Metric Horsepower (CV) to Watt Converter
Power · unit-converter
Convert Metric Horsepower (CV) to Watt with a fixed input and output unit, step-by-step formula line, and reference tables. Linear units use SI watt definitions; mechanical hp uses 550 ft·lbf/s; BTU/h uses the IT BTU; dBm/dBW are logarithmic relative to 1 mW and 1 W. The full Power Converter also includes PS/CV, TR, kVA/MVA, and ft·lb/s.
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From: Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv)
To: Watt (w)
About Metric Horsepower (CV)
CV (cheval-vapeur) is a metric horsepower unit equivalent to 735.49875 W, commonly used in European market specs.
About Watt
The watt is the SI unit of power (one joule per second). All linear units in this converter are defined by a fixed watt equivalent.
How to convert metric horsepower (cv) to watts
1 metric horsepower (cv) is equal to 735.49874999999997 watt when both are expressed in watt-equivalents:
1 cv = (735.49875 W ÷ 1 W) w = 735.49874999999997 w
Each metric horsepower (cv) is defined as 735.49875 W and each watt as 1 W in this tool, so one cv equals 735.49875 ÷ 1 w = 735.49874999999997 w.
Let d(cv) be the numeric value in Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv), and d(w) the value in Watt (w). Then:
d(w) = d(cv) × (735.49875 / 1)
Equivalently, divide by how many cv fit into one w (watts per w divided by watts per cv):
d(w) = d(cv) ÷ 0.0013596216173
Or: watt = metric horsepower (cv) ÷ 0.0013596216173
Examples
Example #1: Convert 1 cv to watt
1 cv = 1 cv × (735.49875/1) w = 735.49875 w
1 cv = 1 cv ÷ 0.0013596216173 = 735.49875 w
Intermediate watts: 735.49875 W
Example #2: Convert 10 cv to watt
10 cv = 10 cv × (735.49875/1) w = 7354.9875 w
10 cv = 10 cv ÷ 0.0013596216173 = 7354.9875 w
Intermediate watts: 7,354.9875 W
Summary
To convert Metric Horsepower (CV) to Watt, multiply the value in cv by the ratio of watts per cv divided by watts per w. Equivalently: value_w = value_cv × (735.49875 / 1). Numerically, 1 cv equals 735.49875 w.
Relationship context
You are converting between mechanical power (horsepower, ft·lb/s) (Metric Horsepower (CV)) and SI / decimal power (watts and prefixes) (Watts). All linear values are mapped through watts first. The numeric factor is 7.354987e+2.
Conversion tables
| Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv) | Watt (w) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 73.549875 |
| 1 | 735.49875 |
| 2 | 1,470.9975 |
| 3 | 2,206.49625 |
| 4 | 2,941.995 |
| 5 | 3,677.49375 |
| 6 | 4,412.9925 |
| 7 | 5,148.49125 |
| 8 | 5,883.99 |
| 9 | 6,619.48875 |
| Metric Horsepower (CV) (cv) | Watt (w) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 7,354.9875 |
| 20 | 14,709.975 |
| 30 | 22,064.9625 |
| 40 | 29,419.95 |
| 50 | 36,774.9375 |
| 60 | 44,129.925 |
| 70 | 51,484.9125 |
| 80 | 58,839.9 |
| 90 | 66,194.8875 |
| 100 | 73,549.875 |