Convert foot-pound to gigawatt-hour
Please provide values below to convert foot-pound [ft*lbf] to gigawatt-hour [GW*h], or Convert gigawatt-hour to foot-pound.
How to Convert Foot-Pound to Gigawatt-Hour
1 ft*lbf = 3.76616097222222e-13 GW*h
Example: convert 15 ft*lbf to GW*h:
15 ft*lbf = 15 × 3.76616097222222e-13 GW*h = 5.64924145833333e-12 GW*h
Foot-Pound to Gigawatt-Hour Conversion Table
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Foot-Pound
A foot-pound is a unit of energy or work equal to the work done when a force of one pound-force is exerted over a distance of one foot.
History/Origin
The foot-pound has been used primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom as a customary unit of energy, originating from imperial and US customary measurement systems, before the widespread adoption of the SI system.
Current Use
Today, the foot-pound is still used in certain fields such as engineering, automotive, and aerospace industries in the US for expressing torque and energy, although the SI unit joule is more common internationally.
Gigawatt-Hour
A gigawatt-hour (GW·h) is a unit of energy equal to one billion watt-hours, representing the amount of energy produced or consumed over one hour at a power level of one gigawatt.
History/Origin
The gigawatt-hour emerged as a standard unit of energy measurement in the 20th century with the development of large-scale power generation and electrical engineering, facilitating the quantification of energy production and consumption in power plants and grids.
Current Use
Gigawatt-hours are used today to measure large-scale energy production, consumption, and capacity in power systems, renewable energy projects, and national energy statistics, aiding in energy management and planning.