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.

What is watt?

The watt is the SI base unit of power. It is universally used to measure the rate of energy consumption or production in electrical appliances, engines, lighting, and virtually all power-related specifications.

Worked examples

1 microwatt = 0.000001 watt

1 watt = 1 watt

More Power conversions

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

Assumption: horsepower values use mechanical horsepower.