Convert BTU per Hour to Metric Horsepower
Convert BTU per Hour to Metric Horsepower instantly. 1 BTU per Hour (BTU/h) equals 0.0003985 Metric Horsepower (PS).
BTU per Hour to Metric Horsepower conversion table
| BTU per Hour (BTU/h) | Metric Horsepower (PS) |
|---|---|
| 1 BTU/h | 0.0003985 PS |
| 2 BTU/h | 0.0007969 PS |
| 3 BTU/h | 0.001195 PS |
| 5 BTU/h | 0.001992 PS |
| 10 BTU/h | 0.003985 PS |
| 20 BTU/h | 0.007969 PS |
| 50 BTU/h | 0.01992 PS |
| 100 BTU/h | 0.03985 PS |
| 500 BTU/h | 0.1992 PS |
| 1,000 BTU/h | 0.3985 PS |
1 BTU per Hour = 0.0003985 Metric Horsepower · multiply BTU per Hour by 0.0003985
About converting BTU per Hour to Metric Horsepower
BTU per Hour (BTU/h) and Metric Horsepower (PS) are both units of power, so converting between them is a single multiplication: multiply your BTU per Hour figure by 0.0003985. Ten BTU per Hour comes to 0.003985 Metric Horsepower, and a hundred works out at 0.03985 Metric Horsepower.
Rule of thumb: going from BTU per Hour to Metric Horsepower divides, so the figure always shrinks — it takes about 2,509.63 BTU per Hour to make a single Metric Horsepower. If your answer came out bigger, you have the conversion the wrong way round.
What is a BTU per Hour?
BTU per hour is the unit American heating and cooling equipment is sized in: furnaces, boilers, air conditioners and heat pumps all carry a BTU/h rating. It is a rate of heat flow — genuinely a power, in the same family as the watt — but the "per hour" is dropped so routinely in advertising that a "12,000 BTU air conditioner" reads as normal, which quietly confuses a quantity of energy with a rate of delivering it. It also inherits the BTU’s vagueness: several BTU definitions exist and differ by a fraction of a percent, so any conversion here rests on one chosen convention.
What is a Metric Horsepower?
Metric horsepower is why the same car is advertised with two different "horsepower" numbers depending on which side of the Atlantic you read about it. It is defined as exactly 75 kilogram-force metres per second, which makes it slightly smaller than the mechanical horsepower used in Britain and America — so the European figure for an identical engine always comes out a little higher, and neither number is wrong. It is written PS in Germany, from Pferdestärke, and turns up as CV or hk elsewhere. Enthusiast arguments about a car’s "real" output are very often just this unit mismatch.
To put both in perspective: a window air conditioner is usually 5,000 to 12,000 BTU per hour, while a hot hatch might be advertised at 200 PS in Germany.
The converter above updates as you type, and the table lists common values for quick reference. Need the opposite direction? Use the Metric Horsepower to BTU per Hour converter, or browse all Power converters.
Frequently asked questions
How many Metric Horsepower are in one BTU per Hour?
There are 0.0003985 Metric Horsepower in one BTU per Hour.
How do I convert BTU per Hour to Metric Horsepower?
Multiply the number of BTU per Hour by 0.0003985. For example, 10 BTU per Hour = 0.003985 Metric Horsepower.
What is 100 BTU per Hour in Metric Horsepower?
100 BTU per Hour is equal to 0.03985 Metric Horsepower.
How do I convert Metric Horsepower to BTU per Hour?
Multiply the Metric Horsepower value by 2,509.63 (or divide by 0.0003985).
Is this BTU per Hour to Metric Horsepower conversion exact?
The figure is accurate to the precision shown. 1 BTU per Hour = 0.0003985 Metric Horsepower is rounded for readability, so for engineering or scientific work carry more decimal places than the table displays.
What is a BTU per Hour?
BTU per hour is the unit American heating and cooling equipment is sized in: furnaces, boilers, air conditioners and heat pumps all carry a BTU/h rating. It is a rate of heat flow — genuinely a power, in the same family as the watt — but the "per hour" is dropped so routinely in advertising that a "12,000 BTU air conditioner" reads as normal, which quietly confuses a quantity of energy with a rate of delivering it. It also inherits the BTU’s vagueness: several BTU definitions exist and differ by a fraction of a percent, so any conversion here rests on one chosen convention.
What is a Metric Horsepower?
Metric horsepower is why the same car is advertised with two different "horsepower" numbers depending on which side of the Atlantic you read about it. It is defined as exactly 75 kilogram-force metres per second, which makes it slightly smaller than the mechanical horsepower used in Britain and America — so the European figure for an identical engine always comes out a little higher, and neither number is wrong. It is written PS in Germany, from Pferdestärke, and turns up as CV or hk elsewhere. Enthusiast arguments about a car’s "real" output are very often just this unit mismatch.