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 electrical horsepower (hp(E)) to metric horsepower (PS). 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 electrical horsepower value to calculate metric horsepower 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(E) | mW | 746000 |
| wattfrom hp(E) | W | 746 |
| kilowattfrom hp(E) | kW | 0.746 |
| megawattfrom hp(E) | MW | 0.000746 |
| gigawattfrom hp(E) | GW | 0.000000746 |
| mechanical horsepowerfrom hp(E) | hp | 1.0004 |
| metric horsepowerfrom hp(E) | PS | 1.01428 |
| electrical horsepowerfrom hp(E) | hp(E) | 1 |
| boiler horsepowerfrom hp(E) | hp(S) | 0.0760487 |
| foot pound-force per secondfrom hp(E) | ft·lbf/s | 550.221 |
| British thermal unit per hourfrom hp(E) | BtuIT/h | 2545.46 |
| ton of refrigerationfrom hp(E) | TR | 0.212121 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
Electrical Horsepower (hp(E)) and metric horsepower (PS) are units of power. Use this page to convert in either direction.
| Electrical Horsepower (hp(E)) | Metric Horsepower (PS) |
|---|---|
| 1 hp(E) | 1.01428 PS |
| 5 hp(E) | 5.07139 PS |
| 10 hp(E) | 10.1428 PS |
| 100 hp(E) | 101.428 PS |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
PS to hp(E) (metric horsepower to electrical horsepower)