mathjsunits08.js

mathjsunits08.js

function power()
{
    // demonstrate creating custom units
    // this is metric horsepower, most commonly denoted by PS
    // for pferd starke, German for horsepower
    math.createUnit('ps', '735.49875 watt');

    // The math.js hp is mechanical horsepower or approx 746 Watts
    const power  = math.unit(100, 'hp');

    output(`power: ${power}`);
    output(`power.to('kilowatt'): ${power.to('kilowatt')}`);
    output(`power.to('ps'): ${power.to('ps')}`);
}