Kilowatt (kW)
A unit of power. EV motor power, household appliances.
- Symbol
- kW
- System
- SI
- Category
- Power
- Exact?
- Yes
Also written as: kw, kilowatt
Common conversions from kW
1 kW = 1,000 W
Kilowatt → Watt
1 kW = 0.001 MW
Kilowatt → Megawatt
1 kW = 0.000001 GW
Kilowatt → Gigawatt
1 kW = 1,000,000 mW
Kilowatt → Milliwatt
1 kW = 1.341 hp
Kilowatt → Horsepower (mechanical)
1 kW = 1.3596 PS
Kilowatt → Horsepower (metric)
1 kW = 3,412.14 BTU/h
Kilowatt → BTU per hour
1 kW = 737.5621 ft·lb/s
Kilowatt → Foot-pound per second
1 kW = 0.284345 TR
Kilowatt → Ton of refrigeration