Watt-hours to Watt-minutes conversion

Watt-hours to Watt-minutes conversion table

Watt-hours (Wh)Watt-minutes (Wm)
00
160
2120
3180
4240
5300
6360
7420
8480
9540
10600
201200
301800
402400
503000
603600
704200
804800
905400
1006000
100060000

How to convert watt-hours to watt-minutes?

Sure! To convert Watt-hours (Wh) to Watt-minutes (Wmin), you need to understand the relationship between hours and minutes. There are 60 minutes in an hour. Hence, 1 Watt-hour can be converted to Watt-minutes by multiplying by 60.

1 Watt-hour (Wh) = 1 Watt * 1 hour 1 hour = 60 minutes Therefore: 1 Watt-hour = 1 Watt * 60 minutes = 60 Watt-minutes (Wmin)

Now, let's look at some real-world examples for other quantities of Watt-hours:

Example 1: Smartphone Battery

A typical smartphone might have a battery capacity of around 15 Watt-hours:

  • 15 Wh = 15 * 60 Wmin = 900 Wmin

Example 2: Laptop Battery

A laptop can have a battery capacity of around 50 Watt-hours:

  • 50 Wh = 50 * 60 Wmin = 3000 Wmin

Example 3: Electric Car Battery

An electric car could have a battery capacity of around 60,000 Watt-hours:

  • 60,000 Wh = 60,000 * 60 Wmin = 3,600,000 Wmin

Example 4: Household Energy Usage

Suppose an appliance, such as a refrigerator, consumes 1,000 Watt-hours per day:

  • 1,000 Wh = 1,000 * 60 Wmin = 60,000 Wmin

Example 5: Solar Panel Output

A small solar panel might produce 200 Watt-hours on a sunny day:

  • 200 Wh = 200 * 60 Wmin = 12,000 Wmin

These conversions help provide a clearer picture of energy usage or generation in terms that are often easier to relate to direct power consumption over shorter durations like minutes.

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 watt-hours?

A watt-hour is a unit of energy and its units, Wh, are formed with W for watt and h for hour from SI unit system. 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.

1Wh=1Pt=1IVt=3600J=2.2471022eV=8.598105cal1 Wh = 1 Pt = 1 IVt = 3600 J = 2.247 * 10^{22} eV = 8.598*10^5 cal

PPowerP - Power
tTime (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)t - Time \text{ (in hours. Multiply by 3600 to convert to seconds)}
ICurrentI - Current VVoltsV - Volts
JJoulesJ - Joules
eVElectronvolteV - Electronvolt
calCaloriescal - 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 Watt-hours conversion table

Enter # of Watt-hours
Convert 1 Wh to other unitsResult
Watt-hours to Watt-seconds (Wh to Ws)3600
Watt-hours to Watt-minutes (Wh to Wm)60
Watt-hours to Milliwatt-hours (Wh to mWh)1000
Watt-hours to Kilowatt-hours (Wh to kWh)0.001
Watt-hours to Megawatt-hours (Wh to MWh)0.000001
Watt-hours to Gigawatt-hours (Wh to GWh)1e-9
Watt-hours to Joules (Wh to J)3600
Watt-hours to Kilojoules (Wh to kJ)3.6
Watt-hours to Megajoules (Wh to MJ)0.0036
Watt-hours to Gigajoules (Wh to GJ)0.0000036
Watt-hours to calories (Wh to cal)860.4206500956
Watt-hours to Kilocalories (Wh to kcal)0.8604206500956