 kW
1 hp0.745699871862594727590.74569987186259472759 kW
2 hp1.49139974372518945521.4913997437251894552 kW
3 hp2.23709961558778418282.2370996155877841828 kW
4 hp2.98279948745037891042.9827994874503789104 kW
5 hp3.7284993593129736383.728499359312973638 kW
6 hp4.47419923117556836554.4741992311755683655 kW
7 hp5.21989910303816309315.2198991030381630931 kW
8 hp5.96559897490075782075.9655989749007578207 kW
9 hp6.71129884676335254836.7112988467633525483 kW
10 hp7.45699871862594727597.4569987186259472759 kW
20 hp14.91399743725189455214.913997437251894552 kW
30 hp22.37099615587784182822.370996155877841828 kW
40 hp29.82799487450378910429.827994874503789104 kW
50 hp37.2849935931297363837.28499359312973638 kW
100 hp74.56998718625947275974.569987186259472759 kW
1000 hp745.69987186259472759745.69987186259472759 kW
10000 hp7456.99871862594727597456.9987186259472759 kW

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