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Low Power Cells Energy
High Power Cells
1 KiloWatthour (kWh) = 3.6 MegaJoules (MJ)
Chargers & Charging
Battery Management 1 KiloWatthour (kWh) = 3412 British Thermal Units (BTU)
Battery Testing
1 KiloWatthour (kWh) = 859.2 kilocalories (kcal)
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Information Hotline 1 Joule (J) = 1 Watt Second
Quotation Request
1 Joule (J) = 1 Newton Metre (N-m)
FAQ
Cell Chemistries 1 Calorie (cal) = 4.19002 Joules (J)

Free Report 1 British Thermal Unit (BTU) = 1055 Joules (J)

Why Batteries Fail
1 Quadrillion BTU (Quad) = 1015 BTU
Choosing a Battery
How to Specify 1 Quadrillion BTU (Quad) = 2.931 x 1011 KiloWatthours (KWh)
Batteries
1 Ton of Oil Equivalent (toe) = 42 GigaJoules (GJ)
News
MPower News 1 Ton of Oil Equivalent (toe) = 11.6 MegaWatthours (MWh)
Battery Events
1 GigaWatthour (GWh) = 86 Tons of Oil Equivalent (toe)
ISO 9000 Qualified
1 TeraWatthour (TWh) = 1 Billion KiloWatthours (KWh)

1 Electron Volt (eV) = 1.6 X 10-19 Joules (J)

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1 Watt (W) = 3.7 BTU per hour (BTU/h)

1 Horse Power (hp) = 746 Watts (W)

Electric Charge

1 Coulomb (C) = 6.25 X 1018 Electrons (e)

Electric Current

1 Amp (A) = 1 Coulomb per Second (C/s)

Flow Rate

1 Litre per Second = 792 Gallons (Imp) per Hour (gal/hr)

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Weight

1 Kilogram (Kg) = 2.2 Pounds (lb)

Distance

1 Mile = 1.6 Kilometers (km)

1 Metre (m) = 39.4 Inches (in)

1 Thousandth of an Inch (thou) = 25.4 Microns

Area

1 Square Metre (m2) = 10.76 Square Feet (sq.ft)

1 Hectare (ha) = 10,000 Square Metres (m2)

1 Hectare (ha) = 2.47 Acres (acre)

1 Acre (acre) = 4840 Square Yards (sq yd)

1 Square Mile (mile2) = 640 Acres (acre)

1 Square Mile (mile2) = 2.59 Square Kilometres (km2)

1 Square Kilometre (km2) = 100 Hectares (ha)

Volume

1 Cubic Metre (m3) = 1000 Litres (l)

1 Gallon (Imperial) (gal) = 4.55 Litres (l)

1 Gallon (Imperial) (gal) = 1.2 Gallons (US) (gal)

1 Barrel (US Oil) (bbl) = 42 Gallons (US Liq) (gal)

Velocity

1 metre/second (m/s) = 2.24 miles per hour (mph)

1 Mile per Hour (mph) = 1.61 Kilometres per Hour (km/hr)

1 Knot (knot) = 1.15 Miles per Hour (mph)

Pressure

1 bar (atmospheric pressure) = 14.5 Pounds per Square Inch (psi)

1 Pound per Square Inch (psi) = 6895 Newtons per Square Meter (N/m2)

1 Pascal = 1 Newton per Square Meter (N/m2)

Fuel Consumption

30 Miles per Gallon (Imperial)(mpg) = 9.42 Litres/100 Kilometers (l/100km)

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Other Equivalents

1 Metric Ton of Oil (ton) = 7.64 Barrels (bbl)

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