15 PS to MW — 15 metric horsepower in megawatts
Exact 15 ÷ 1,359.62 = 0.01103248
15 metric horsepower in other units
| Watts | 11,032.48 | W |
|---|---|---|
| Kilowatts | 11.032481 | kW |
| Megawatts | 0.01103248 | MW |
| Mechanical horsepower | 14.794801 | hp |
| BTU per hour | 37,644.39 | BTU/h |
| Foot-pounds per second | 8,137.14 | ft·lbf/s |
PS to MW at a glance
| Metric horsepower | Megawatts |
|---|---|
| 1 PS | 0.00073549875 MW |
| 2 PS | 0.0014709975 MW |
| 3 PS | 0.00220649625 MW |
| 5 PS | 0.00367749375 MW |
| 10 PS | 0.0073549875 MW |
| 20 PS | 0.01470998 MW |
| 25 PS | 0.01838747 MW |
| 50 PS | 0.03677494 MW |
| 100 PS | 0.07354988 MW |
| 250 PS | 0.18387469 MW |
| 500 PS | 0.36774938 MW |
| 1,000 PS | 0.73549875 MW |
How to convert metric horsepower to megawatts
Multiply by 0.00073549875 — one metric horsepower is 0.00073549875 megawatts. That factor is exact: it comes from the definition of the units rather than from a measurement, so it will not change and does not need rounding.
Working 15 ÷ 1,359.62 = 0.01103248
What these units are
The metric horsepower and the megawatt are covered in the power unit guide, along with every other unit on this page.
Questions
How many megawatts are in a metric horsepower?
One metric horsepower is 0.00073549875 megawatts. This figure is exact — it comes from the definition of the unit, not a measurement.
What is 15 metric horsepower in megawatts?
15 metric horsepower is 0.01103248 megawatts. The working is 15 ÷ 1,359.62 = 0.01103248.
Why does the same car have two different horsepower figures?
Because there are two horsepowers. Metric horsepower, written PS or CV, is 735.49875 W; mechanical horsepower, written hp or bhp, is about 745.7 W. A car sold as 150 PS in Germany is 148 hp in Britain, and nothing about the engine has changed.
Where does 746 watts come from?
From James Watt, who needed to sell steam engines to people who owned horses. He measured a mill horse turning a wheel and settled on 550 foot-pounds per second — a figure most real horses cannot sustain, which made the comparison flattering to his engines.
How do I read an air conditioner's BTU rating?
BTU ratings are BTU per hour, a rate of heat movement, even when the "per hour" is dropped. A 12,000 BTU/h unit shifts about 3.5 kW of heat. That is not what it draws from the wall — a decent unit moves several times more heat than the electricity it consumes.
What is the difference between power and energy?
Power is a rate, energy is an amount. A kilowatt is how fast something uses energy; a kilowatt-hour is how much it used. A 2 kW heater running for three hours has a power of 2 kW throughout and has consumed 6 kWh. Bills are in energy; ratings are in power.