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 metric horsepower (PS) to gigawatt (GW). 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 metric horsepower value to calculate gigawatt 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 PS | mW | 735499 |
| wattfrom PS | W | 735.499 |
| kilowattfrom PS | kW | 0.735499 |
| megawattfrom PS | MW | 0.000735499 |
| gigawattfrom PS | GW | 0.000000735499 |
| mechanical horsepowerfrom PS | hp | 0.98632 |
| metric horsepowerfrom PS | PS | 1 |
| electrical horsepowerfrom PS | hp(E) | 0.985923 |
| boiler horsepowerfrom PS | hp(S) | 0.0749782 |
| foot pound-force per secondfrom PS | ft·lbf/s | 542.476 |
| British thermal unit per hourfrom PS | BtuIT/h | 2509.63 |
| ton of refrigerationfrom PS | TR | 0.209135 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
Metric Horsepower (PS) and gigawatt (GW) are units of power. Use this page to convert in either direction.
| Metric Horsepower (PS) | Gigawatt (GW) |
|---|---|
| 1 PS | 0.000000735499 GW |
| 5 PS | 0.00000367749 GW |
| 10 PS | 0.00000735499 GW |
| 100 PS | 0.0000735499 GW |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
GW to PS (gigawatt to metric horsepower)