Nanowatt

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Meaning

Nanowatts (nW) are a unit of power 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit; the Watt.

About Microwatts

Nanowatts are shortened to nW with a lower case n and an upper case W.

Nano means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 nanowatts in a Watt.

Converting to Nanowatts

Unit	To convert	Nanowatts
1 megawatt (1MW)	Convert to nanowatts x1015	1x1015nW
1 kilowatt (1kW)	Convert to nanowatts x1012	1x1012nW
1 Watt (1W)	Convert to nanowatts x109	1x109nW
1 milliwatt 1(mW)	Convert to nanowatts x106	1x106nW
1 microwatt 1(µW)	Convert to nanowatts x103	1x103nW
1 nanowatt 1(nW)	Convert to nanowatts x1	1nW