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ton of refrigeration (IT) | 284,345.1233248 TR | 568,690.2466495 TR | 853,035.3699742 TR | 1,137,380.493299 TR | 1,421,725.6166237 TR | 1,706,070.7399485 TR | 1,990,415.8632732 TR | 2,274,760.986598 TR | 2,559,106.1099227 TR | 2,843,451.2332475 TR | 3,127,796.3565722 TR | 3,412,141.4798969 TR | 3,696,486.6032217 TR | 3,980,831.7265464 TR | 4,265,176.8498712 TR | 4,549,521.9731959 TR | 4,833,867.0965207 TR | 5,118,212.2198454 TR | 5,402,557.3431702 TR | 5,686,902.4664949 TR | 5,971,247.5898196 TR | 6,255,592.7131444 TR | 6,539,937.8364691 TR | 6,824,282.9597939 TR | 7,108,628.0831186 TR | 7,392,973.2064434 TR | 7,677,318.3297681 TR | 7,961,663.4530929 TR | 8,246,008.5764176 TR | 8,530,353.6997424 TR | 8,814,698.8230671 TR | 9,099,043.9463918 TR | 9,383,389.0697166 TR | 9,667,734.1930413 TR | 9,952,079.3163661 TR | 10,236,424.439691 TR | 10,520,769.563016 TR | 10,805,114.68634 TR | 11,089,459.809665 TR | 11,373,804.93299 TR | 11,658,150.056315 TR | 11,942,495.179639 TR | 12,226,840.302964 TR | 12,511,185.426289 TR | 12,795,530.549614 TR | 13,079,875.672938 TR | 13,364,220.796263 TR | 13,648,565.919588 TR | 13,932,911.042913 TR | 14,217,256.166237 TR | 14,501,601.289562 TR | 14,785,946.412887 TR | 15,070,291.536211 TR | 15,354,636.659536 TR | 15,638,981.782861 TR | 15,923,326.906186 TR | 16,207,672.02951 TR | 16,492,017.152835 TR | 16,776,362.27616 TR | 17,060,707.399485 TR | 17,345,052.522809 TR | 17,629,397.646134 TR | 17,913,742.769459 TR | 18,198,087.892784 TR | 18,482,433.016108 TR | 18,766,778.139433 TR | 19,051,123.262758 TR | 19,335,468.386083 TR | 19,619,813.509407 TR | 19,904,158.632732 TR | 20,188,503.756057 TR | 20,472,848.879382 TR | 20,757,194.002706 TR | 21,041,539.126031 TR | 21,325,884.249356 TR | 21,610,229.372681 TR | 21,894,574.496005 TR | 22,178,919.61933 TR | 22,463,264.742655 TR | 22,747,609.86598 TR | 23,031,954.989304 TR | 23,316,300.112629 TR | 23,600,645.235954 TR | 23,884,990.359279 TR | 24,169,335.482603 TR | 24,453,680.605928 TR | 24,738,025.729253 TR | 25,022,370.852578 TR | 25,306,715.975902 TR | 25,591,061.099227 TR | 25,875,406.222552 TR | 26,159,751.345877 TR | 26,444,096.469201 TR | 26,728,441.592526 TR | 27,012,786.715851 TR | 27,297,131.839176 TR | 27,581,476.9625 TR | 27,865,822.085825 TR | 28,150,167.20915 TR | 28,434,512.332475 TR |
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.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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gigawatt | GW | = 109 W | = 109 W | Metric system SI |
gigawatts | tons of refrigeration (IT) | gigawatts | tons of refrigeration (IT) |
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1 | ≈ 284345.12332475 | 6 | ≈ 1706070.7399485 |
2 | ≈ 568690.24664949 | 7 | ≈ 1990415.8632732 |
3 | ≈ 853035.36997424 | 8 | ≈ 2274760.986598 |
4 | ≈ 1137380.493299 | 9 | ≈ 2559106.1099227 |
5 | ≈ 1421725.6166237 | 10 | ≈ 2843451.2332475 |
A ton of refrigeration (TR), also called a refrigeration ton (RT), is a unit of power used in some countries (especially in North America) to describe the heat-extraction capacity of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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ton of refrigeration (IT) | TR | ≡ 2000 lb × iceIT / 24 h: iceIT = 144 °F × 2326 J/kg·°F | ≈ 3.516853×103 W | Imperial/US |
tons of refrigeration (IT) | gigawatts | tons of refrigeration (IT) | gigawatts |
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1 | ≈ 3.516853E-6 | 6 | ≈ 2.1101118E-5 |
2 | ≈ 7.033706E-6 | 7 | ≈ 2.4617971E-5 |
3 | ≈ 1.0550559E-5 | 8 | ≈ 2.8134824E-5 |
4 | ≈ 1.4067412E-5 | 9 | ≈ 3.1651677E-5 |
5 | ≈ 1.7584265E-5 | 10 | ≈ 3.516853E-5 |
gigawatts | tons of refrigeration (IT) |
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1 | ≈ 284,345.1233248 |
3.516853 × 10-6 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |