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A watt is a unit of power, named after Earth scientist James Watt. One watt is equal to one joule per second.

Comparative list of electical power

Milliwatt = 0.001 watts

20 milliwatts: The internal sensors aboard a Constitution-class starship were set to detect any scan field set at or above 20 milliwatts. (DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")

Deciwatt = 0.1 watts

deciwatts: B'Elanna Torres wanted to siphon every last deciwatt of energy from the plasma network to the deflector. (VOY: "Fair Haven")

Watt

30 watts: Janeway spoke of the holodeck character Michael Sullivan as being a 300 deciwatt holodeck program. (VOY: "Spirit Folk")

Megawatt = 1 million watts

1.05 megawatts: Starfleet phaser rifle's energy cell has a power output of 1.05 megawatts. (TNG: "The Mind's Eye")
20 megawatts: For Crewman Daniels' tracking equipment, which he used to tie into Enterprise's sensor grid, to work properly, he needed another 20 megawatts routed to the system. (ENT: "Cold Front")
23 megawatts: Doctor Nel Apgar used a 23 megawatt lambda field generator for his experiments with Krieger waves. (TNG: "A Matter of Perspective")
30 megawatts: A Borg alcove required over 30 megawatts of power to function. (VOY: "Dark Frontier")
40 megawatts: In an initial attack made on the USS Enterprise-D by the Delta Rana warship, it fired jacketed streams of positrons and antiprotons, firepower equivalent to 40 megawatts, which caused no damage to the Enterprise. (TNG: "The Survivors")
700 megawatts: The high-energy disruptor weaponry used by Cardassian warships in 2367 had an estimated coherent output of 700 megawatts and a 340 kHz rapid nadion effect. (TNG: "The Wounded" display graphics)
900 megawatts: As an artificial satellite discovered around a penal moon in the Gamma Quadrant approached the USS Yangtzee Kiang, it began to establish a significant power build-up. Power readings went from 600 megawatts to 900 megawatts before the satellite fired at the runabout. The resultant blast knocked out the ship's shields, forward thrusters, and impulse engines. (DS9: "Battle Lines")

Gigawatt = 1 billion watts

gigawatts: Montgomery Scott was sure he could get a few extra gigawatts out of the shields of the USS Jenolan to support his plan to use the ship to prop open the doors of a Dyson sphere. (TNG: "Relics")
gigawatts: Captain Kathryn Janeway reroute every spare gigawatt to USS Voyager's shields to protect the ship from the resulting explosion caused when they fired at a metreon gas cloud. (VOY: "Think Tank")
4.2 gigawatts: The reactor required to power the Federation "duck blind" on Mintaka III was capable of producing 4.2 gigawatts. A reactor this size was required to power the hologenerator used to hide the blind, but could also power a small phaser bank or a subspace relay station. (TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers")
50 gigawatts: Doctor Tolian Soran erected a 50 gigawatt force field on Veridian III around the equipment he intended to use to destroy the Veridian sun. (Star Trek Generations)
60 gigawatts: The margin of error when saving the atmosphere of Penthara IV was no more than 0.06 terawatts. (TNG: "A Matter of Time")
200 gigawatts: The quantum beacon mounted on board the Enterprise NX-01, used to reveal both a Suliban stealth-cruiser and Romulan Birds-of-Prey, had an output of 200 gigawatts. (ENT: "Shockwave")
400 gigawatts: In its second attack on the USS Enterprise-D, the Delta Rana warship encountered at Delta Rana IV fired 400 gigawatts of particle energy, causing superficial damage to the ship but effectively taking down its shields. A second shot took out the rest of the Enterprise's shields and caused thermal damage to the hull. (TNG: "The Survivors")

Terawatt = 1 trillion watts

1 terawatt: In 2365, the command headquarters of Daled IV utilized a communication system that originated from a terawatt source, which was necessary to penetrate the planet's atmosphere. According to Commander William T. Riker, "that's more power than our entire ship could generate," meaning that they lacked the ability to respond to the communique. (TNG: "The Dauphin")
1 terawatt: In 2374, the Entharan weapons dealer Kovin introduced Tom Paris and Seven of Nine to a terawatt powered particle beam rifle. (VOY: "Retrospect")
terawatts: By 2368, the USS Enterprise-D was stated as having a powerful matter/antimatter warp reaction system that had an output that was normally capable of kicking plasma up into the terawatt range. (TNG: "The Masterpiece Society")
3.2 terawatts: The Cytherian probe encountered by the Enterprise-D created an energy field around itself at an intensity beginning at 3.2 terawatts and continued to increase. The shields of a Federation shuttlecraft could not provide sufficient protection for its computer from an energy field of that intensity. (TNG: "The Nth Degree")
4 terawatts: The ancient network of relay stations claimed by the Hirogen, powered by artificial quantum singularities of approximately a centimeter in diameter, had an output of 4 terawatts of energy. (VOY: "Hunters")
5 terawatts: For Voyager to increase the radiogenic resolution in its long-range sensors, it was necessary to route at least another 5 terawatts to the sensor array. (VOY: "Good Shepherd")
60 terawatts: The Pathfinder Project used a 60 terawatt tachyon beam, directed toward a class B itinerant pulsar, to create the micro-wormhole necessary to establish contact with the Delta Quadrant. (VOY: "Pathfinder")

