kilowatt

[US]/'kɪləwɒt/
[UK]/ˈkɪləˌwɑt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Kilowatti (tehon yksikkö)
Word Forms
Pluralkilowatts

Phrases & Collocations

kilowatt hour

kilowattia tunti

Example Sentences

decibels above kilowatt

desibelit kilowatin yläpuolella

The air conditioner consumes 1 kilowatt of electricity per hour.

Ilmastointilaite kuluttaa yhden kilowatin sähköä tunnissa.

The wind turbine can generate 2 kilowatts of power.

Tuuliturbiini voi tuottaa 2 kilowattia tehoa.

The average household uses about 10 kilowatt-hours of electricity per day.

Keskimääräinen kotitalous käyttää noin 10 kilowattituntia sähköä päivässä.

The solar panels produce 5 kilowatts of energy in ideal conditions.

Aurinkopaneelit tuottavat 5 kilowattia energiaa ihanteellisissa olosuhteissa.

The electric car has a motor with a peak power of 200 kilowatts.

Sähköautossa on moottori, jonka huipputeho on 200 kilowattia.

The power plant has a capacity of 1000 kilowatts.

Voimalaitoksen kapasiteetti on 1000 kilowattia.

The industrial machinery requires a power supply of 50 kilowatts.

Teollisuuslaitteet vaativat 50 kilowatin sähkönsyötön.

The generator can produce up to 20 kilowatts of backup power.

Generaattori voi tuottaa jopa 20 kilowattia varavoimaa.

The electric kettle consumes 2 kilowatts of power when boiling water.

Sähkövesikeitin kuluttaa 2 kilowattia tehoa veden keittäessä.

The power outage affected thousands of homes, cutting off their kilowatt supply.

Sähkökatko vaikutti tuhansiin koteihin ja katkaisi heidän kilowattitoimituksensa.

Real-world Examples

" So to put that in perspective an average residential home is 4 kilowatts" .

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

Such an experimental system would deliver but a kilowatt of power, as a test.

Source: The Economist - Technology

A petawatt hour is a trillion kilowatt hours.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

The uranium provided seven trillion kilowatts of energy-enough to light the entire United States for two years.

Source: VOA Standard December 2013 Collection

A decent modern supercapacitor has a power density of several kilowatts per kilogram.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

This is because it would cost hundreds of dollars per kilowatt hour to operate.

Source: VOA Special January 2019 Collection

Compare that to El Salvador. Its annual electricity consumption is 5.35 billion kilowatt hours.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2015

And then we're using 11 kilowatt fiber lasers to actually melt the aluminum.

Source: PBS Business Interview Series

The Zhalashan power station will have an installed capacity of over 1.1 million kilowatts.

Source: CRI Online August 2023 Collection

And today the world generates about 25 trillion kilowatt hours of electricity each year.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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