Convert picowatt to Btu (IT)/hour
Please provide values below to convert picowatt [pW] to Btu (IT)/hour [Btu/h], or Convert Btu (IT)/hour to picowatt.
How to Convert Picowatt to Btu (It)/hour
1 pW = 3.41214163513308e-12 Btu/h
Example: convert 15 pW to Btu/h:
15 pW = 15 × 3.41214163513308e-12 Btu/h = 5.11821245269961e-11 Btu/h
Picowatt to Btu (It)/hour Conversion Table
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Picowatt
A picowatt (pW) is a unit of power equal to one trillionth (10^-12) of a watt.
History/Origin
The picowatt was introduced as part of the SI prefixes to measure extremely small amounts of power, especially in scientific and technological contexts, following the standardization of the watt as the SI unit of power.
Current Use
Picowatts are used in fields such as electronics, physics, and biology to quantify very low power levels, including in sensor measurements, quantum physics, and nanotechnology applications.
Btu (It)/hour
Btu (IT)/hour (Btu/h) is a unit of power that measures the rate of energy transfer, specifically the amount of British thermal units (IT) transferred per hour.
History/Origin
The Btu (IT) originated from the British thermal unit used in the United States and was standardized for industrial and engineering purposes. The per-hour notation became common in applications requiring power measurement, especially in heating and cooling systems.
Current Use
Btu/h is widely used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industries to specify the capacity of heating and cooling equipment, as well as in energy analysis and thermodynamics.