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Quick Look: petawatts to gigawatts

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Petawatts [ PW ]

The petawatt (PW) is equal to one quadrillion (1015) watts and can be produced by the current generation of lasers for time-scales on the order of picoseconds (10−12 s). One such laser is the Lawrence Livermore's Nova laser, which achieved a power output of 1.25 PW (1.25×1015 W) by a process called chirped pulse amplification. The duration of the pulse was roughly 0.5 ps (5×10−13 s), giving a total energy of 600 J.

conversion table

1 petawatts =
1000000 gigawatts
6 petawatts
= 6000000 gigawatts
2 petawatts =
2000000 gigawatts
7 petawatts
= 7000000 gigawatts
3 petawatts =
3000000 gigawatts
8 petawatts
= 8000000 gigawatts
4 petawatts =
4000000 gigawatts
9 petawatts
= 9000000 gigawatts
5 petawatts =
5000000 gigawatts
10 petawatts
= 10000000 gigawatts

Gigawatts [ GW ]

The gigawatt (GW) is equal to one billion (109) watts or 1 gigawatt = 1000 megawatts. This unit is often used for large power plants or power grids. For example, by the end of 2010 power shortages in China's Shanxi province were expected to increase to 5–6 GW and the installed capacity of wind power in Germany was 25.8 GW. The largest unit (out of four) of the Belgian Doel Nuclear Power Station has a peak output of 1.04 GW. HVDC converters have been built with power ratings of up to 2 GW.

conversion table

1 gigawatts =
1.0E-6 petawatts
6 gigawatts =
6.0E-6 petawatts
2 gigawatts =
2.0E-6 petawatts
7 gigawatts =
7.0E-6 petawatts
3 gigawatts =
3.0E-6 petawatts
8 gigawatts =
8.0E-6 petawatts
4 gigawatts =
4.0E-6 petawatts
9 gigawatts =
9.0E-6 petawatts
5 gigawatts =
5.0E-6 petawatts
10 gigawatts =
1.0E-5 petawatts