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Kilowatt to Horsepower (metric)

1 kW = 1.3596216 PS

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1 kW equals

1.359621617PS

All 14 units
  • WattW
    1,000
  • KilowattkW
    1
  • MegawattMW
    0.001
  • GigawattGW
    0.000001
  • MilliwattmW
    1,000,000
  • Horsepower (mechanical)hp
    550 ft·lbf/s
    1.34102209
  • Horsepower (metric)PS
    75 kgf·m/s
    1.359621617
  • Horsepower (electric)hp (E)
    1.340482574
  • Horsepower (boiler)hp (S)
    0.101941995
  • BTU per hourBTU/h
    3,412.141633
  • Ton of refrigerationRT
    12 000 BTU/h
    0.2843451361
  • Foot-pound per secondft·lbf/s
    737.5621493
  • Calorie per secondcal/s
    239.0057361
  • Kilocalorie per hourkcal/h
    860.4206501

Kilowatt to Horsepower (metric) table

Common Kilowatt values converted to Horsepower (metric)
Kilowatt (kW)Horsepower (metric) (PS)
11.3596216
22.7192432
56.7981081
1013.596216
2027.192432
5067.981081
100135.96216
250339.9054
500679.81081
1,0001,359.6216

How the conversion works

Multiply the kilowatt figure by 1.359621617 to get horsepower (metric). Every factor on this site is anchored to the SI base unit for power, so the same number is used everywhere it appears.

Going the other way, 1 PS = 0.73549875 kW — see horsepower (metric) to kilowatt.

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