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Kilowatt-hour

The kilowatt-hour (kWh) is a unit of energy commonly used to measure electricity consumption. It is equal to the energy consumed by a device with a power rating of one kilowatt operating for one hour. One kilowatt-hour is equivalent to 3.6 million joules.

Origin:

The kilowatt-hour is derived from the watt-hour, which is a unit of energy named after James Watt, a Scottish engineer and inventor. The prefix 'kilo-' signifies a factor of one thousand, making the kilowatt-hour equal to one thousand watt-hours.

Joule

The joule (J) is the SI unit of energy, work, and heat, defined as the amount of energy transferred when a force of one newton acts over a distance of one meter. It is mathematically expressed as 1 J = 1 N·m = 1 kg·m²/s², where N is newton, kg is kilogram, m is meter, and s is second. The joule is commonly used to measure energy in various forms, including mechanical, electrical, and thermal energy.

Origin:

The joule is named after James Prescott Joule, an English physicist who is best known for his work on the relationship between heat and mechanical work. His experiments in the 19th century demonstrated that mechanical energy could be converted into heat, contributing to the formulation of the law of conservation of energy. His work laid the foundation for modern thermodynamics, highlighting that energy is conserved and can be transformed but not created or destroyed.

Convert Kilowatt-hour to other energy-converter units

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3600000 Joule

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3600 KiloJoule

1 Kilowatt-hour = 0.0036 GigaJoule

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3.6 MegaJoule

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3600000000 Millijoule

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3600000000000 Microjoule

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3599999999999971 Nanojoule

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3.599999999e+24 Attojoule

1 Kilowatt-hour = 1 Kilowatt-hour

1 Kilowatt-hour = 1000 Watt-hour

1 Kilowatt-hour = 0.000001 Gigawatt-hour

1 Kilowatt-hour = 0.001 Megawatt-hour

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3600 Kilowatt-second

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3600000 watt-second

1 Kilowatt-hour = 859.84522786 Calorie (nutritional)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 859845.22786 Calorie (IT)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 860420.6501 Calorie (th)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 859.84522786 Kilocalorie (IT)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 860.4206501 Kilocalorie (th)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3412.14163 British Thermal Unit (IT)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3414.4259497 British Thermal Unit (th)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 0.00341214163 Mega British Thermal Unit (IT)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 22469432668059420000 Megaelectron-volt

1 Kilowatt-hour = 2.246943266e+22 Kiloelectron volt

1 Kilowatt-hour = 2.246943266e+25 Electron volt

1 Kilowatt-hour = 36000000000000 erg

1 Kilowatt-hour = 3600000 Newton Meter

1 Kilowatt-hour = 1.34102209 Horsepower hour

1 Kilowatt-hour = 0.28434514 Ton-hour (refrigeration)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 0.0000895774715 Fuel oil equivalent @kiloliter

1 Kilowatt-hour = 0.000563692 Fuel oil equivalent @barrel

1 Kilowatt-hour = 8.6042065e-13 Gigaton

1 Kilowatt-hour = 8.6042065e-10 Megaton

1 Kilowatt-hour = 8.6042065e-7 Kiloton

1 Kilowatt-hour = 0.0008604207 Ton (TNT)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 36000000000000 dyne centimeter

1 Kilowatt-hour = 367097836.68 Gram-force meter

1 Kilowatt-hour = 36709783668 Gram-force centimeter

1 Kilowatt-hour = 36709783.668 Kilogram-force centimeter

1 Kilowatt-hour = 367097.83668 Kilogram-force meter

1 Kilowatt-hour = 367097.83668 Kilopond meter

1 Kilowatt-hour = 2655223.7375 Pound-force foot

1 Kilowatt-hour = 31862684.85 Pound-force inch

1 Kilowatt-hour = 509802957.6 Ounce-force inch

1 Kilowatt-hour = 2655223.7375 Foot-pound

1 Kilowatt-hour = 31862684.85 Inch-pound

1 Kilowatt-hour = 509802957.6 Inch-ounce

1 Kilowatt-hour = 85429297.646 Poundal foot

1 Kilowatt-hour = 0.0341214116 Therm

1 Kilowatt-hour = 0.0341214116 Therm (EC)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 0.0341295634 Therm (US)

1 Kilowatt-hour = 8.257357615e+23 Hartree energy

1 Kilowatt-hour = 1.651471523e+24 Rydberg constant