ENERGY
Power
Rate of work, heat transfer and machinery output.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
ResultW → BtuIT/hConvert watt to British thermal unit per hour
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Start with a familiar unit, type a value, and get a dependable answer with sensible precision. Fractions and scientific notation are welcome.
Rate of work, heat transfer and machinery output.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Enter a watt value to calculate British thermal unit per hour with full internal precision before display rounding.
Auto keeps up to 12 significant digits, trims unnecessary zeroes, and switches to scientific notation for extreme magnitudes.
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| milliwattfrom W | mW | Interactive |
| wattfrom W | W | Interactive |
| kilowattfrom W | kW | Interactive |
| megawattfrom W | MW | Interactive |
| gigawattfrom W | GW | Interactive |
| mechanical horsepowerfrom W | hp | Interactive |
| metric horsepowerfrom W | PS | Interactive |
| electrical horsepowerfrom W | hp(E) | Interactive |
| boiler horsepowerfrom W | hp(S) | Interactive |
| foot pound-force per secondfrom W | ft·lbf/s | Interactive |
| British thermal unit per hourfrom W | BtuIT/h | Interactive |
| ton of refrigerationfrom W | TR | Interactive |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.