What is kilowatt?

A kilowatt is a unit of power equal to 1,000 watts. It is commonly used to rate electric motors, heating systems, solar panels, EV chargers, and industrial equipment.

What is microwatt?

A microwatt is a unit of power equal to one millionth of a watt. It is used in ultra-low-power electronics, energy harvesting systems, biosensors, and precision scientific instrumentation.

Worked examples

1 kilowatt = 1.000000e+09 microwatt

1 microwatt = 0.000001 watt

More Power conversions

• Convert kilowatt to watt
• Convert kilowatt to horsepower (mechanical)
• Convert kilowatt to megawatt
• Convert kilowatt to gigawatt
• Convert kilowatt to milliwatt
• Convert kilowatt to microwatt
• Convert kilowatt to BTU per hour
• Convert kilowatt to kilocalorie per hour
• Convert kilowatt to ton of refrigeration

Assumption: horsepower values use mechanical horsepower.