convert_power
Convert power measurements between units like watts, horsepower, and kilowatts for engineering, physics, and energy calculations.
Instructions
Convert power between units.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | Yes | Power value to convert | |
| from_unit | Yes | Source unit | |
| to_unit | Yes | Target unit |
Output Schema
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Implementation Reference
- src/unit_converter_mcp/server.py:164-178 (handler)MCP tool handler for 'convert_power'. Registers the tool with FastMCP and wraps the core convert_power_tool function, formatting the response with original and converted values.
@app.tool() def convert_power( value: Annotated[float, Field(description="Power value to convert")], from_unit: Annotated[POWER_UNIT, Field(description="Source unit")], to_unit: Annotated[POWER_UNIT, Field(description="Target unit")], ) -> dict: """Convert power between units.""" converted_value = convert_power_tool(value, from_unit, to_unit) return { "original_value": value, "original_unit": from_unit, "converted_value": converted_value, "converted_unit": to_unit, "conversion_type": "power", } - Core implementation of power unit conversion. Converts any power unit to watts then to target unit using predefined conversion factors.
def convert_power_tool( value: float, from_unit: POWER_UNIT, to_unit: POWER_UNIT, ) -> float: """Convert power between units.""" # Convert to watts first to_watts = { # Anglo‑American & HVAC "Btu per hour": 0.2930711, "foot pound‑force per second": 1.35582, "ton of refrigeration": 3_516.853, # Nutrition / chemistry "calorie per hour": 0.001162222222, "kilocalorie per hour": 1.162222222222, # Mechanical power "horsepower": 745.69987158227, # international / mechanical "horsepower (metric)": 735.4988, "kilogram‑force meter per second": 9.80665, # SI and metric multiples "watt": 1.0, "kilowatt": 1_000.0, "megawatt": 1_000_000.0, "gigawatt": 1_000_000_000.0, "terawatt": 1_000_000_000_000.0, "petawatt": 1_000_000_000_000_000.0, } watts = value * to_watts[from_unit] return watts / to_watts[to_unit] - Type definition (Literal) for all supported power units, used in tool signatures for input validation.
POWER_UNIT = Literal[ "Btu per hour", "foot pound‑force per second", "ton of refrigeration", "calorie per hour", "kilocalorie per hour", "horsepower", "horsepower (metric)", "kilogram‑force meter per second", "watt", "kilowatt", "megawatt", "gigawatt", "terawatt", "petawatt", ] - src/unit_converter_mcp/server.py:8-32 (registration)Import of convert_power_tool from tools package into server for use in MCP tool handlers.
from .tools import ( ANGLE_UNIT, AREA_UNIT, COMPUTER_DATA_UNIT, DENSITY_UNIT, ENERGY_UNIT, FORCE_UNIT, LENGTH_UNIT, MASS_UNIT, POWER_UNIT, PRESSURE_UNIT, SPEED_UNIT, TEMPERATURE_UNIT, TIME_UNIT, VOLUME_UNIT, convert_angle_tool, convert_area_tool, convert_batch_tool, convert_computer_data_tool, convert_density_tool, convert_energy_tool, convert_force_tool, convert_length_tool, convert_mass_tool, convert_power_tool, - src/unit_converter_mcp/tools/batch.py:155-155 (registration)Registration of convert_power_tool in the batch conversion tool's dispatcher dictionary.
"power": convert_power_tool,