Kilowatt (kW)
A kilowatt is one thousand watts — a practical scale for motors, heaters, and grid-scale equipment.
Kilowatts describe EV charging rates, home HVAC capacity, and small generator output.
Kilowatt to British Thermal Unit (IT) per Hour
Convert kilowatt to british thermal unit (it) per hour instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
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Power Kilowatt British Thermal Unit (IT) per Hour
1 kilowatt = 3,412.1416328045 BTU per hour (IT)
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Conversion table
Selected kW values converted to Btu/h using the exact factor from this tool.
| kW | Btu/h |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 34.121416328 |
| 0.1 | 341.2141632805 |
| 1 | 3,412.1416328045 |
| 2 | 6,824.2832656091 |
| 3 | 10,236.4248984136 |
| 5 | 17,060.7081640227 |
| 10 | 34,121.4163280453 |
| 20 | 68,242.8326560907 |
| 50 | 170,607.0816402267 |
| 100 | 341,214.1632804534 |
| 1,000 | 3,412,141.6328045335 |
How to convert
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 kW = 3412.1416328045 Btu/h
1 Btu/h = 0.0002930711 kW
To convert kilowatt to british thermal unit (it) per hour, multiply by 3412.1416328045.
To convert british thermal unit (it) per hour to kilowatt, multiply by 0.0002930711.
Example: convert 10 kW to Btu/h
10 × 3412.1416328045 = 34121.4163280453 Btu/h
About these units
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
British Thermal Unit (IT) per Hour (Btu/h)
BTU per hour (IT) measures thermal power — one BTU of heat energy delivered each hour, about 0.293 watts.
BTU/h sizes US air conditioners, furnaces, and water heaters alongside ton-of-refrigeration ratings.
Frequently asked questions
How many BTU per hour (IT) are in one kilowatt?
One kilowatt equals 3,412.1416328045 BTU per hour (IT). Multiply your kilowatts value by 3,412.1416328045 to convert to BTU per hour (IT).
What is the conversion formula?
Btu/h = kW × 3,412.1416328045The reverse is
kW = Btu/h × 0.0002930711, using the same exact factors as this converter.Is this Kilowatt to British Thermal Unit (IT) per Hour converter private?
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british thermal unit (it) per hour (Btu/h) → kilowatt (kW)
kilowatt (kW) → watt (W)kilowatt (kW) → megawatt (MW)kilowatt (kW) → gigawatt (GW)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (mechanical / uk) (hp)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (metric) (metric hp)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (electric) (hp (electric))kilowatt (kW) → ton (refrigeration) (TR)kilowatt (kW) → exawatt (EW)kilowatt (kW) → petawatt (PW)kilowatt (kW) → terawatt (TW)kilowatt (kW) → hectowatt (hW)kilowatt (kW) → dekawatt (daW)kilowatt (kW) → deciwatt (dW)kilowatt (kW) → centiwatt (cW)kilowatt (kW) → milliwatt (mW)kilowatt (kW) → microwatt (µW)kilowatt (kW) → nanowatt (nW)kilowatt (kW) → picowatt (pW)kilowatt (kW) → femtowatt (fW)kilowatt (kW) → attowatt (aW)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (550 ft·lbf/s) (hp)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (boiler) (hp (boiler))kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (water) (hp (water))kilowatt (kW) → pferdestärke (ps) (PS)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (it) per minute (Btu/min)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (it) per second (Btu/s)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (thermochemical) per hour (Btu (th)/h)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (thermochemical) per minute (Btu (th)/min)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (thermochemical) per second (Btu (th)/s)kilowatt (kW) → mega british thermal unit (it) per hour (MBtu/h)kilowatt (kW) → mbh (thousand btu per hour)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (it) per hour (kcal/h)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (it) per minute (kcal/min)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (it) per second (kcal/s)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (thermochemical) per hour (kcal (th)/h)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (thermochemical) per minute (kcal (th)/min)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (thermochemical) per second (kcal (th)/s)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (it) per hour (cal/h)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (it) per minute (cal/min)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (it) per second (cal/s)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (thermochemical) per hour (cal (th)/h)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (thermochemical) per minute (cal (th)/min)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (thermochemical) per second (cal (th)/s)kilowatt (kW) → foot pound-force per hour (ft·lbf/h)kilowatt (kW) → foot pound-force per minute (ft·lbf/min)kilowatt (kW) → foot pound-force per second (ft·lbf/s)kilowatt (kW) → pound-foot per hour (lbf·ft/h)kilowatt (kW) → pound-foot per minute (lbf·ft/min)kilowatt (kW) → pound-foot per second (lbf·ft/s)kilowatt (kW) → erg per second (erg/s)kilowatt (kW) → kilovolt ampere (kV·A)kilowatt (kW) → volt ampere (V·A)kilowatt (kW) → newton meter per second (N·m/s)kilowatt (kW) → joule per second (J/s)kilowatt (kW) → exajoule per second (EJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → petajoule per second (PJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → terajoule per second (TJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → gigajoule per second (GJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → megajoule per second (MJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → kilojoule per second (kJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → hectojoule per second (hJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → dekajoule per second (daJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → decijoule per second (dJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → centijoule per second (cJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → millijoule per second (mJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → microjoule per second (µJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → nanojoule per second (nJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → picojoule per second (pJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → femtojoule per second (fJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → attojoule per second (aJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → joule per hour (J/h)kilowatt (kW) → joule per minute (J/min)kilowatt (kW) → kilojoule per hour (kJ/h)kilowatt (kW) → kilojoule per minute (kJ/min)