What is ton of refrigeration?

A ton of refrigeration is a power unit measuring the heat removal capacity of cooling systems, equal to 12,000 BTU per hour. It is the standard capacity rating for commercial and industrial air conditioning units in the United States.

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 ton of refrigeration = 3,516.85284 watt

1 watt = 1 watt

More Power conversions

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

Assumption: horsepower values use mechanical horsepower.