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watt

W exact

SI base unit of power for this engine.

Definition

Dimension: Power
Symbols: W
System: SI
Base factor: ×1
Exactness: exact

Follows from an SI or definitional identity — no material assumption.

Also known as

watts

Sources

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US Dept. of Commerce

Common conversions

for 1 W

kilowatt	0.001	kW	exact
megawatt	0.000001	MW	exact
gigawatt	0.000000001	GW	exact

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kW vs kWh kW is power (a rate); kWh is energy (a rate over time). You cannot convert one to the other without a duration.