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Gigawatt-hours to Watt-minutes conversion

Gigawatt-hours to Watt-minutes conversion table

Gigawatt-hours (GWh)Watt-minutes (Wm)
00
160000000000
2120000000000
3180000000000
4240000000000
5300000000000
6360000000000
7420000000000
8480000000000
9540000000000
10600000000000
201200000000000
301800000000000
402400000000000
503000000000000
603600000000000
704200000000000
804800000000000
905400000000000
1006000000000000
100060000000000000

How to convert gigawatt-hours to watt-minutes?

Sure, let's break it down step by step.

Conversion from Gigawatt-hours to Watt-minutes

  1. Understanding Units:

    • Gigawatt (GW) is 10910^9 watts (W).
    • Hour (h) is 60 minutes (min).

  2. Convert Gigawatt-hours to Watt-minutes:

    • Start with 1 Gigawatt-hour:
      • 1 GWh=1 GW×1 hour1 \text{ GWh} = 1 \, \text{GW} \times 1 \, \text{hour}
    • Convert Gigawatts to Watts:
      • 1 GW=109 W1 \, \text{GW} = 10^9 \, \text{W}
    • Convert hours to minutes:
      • 1 hour=60 minutes1 \, \text{hour} = 60 \, \text{minutes}

So, 1 GWh=(109 W)×(60 minutes)1 \, \text{GWh} = (10^9 \, \text{W}) \times (60 \, \text{minutes})

Thus, 1 GWh=60×109 W-min1 \, \text{GWh} = 60 \times 10^9 \, \text{W-min} 1 GWh=60×109 W-min=60,000,000,000 W-min1 \, \text{GWh} = 60 \times 10^9 \, \text{W-min} = 60,000,000,000 \, \text{W-min}

Real-World Examples of Gigawatt-hours

  1. Electric Cars:

    • The Tesla Model S Long Range has a battery capacity of about 100 kilowatt-hours (0.1 MWh).
    • To match 1 GWh, you would need 1,000,000 kWh/100 kWh=10,0001,000,000 \, \text{kWh} / 100 \, \text{kWh} = 10,000 Tesla Model S Long Range batteries.

  2. Annual Electricity Usage:

    • The average American household uses about 11,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year.
    • Therefore, 1 GWh=1,000,000 kWh1 \, \text{GWh} = 1,000,000 \, \text{kWh} could power about 91 American households for one year (1,000,000 kWh/11,000 kWh≈911,000,000 \, \text{kWh} / 11,000 \, \text{kWh} \approx 91).

  3. Solar Power Plants:

    • A large solar power plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts (MW) might generate around 1 GWh of electricity in 10 hours of optimal sunlight.
    • Example: The Agua Caliente Solar Project in Arizona can produce approximately 290 MW, sufficient to generate more than 2.5 GWh on a sunny day.

  4. Tesla's Battery Storage:

    • The Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia has a storage capacity of approximately 150 megawatt-hours (MWh).
    • To hold 1 GWh of energy, it would need roughly 6.67 such battery storage units (1,000 MWh / 150 MWh ≈ 6.67).

Understanding these examples helps to appreciate the scale of 1 GWh in various practical contexts.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Watt-minutes to other unit conversions.

What is gigawatt-hours?

A Gigawatt-hour is a unit of energy and its units, GWh, are formed with W for watt and h for hour from SI unit system combined with letter G, metric prefix, for 1,000,000,000 or 10910^9. 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 10910^9 is representing Giga prefix in GWh unit.

1GWh=109∗Pt=109∗IVt=3600∗109∗J=2.247∗1022∗109eV=8.598∗105∗109cal1 GWh = 10^9*Pt = 10^9*IVt = 3600 * 10^9*J = 2.247 * 10^{22} * 10^9 eV = 8.598*10^5 * 10^9 cal

P−PowerP - Power
t−Time (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)t - Time \text{ (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)}
I−CurrentI - Current V−VoltsV - Volts
J−JoulesJ - Joules
eV−ElectronvolteV - Electronvolt
cal−Caloriescal - Calories

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

What is watt-minutes?

A great question about a useful unit of energy measurement!

Watt-minutes, also known as Watt-hours (Wh) or kilowatt-hours (kWh), is a unit of energy that measures the amount of electrical energy used or produced.

One watt-minute is equivalent to one joule (J) of energy. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, one Wh (or kwh) is equal to:

  • 1 Wh = 3.6 kilojoules (kJ)
  • 1 kWh = 3,600 kiljoules (kJ)

Watt-minutes is a convenient unit for measuring energy consumption or production over time, especially in the context of electricity usage. For example, if you want to know how much electricity your household used over the course of an hour, the watt-minute measurement would be a useful way to express that value.

In everyday life, watt-minutes are commonly used by:

  • Utilities and energy providers to measure customer consumption
  • Electric vehicles (EVs) to estimate range or charge time based on available battery capacity
  • Appliances and devices to display their power consumption ratings

I hope this helps you understand the concept of watt-minutes!

Complete Gigawatt-hours conversion table

Enter # of Gigawatt-hours
Convert 1 GWh to other unitsResult
Gigawatt-hours to Watt-seconds (GWh to Ws)3600000000000
Gigawatt-hours to Watt-minutes (GWh to Wm)60000000000
Gigawatt-hours to Watt-hours (GWh to Wh)1000000000
Gigawatt-hours to Milliwatt-hours (GWh to mWh)1000000000000
Gigawatt-hours to Kilowatt-hours (GWh to kWh)1000000
Gigawatt-hours to Megawatt-hours (GWh to MWh)1000
Gigawatt-hours to Joules (GWh to J)3600000000000
Gigawatt-hours to Kilojoules (GWh to kJ)3600000000
Gigawatt-hours to Megajoules (GWh to MJ)3600000
Gigawatt-hours to Gigajoules (GWh to GJ)3600
Gigawatt-hours to calories (GWh to cal)860420650095.6
Gigawatt-hours to Kilocalories (GWh to kcal)860420650.0956

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