Kilowatt to BTU (IT) per hour Converter
1 kilowatt is about 3412.141633 BTUs per hour. Convert kilowatts (kW) to BTUs per hour (BTU/h) below: type a value and the result updates as you type.
kW to BTU/h calculator
Result
Kilowatt to BTU (IT) per hour conversion
1 kW ≈ 3412.141633 BTU/hone kilowatt in BTUs per hour
1 BTU/h ≈ 0.0002930710702 kWone BTU per hour in kilowatts
Kilowatt (kW): Exactly 1000 watts.
BTU (IT) per hour (BTU/h): One International Table BTU per hour (about 0.29307 watts).
Source:Kilowatt: SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019); BTU (IT) per hour: NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
How to convert kilowatts to BTUs per hour
To convert kilowatts to BTUs per hour, multiply the number of kilowatts by about 3412.141633.
Formula
BTU/h = kW × 3412.141633
The factor is rounded here. The calculator uses the exact value.
Examples
- 5 kW = 5 × 3412.141633 ≈ 17060.70817 BTU/h
- 25 kW = 25 × 3412.141633 ≈ 85303.54083 BTU/h
- 100 kW = 100 × 3412.141633 ≈ 341214.1633 BTU/h
Kilowatt to BTU (IT) per hour conversion table
| Kilowatt (kW) | BTU (IT) per hour (BTU/h) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 kW | 341.2141633 BTU/h |
| 0.5 kW | 1706.070817 BTU/h |
| 1 kW | 3412.141633 BTU/h |
| 2 kW | 6824.283266 BTU/h |
| 3 kW | 10236.4249 BTU/h |
| 5 kW | 17060.70817 BTU/h |
| 10 kW | 34121.41633 BTU/h |
| 20 kW | 68242.83266 BTU/h |
| 25 kW | 85303.54083 BTU/h |
| 50 kW | 170607.0817 BTU/h |
| 100 kW | 341214.1633 BTU/h |
| 250 kW | 853035.4083 BTU/h |
| 500 kW | 1706070.817 BTU/h |
| 1000 kW | 3412141.633 BTU/h |
Values rounded to 10 significant digits where needed.
Frequently asked questions
- How many BTUs per hour are in one kilowatt?
- One kilowatt is about 3412.141633 BTUs per hour.
- How do I convert BTUs per hour to kilowatts?
- To convert BTUs per hour to kilowatts, multiply the number of BTUs per hour by about 0.0002930710702. The formula is kW = BTU/h × 0.0002930710702.
- Is this conversion exact?
- Yes. Both units have exact definitions, but the factor has more decimal places than can be shown, so displayed results are rounded. The calculator works with 50 significant digits before rounding.
- Which is larger, a kilowatt or a BTU per hour?
- A kilowatt is about 3412.141633 times larger than a BTU per hour. In other words, a BTU per hour is about 0.0002930710702 of a kilowatt.