Metric Horsepower (PS)

Metric horsepower (PS from German Pferdestärke) equals 735.5 watts, about 1.4% less than mechanical HP. PS is used in Europe and Japan for automotive specifications. One PS can lift 75 kg one meter in one second. Sometimes listed as CV, ch, or pk in different countries.

Convert From Metric Horsepower

Metric Horsepower to Watt Metric Horsepower to Milliwatt PS to kW Metric Horsepower to Megawatt Metric Horsepower to Gigawatt PS to hp Metric Horsepower to Foot-pound per Second Metric Horsepower to BTU per Hour Metric Horsepower to BTU per Second Metric Horsepower to Ton of Refrigeration Metric Horsepower to Calorie per Second Metric Horsepower to Kilocalorie per Hour

Convert To Metric Horsepower

Watt to Metric Horsepower Milliwatt to Metric Horsepower kW to PS Megawatt to Metric Horsepower Gigawatt to Metric Horsepower hp to PS Foot-pound per Second to Metric Horsepower BTU per Hour to Metric Horsepower BTU per Second to Metric Horsepower Ton of Refrigeration to Metric Horsepower Calorie per Second to Metric Horsepower Kilocalorie per Hour to Metric Horsepower

Conversion Factors

1 PS 735.49875 W

1 PS 0.0007354988 mW

1 PS 0.73549875 kW

1 PS 0.0007354988 MW

1 PS 7.3549875e-7 GW

1 PS 0.9863200701 hp

1 PS 542.47603885 ft·lb/s

1 PS 2509.6259075 BTU/h

1 PS 0.6971183072 BTU/s

1 PS 0.2091354947 TR

1 PS 175.78842017 cal/s

1 PS 632.41509028 kcal/h

Related Units

Watt (W) Milliwatt (mW) Kilowatt (kW) Megawatt (MW) Gigawatt (GW) Horsepower (Mechanical) (hp) Foot-pound per Second (ft·lb/s) BTU per Hour (BTU/h) BTU per Second (BTU/s) Ton of Refrigeration (TR) Calorie per Second (cal/s) Kilocalorie per Hour (kcal/h)