Unit Converters

Power Converter

Convert between 9 power units including milliwatts, watts, kilowatts, megawatts and more. Accurate factors, instant results.

Enter values

Result

Horsepower (mechanical)

1.341022 hp

1 kW = 1.341022 hp

1 kW in every power unit

Unit	Value
Milliwatts (mW)	1,000,000
Watts (W)	1,000
Kilowatts (kW)	1
Megawatts (MW)	0.001
Horsepower (mechanical) (hp)	1.341
Metric horsepower (PS)	1.3596
BTU per hour (BTU/h)	3,412.14
Foot-pounds per second (ft·lb/s)	737.5622
Tons of refrigeration (TR)	0.284345

About the Power Converter

Convert between 9 power units including milliwatts, watts, kilowatts, megawatts and more. Accurate factors, instant results.

Also known as: power unit converter, power conversion, watt converter, kw to hp converter, convert power units.

How to use this calculator

Enter value, from, to.
The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
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Worked example

Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:

Value = 1
From: Kilowatts (kW)
To: Horsepower (mechanical) (hp)

the calculator returns:

Horsepower (mechanical): 1.341022 hp