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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019835939X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=019835939X&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=57e96876985fc39b1a3d8a3e3dc238b6 ''Kilowatts, pages 20-21, 72, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA ''] | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 7 November 2019
Contents
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Kilowatts (kW) are a unit of power 1,000 times larger than the SI Unit; the Watt.
About Kilowatts
- Kilowatts are shortened to kW with a lower case k and an upper case W.
- Kilo means one thousand so there are 1,000 Watts in a kilowatt.
Converting to Kilowatts
| Unit | To convert | Kilowatts |
| 1 megawatt (1MW) | Convert to kilowatts x103 | 1x103kW |
| 1 kilowatt (1kW) | Convert to kilowatts x1 | 1kW |
| 1 Watt (1W) | Convert to kilowatts x10-3 | 1x10-3kW |
| 1 milliwatt 1(mW) | Convert to kilowatts x10-6 | 1x10-6kW |
| 1 microwatt 1(µW) | Convert to kilowatts x10-9 | 1x10-9kW |
| 1 nanowatt 1(nW) | Convert to kilowatts x10-12 | 1x10-12kW |