Power Units & Calculator
Power is a rate. A ton of refrigeration is 12,000 BTU/h of cooling capacity, not a mass or electrical consumption rating.
Detailed explanation & worked examples
Conversion method
Base value = input × source factor + source offset. Output = (base value − target offset) ÷ target factor. Only units from this family can be converted together.
Worked example
For the first two units below: 1 Watt becomes 0.00100000 Kilowatt.
| Unit | Multiplier | Offset |
|---|---|---|
| Watt | 1 | 0 |
| Kilowatt | 1000 | 0 |
| Megawatt | 1000000 | 0 |
| Mechanical horsepower | 745.699871582 | 0 |
| BTU IT per hour | 0.29307107017222 | 0 |
| Ton of refrigeration | 3516.8528420667 | 0 |
Power is a rate. A ton of refrigeration is 12,000 BTU/h of cooling capacity, not a mass or electrical consumption rating.
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