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Watt-minutes to Kilowatt-hours conversion

Watt-minutes to Kilowatt-hours conversion table

Watt-minutes (Wm)Kilowatt-hours (kWh)
00
10.00001666666666667
20.00003333333333333
30.00005
40.00006666666666667
50.00008333333333333
60.0001
70.0001166666666667
80.0001333333333333
90.00015
100.0001666666666667
200.0003333333333333
300.0005
400.0006666666666667
500.0008333333333333
600.001
700.001166666666667
800.001333333333333
900.0015
1000.001666666666667
10000.01666666666667

How to convert watt-minutes to kilowatt-hours?

To convert watt-minutes to kilowatt-hours, you can follow these steps:

  1. Convert Watt-Minutes to Watt-Hours: Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, you can convert watt-minutes to watt-hours by dividing by 60.

1 watt-minute÷60=160 watt-hours 1 \text{ watt-minute} \div 60 = \frac{1}{60} \text{ watt-hours}

  1. Convert Watt-Hours to Kilowatt-Hours: There are 1000 watts in a kilowatt. So, to convert watt-hours to kilowatt-hours, you can divide by 1000.

160 watt-hours÷1000=160,000 kilowatt-hours \frac{1}{60} \text{ watt-hours} \div 1000 = \frac{1}{60,000} \text{ kilowatt-hours}

So,

1 watt-minute=160,000 kilowatt-hours 1 \text{ watt-minute} = \frac{1}{60,000} \text{ kilowatt-hours}

Real-World Examples for Other Quantities of Watt-Minutes

  1. 60 Watt-Minutes:

    Conversion Steps:

    • Convert watt-minutes to watt-hours: 60÷60=1 watt-hour60 \div 60 = 1 \text{ watt-hour}
    • Convert watt-hours to kilowatt-hours: 1 watt-hour÷1000=0.001 kilowatt-hours1 \text{ watt-hour} \div 1000 = 0.001 \text{ kilowatt-hours}

    Real-World Context:

    • 1 watt-hour is the energy consumed by a 60-watt light bulb running for 1 minute.

  2. 600 Watt-Minutes:

    Conversion Steps:

    • Convert watt-minutes to watt-hours: 600÷60=10 watt-hours600 \div 60 = 10 \text{ watt-hours}
    • Convert watt-hours to kilowatt-hours: 10 watt-hours÷1000=0.01 kilowatt-hours10 \text{ watt-hours} \div 1000 = 0.01 \text{ kilowatt-hours}

    Real-World Context:

    • This is the amount of energy a 100-watt light bulb uses in 6 minutes.

  3. 3600 Watt-Minutes:

    Conversion Steps:

    • Convert watt-minutes to watt-hours: 3600÷60=60 watt-hours3600 \div 60 = 60 \text{ watt-hours}
    • Convert watt-hours to kilowatt-hours: 60 watt-hours÷1000=0.06 kilowatt-hours60 \text{ watt-hours} \div 1000 = 0.06 \text{ kilowatt-hours}

    Real-World Context:

    • This is the amount of energy a 60-watt light bulb uses in 1 hour.

  4. 12000 Watt-Minutes:

    Conversion Steps:

    • Convert watt-minutes to watt-hours: 12000÷60=200 watt-hours12000 \div 60 = 200 \text{ watt-hours}
    • Convert watt-hours to kilowatt-hours: 200 watt-hours÷1000=0.2 kilowatt-hours200 \text{ watt-hours} \div 1000 = 0.2 \text{ kilowatt-hours}

    Real-World Context:

    • This is the amount of energy a microwave oven rated at 1000 watts would use in 12 minutes of operation.

By understanding these conversions, you can estimate and compare energy consumption across different devices and time periods.

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 Kilowatt-hours to other unit conversions.

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!

What is kilowatt-hours?

A Kilowatt-hour is a unit of energy and its units, kWh, are formed with W for watt and h for hour from SI unit system combined with letter k, metric prefix, for 1,000 or 10310^3. 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 10310^3 is representing Kilo prefix in kWh unit.

1kWh=103∗Pt=103∗IVt=3600∗103∗J=2.247∗1022∗103eV=8.598∗105∗103cal1 kWh = 10^3*Pt = 10^3*IVt = 3600 * 10^3*J = 2.247 * 10^{22} * 10^3 eV = 8.598*10^5 * 10^3 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

Complete Watt-minutes conversion table

Enter # of Watt-minutes
Convert 1 Wm to other unitsResult
Watt-minutes to Watt-seconds (Wm to Ws)60
Watt-minutes to Watt-hours (Wm to Wh)0.01666666666667
Watt-minutes to Milliwatt-hours (Wm to mWh)16.666666666667
Watt-minutes to Kilowatt-hours (Wm to kWh)0.00001666666666667
Watt-minutes to Megawatt-hours (Wm to MWh)1.6666666666667e-8
Watt-minutes to Gigawatt-hours (Wm to GWh)1.6666666666667e-11
Watt-minutes to Joules (Wm to J)60
Watt-minutes to Kilojoules (Wm to kJ)0.06
Watt-minutes to Megajoules (Wm to MJ)0.00006
Watt-minutes to Gigajoules (Wm to GJ)6e-8
Watt-minutes to calories (Wm to cal)14.34034416826
Watt-minutes to Kilocalories (Wm to kcal)0.01434034416826

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