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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359837&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3c4229e8b023b2b60768e7ea2307cc6f ''Megawatts (MW), pages 114, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR ''] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:18, 14 December 2019
Contents
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Megawatts (MW) are a unit of power 1,000,000 times larger than the SI Unit; the Watt.
About Megawatts
- Megawatts are shortened to MW with an upper case M and an upper case W.
- Mega means one million so there are 1,000,000 Watts in a megawatt.
Converting to Megawatts
| Unit | To convert | Megawatts |
| 1 megawatt (1MW) | Convert to Megawatts x1 | 1MW |
| 1 kilowatt (1kW) | Convert to Megawatts x10-3 | 1x10-3MW |
| 1 Watt (1W) | Convert to Megawatts x10-6 | 1x10-6MW |
| 1 milliwatt 1(mW) | Convert to Megawatts x10-9 | 1x10-9MW |
| 1 microwatt 1(µW) | Convert to Megawatts x10-12 | 1x10-12MW |
| 1 nanowatt 1(nW) | Convert to Megawatts x10-15 | 1x10-15MW |