Gigawatt

watt
Unit system	SI derived unit
Unit of	Power
Symbol	W
Named after	James Watt
1 W in ...	... is equal to ...
SI base units	kg⋅m2⋅s−3
CGS units	7007100000000000000♠1×107 erg s−1

SI multiples for watt (W) Submultiples Multiples Value SI symbol Name Value SI symbol Name 10−1 W dW deciwatt 101 W daW decawatt 10−2 W cW centiwatt 102 W hW hectowatt 10−3 W mW milliwatt 103 W kW kilowatt 10−6 W µW microwatt 106 W MW megawatt 10−9 W nW nanowatt 109 W GW gigawatt 10−12 W pW picowatt 1012 W TW terawatt 10−15 W fW femtowatt 1015 W PW petawatt 10−18 W aW attowatt 1018 W EW exawatt 10−21 W zW zeptowatt 1021 W ZW zettawatt 10−24 W yW yoctowatt 1024 W YW yottawatt Common multiples are in bold face

The watt (symbol: W) is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units (SI) defined as 1 joule per second and can be used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. Power has dimensions of ${\displaystyle {\mathsf {ML}}^{2}{\mathsf {T}}^{-3}}$.

When an object's velocity is held constant at one meter per second against constant opposing force of one newton the rate at which work is done is 1 watt.

In terms of electromagnetism, one watt is the rate at which work is done when one ampere (A) of current flows through an electrical potential difference of one volt (V).

Two additional unit conversions for watt can be found using the above equation and Ohm's Law.

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