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34 electrical converters

Electrical conversion calculators.

Watts, amps, kVA, Ohm's law, voltage drop, battery capacity — the fast, accurate conversions. Every one also tells you the NEC wire and breaker the result needs, not just the number.

Power & Current

Watts ↔ Amps

Convert watts to amps (or amps to watts) for DC, single-phase, and three-phase — plus the NEC wire and breaker the result needs.

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kW ↔ Amps

Convert kilowatts to amps (or amps to kW) for DC, single-phase, and three-phase circuits, with the matching NEC wire and breaker size.

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Volts ↔ Watts

Convert volts to watts (or watts to volts) using the current — watts = volts × amps — for DC, single-phase, and three-phase, with the NEC wire and breaker.

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Watts ↔ kW

Convert watts to kilowatts and back. 1 kW = 1,000 W. Enter watts or kilowatts to see the other instantly.

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MW ↔ kW

Convert megawatts to kilowatts and watts (or back) — a power-unit conversion. 1 MW = 1,000 kW = 1,000,000 W. For utility, solar, and generator capacity.

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HP ↔ kW

Convert horsepower to kilowatts (or kW to HP) for motors, pumps, and generators — with the estimated current draw and the NEC wire and breaker it points to.

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kVA → Amps

Convert kVA to amps (full-load current) for single- and three-phase systems — and the breaker and wire to feed it. For transformers and generators.

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kVA ↔ kW

Convert kVA to kW (or kW to kVA) using the power factor — apparent vs real power for generators, transformers, and UPS systems.

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HP ↔ Amps

Convert horsepower to amps (or amps to HP) for motors — by voltage, efficiency, and power factor — with the NEC wire and breaker the current needs.

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kW ↔ HP

Convert kilowatts to horsepower — mechanical, electrical, and metric HP side by side — plus the motor input kW and full-load amps at 120V, 240V, and 480V.

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Amps ↔ kW

Convert amps to kilowatts for DC, single-phase, and three-phase circuits with power factor — plus the NEC breaker and copper wire the current needs.

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Volts ↔ Amps

Convert volts to amps using resistance (Ohm's law) or power (watts), for DC and AC — with the NEC breaker and wire size for the resulting current.

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Watts ↔ Volts

Convert watts to volts using current (V = W ÷ A) or resistance (V = √(W × R)), for DC, single-phase, and three-phase — with the nearest standard system voltage.

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Kilowatts ↔ Watts

Convert kilowatts to watts (1 kW = 1,000 W) across the full SI ladder — milliwatts to gigawatts — with real appliance and equipment examples at each scale.

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Circuit Design

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Energy & HVAC

Watts ↔ kWh

Convert watts to kilowatt-hours (or kWh to watts) by run time — turn an appliance's wattage into the energy it uses, the unit your utility bills.

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BTU ↔ kW

Convert BTU/hr to kW, watts, and refrigeration tons (or kW back to BTU) for heat pumps, AC, and furnaces — compare heating and cooling output across units.

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MWh ↔ kWh

Convert megawatt-hours to kilowatt-hours and back — plus watt-hours and gigawatt-hours. 1 MWh = 1,000 kWh. Enter any energy unit to see the rest.

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kWh ↔ MWh

Convert kilowatt-hours to megawatt-hours — MWh = kWh ÷ 1,000 — plus watt-hours and gigawatt-hours. For utility data, solar production, and grid-scale figures.

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BTU ↔ kWh

Convert BTU to kWh and back — plus therms and MMBtu. Energy-unit conversion (1 kWh = 3,412 BTU) for comparing gas and electric energy use.

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kW ↔ kWh

Convert kilowatts to kilowatt-hours (or kWh back to kW) by run time — turn a device's power in kW into the energy it uses. kWh = kW × hours.

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Watts ↔ Joules

Convert watts to joules (power × time) and convert between joules, kilojoules, watt-hours, kWh, and calories. 1 watt for 1 second = 1 joule.

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Therms ↔ kWh

Convert therms of natural gas to kWh (or back) — plus BTU, ccf, and MMBtu. 1 therm = 100,000 BTU ≈ 29.3 kWh. Compare gas and electric energy.

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kWh ↔ Watts

Convert kWh to watts by dividing energy over the hours it ran — the reverse meter-reading math — with the appliance that matches the resulting draw.

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kWh ↔ kW

Convert kWh to kW over a run time, and see why utilities bill energy (kWh) and demand (kW) separately — including what a demand charge costs.

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kW ↔ BTU/h

Convert kW to BTU per hour (1 kW = 3,412 BTU/h) and to tons of cooling — with the HVAC equipment size that matches the result.

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kWh ↔ BTU

Convert kWh to BTU (1 kWh = 3,412.14 BTU) plus therms, ccf, and MMBtu — and compare what the same energy costs as electricity versus natural gas.

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kWh ↔ Therms

Convert kWh to therms of natural gas (1 therm = 29.3 kWh) and compare the cost of the same heat delivered by gas, resistance electric, or a heat pump.

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Joules ↔ Watts

Convert joules to watts by dividing energy over time (W = J ÷ s), with seconds, minutes, or hours — plus the kWh, BTU, and calorie equivalents.

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