What Does 500 Horsepower Mean?
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500 horsepower = 500 × 735 = 367,500 watts. Here is some introduction about horsepower: 1. Introduction: Horsepower is a unit of power, where 1 metric horsepower = 75 kilogram-force·meter/second = 735 watts. It generally refers to metric horsepower rather than imperial horsepower. 1 imperial horsepower equals 550 foot-pounds force/second, which is 76 kilogram-force·meter/second, or 0.746 kilowatts. 2. Metric Horsepower: Metric horsepower, also known as PS (Pferdestärke), is entirely man-made and set to a value very close to imperial horsepower. It is defined as the power required to perform 75 kilogram-force·meters of work in one second.