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1 Kilowatt-hours (kWh) is equal to 3600000 Joules (J).
1 kWh = 3600000 J
or
1 J = 2.7777777777777776e-7 kWh
A Kilowatt-hour is a unit of energy and its units, kWh, are formed with W for watt and h for hour from SI unit system combined with letter k, metric prefix, for 1,000 or . Its definition, in the context of electricity, is the energy of one watt power flowing for one hour.
Followings equivalent equations are identical but in different units. Please note that factor is representing Kilo prefix in kWh unit.
Wikipedia page for Kilowatt-hour (watt-hour redirected to kWh) UCI article on Energy Units and Conversions Ian Woofenden's explanation on difference between Watts and Watt-Hours
Joules measures energy. It is part of SI units system. Symbol for inches is .
A Joule is commonly defined as amount of work done when a force of 1 newton displaces a mass through a distance of 1 metre in the direction of the force applied.
Where
- joule
- kilogram
- metre
- second
- newton
- pascal
- watt
- coulomb
- volt
Wiki page for Joules
Convert 1 kWh to other units | Result |
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Kilowatt-hours to Watt-seconds (kWh to Ws) | 3600000 |
Kilowatt-hours to Watt-minutes (kWh to Wm) | 60000 |
Kilowatt-hours to Watt-hours (kWh to Wh) | 1000 |
Kilowatt-hours to Milliwatt-hours (kWh to mWh) | 1000000 |
Kilowatt-hours to Megawatt-hours (kWh to MWh) | 0.001 |
Kilowatt-hours to Gigawatt-hours (kWh to GWh) | 0.000001 |
Kilowatt-hours to Joules (kWh to J) | 3600000 |
Kilowatt-hours to Kilojoules (kWh to kJ) | 3600 |
Kilowatt-hours to Megajoules (kWh to MJ) | 3.6 |
Kilowatt-hours to Gigajoules (kWh to GJ) | 0.0036 |
Kilowatt-hours to calories (kWh to cal) | 860420.6500956023 |
Kilowatt-hours to Kilocalories (kWh to kcal) | 860.4206500956022 |