Kilowatts to Foot-pounds per Second Converter

To convert a measurement in kilowatts to foot-pounds per second, multiply the value by 737.562149. The conversion factor comes from the relationship between both units and the watt.

For example, to convert 5 kW to foot-pounds per second: 5 × 737.562149 = 3,687.8107 ft·lb/s.

A kilowatt equals 1,000 watts and is the standard unit for the power of motors, heaters, and electric vehicles. As electrical machinery grew more powerful, the kilowatt became the practical unit for rating engines and appliances, and it is now the metric counterpart to horsepower in automotive specifications.

Common uses of kilowatts include: Electric vehicle motor power; Home appliance and heater ratings; Car engine output (metric); Solar array and generator capacity.

A foot-pound per second is an imperial unit of power equal to about 1.356 watts, representing one foot-pound of work performed each second. Rooted in imperial mechanics, the foot-pound per second is the basis from which horsepower was defined — 550 ft·lb/s equals one mechanical horsepower.

Common uses of foot-pounds per second include: Mechanical engineering in imperial units; Deriving horsepower from work rate; Physics work-and-power problems; Legacy machinery specifications.

Here are some common values converted:

1 kW = 737.562149 ft·lb/s 5 kW = 3,687.8107 ft·lb/s 10 kW = 7,375.6215 ft·lb/s 50 kW = 36,878.1075 ft·lb/s 100 kW = 73,756.2149 ft·lb/s