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Horsepower-hour

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002886

A unit of energy representing the work done by one horsepower operating for a period of one hour. It is used in engineering to quantify the energy output or consumption of engines and motors over time. One horsepower-hour is equivalent to approximately 2.68 megajoules or 0.7457 kilowatt-hours, providing a direct conversion between mechanical and electrical energy units.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002886
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Pferdestärkenstunde; Spanish: caballos de fuerza-hora; French: cheval-heure
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002886",
  "term": "Horsepower-hour",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of energy representing the work done by one horsepower operating for a period of one hour. It is used in engineering to quantify the energy output or consumption of engines and motors over time. One horsepower-hour is equivalent to approximately 2.68 megajoules or 0.7457 kilowatt-hours, providing a direct conversion between mechanical and electrical energy units.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Pferdestärkenstunde",
    "es": "caballos de fuerza-hora",
    "fr": "cheval-heure"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/horsepower-hour/"
}

Record 3,174 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.