Power
Rate of work, heat transfer and machinery output.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
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Convert boiler horsepower (hp(S)) to kilowatt (kW). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.
Rate of work, heat transfer and machinery output.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Enter a boiler horsepower value to calculate kilowatt with full internal precision before display rounding.
Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| milliwattfrom hp(S) | mW | 9809500 |
| wattfrom hp(S) | W | 9809.5 |
| kilowattfrom hp(S) | kW | 9.8095 |
| megawattfrom hp(S) | MW | 0.0098095 |
| gigawattfrom hp(S) | GW | 0.0000098095 |
| mechanical horsepowerfrom hp(S) | hp | 13.1548 |
| metric horsepowerfrom hp(S) | PS | 13.3372 |
| electrical horsepowerfrom hp(S) | hp(E) | 13.1495 |
| boiler horsepowerfrom hp(S) | hp(S) | 1 |
| foot pound-force per secondfrom hp(S) | ft·lbf/s | 7235.12 |
| British thermal unit per hourfrom hp(S) | BtuIT/h | 33471.4 |
| ton of refrigerationfrom hp(S) | TR | 2.78928 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
Boiler Horsepower (hp(S)) and kilowatt (kW) are units of power. Use this page to convert in either direction.
| Boiler Horsepower (hp(S)) | Kilowatt (kW) |
|---|---|
| 1 hp(S) | 9.8095 kW |
| 5 hp(S) | 49.0475 kW |
| 10 hp(S) | 98.095 kW |
| 100 hp(S) | 980.95 kW |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
kW to hp(S) (kilowatt to boiler horsepower)