Petawatt = 1 quadrillion watts

5 petawatts: The Borg exoskeleton in Seven of Nine's arm could withstand 5 million gigawatts of power. (VOY: "Revulsion")

Exawatt = 1 quintillion watts

9 exawatts: The Ba'Neth outpost in Grid 216 was hidden by a 9 million terawatt cloaking field. (VOY: "Riddles")
12.75 exawatts: In 2369, the generation of 12.75 billion gigawatts of energy per second was harnessed in the warp core aboard a Galaxy-class starship. (TNG: "True Q")

Greater than one thousand yottawatts

5.34 e41×10⁴¹ watts: The Gamma Erandi Nebula expended 5.34 e41×10⁴¹ watts of energy, which was well within the norm for this type of phenomenon. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi")

External links

Watt at Wikipedia
- Orders of magnitude (power) at Wikipedia

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-A '''watt''' is a [[measurements|unit of power]], named after [[Earth]] scientist [[Wikipedia:James Watt|James Watt]]. One watt is equal to one [[joule]] per second.
+A '''watt''' is a [[measurements|unit of power]], named after [[Earth]] [[scientist]] James Watt. One watt is equal to one [[joule]] per second.
 ==Comparative list of electical power==
 ;Milliwatt = 0.001 watts
-* The [[internal sensors]] aboard a [[Constitution class|''Constitution''-class]] [[starship]] are set to detect any [[scan field]] set at or above '''20 milliwatts'''. ({{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}})
+* '''20 milliwatts''': The [[internal sensor]]s aboard a {{class|Constitution}} [[starship]] were set to detect any [[scan field]] set at or above 20 milliwatts. ({{DS9|Trials and Tribble-ations}})
-;Decawatt = 100 watts
+;Deciwatt = 0.1 watts
+*'''deciwatts''': [[B'Elanna Torres]] wanted to siphon every last deciwatt of energy from the plasma network to the [[deflector]]. ({{VOY|Fair Haven}})
-*[[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] spoke of the [[holodeck]] character [[Michael Sullivan]] as being a '''300 decawatt''' holodeck program. ({{VOY|Spirit Folk}})
+;Watt
+*'''30 watts''': [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] spoke of the [[holodeck]] character [[Michael Sullivan]] as being a 300 deciwatt [[holodeck program]]. ({{VOY|Spirit Folk}})
 ;Megawatt = 1 million watts
+*'''1.05 megawatts''': [[Starfleet]] [[phaser rifle]]'s [[energy cell]] has a power output of 1.05 megawatts. ({{TNG|The Mind's Eye}})
-*[[Doctor]] [[Nel Apgar]] used a '''23 megawatt''' [[lambda field generator]] for his experiments with [[Krieger wave]]s. ({{TNG|A Matter of Perspective}})
+*'''20 megawatts''': For [[Crewman]] {{dis|Daniels|Crewman}}' tracking equipment, which he used to tie into [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']]'s [[sensor grid]], to work properly, he needed another 20 megawatts routed to the system. ({{ENT|Cold Front}})
+*'''23 megawatts''': [[Doctor]] [[Nel Apgar]] used a 23 megawatt [[lambda field generator]] for his experiments with [[Krieger wave]]s. ({{TNG|A Matter of Perspective}})
-* In an initial attack made on the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] by the [[Delta Rana warship]], it fired jacketed streams of [[positron]]s and [[antiproton]]s, firepower equivalent to '''40 megawatts''', which caused no damage to the ''Enterprise''. ({{TNG|The Survivors}})
+*'''30 megawatts''': A [[Borg alcove]] required over 30 megawatts of power to function. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}})
+*'''40 megawatts''': In an initial attack made on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} by the [[Delta Rana warship]], it fired jacketed streams of [[positron]]s and [[antiproton]]s, firepower equivalent to 40 megawatts, which caused no damage to the ''Enterprise''. ({{TNG|The Survivors}})
-* As a [[satellite]] discovered around a penal [[moon]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]] approached the [[USS Yangtzee Kiang|USS ''Yangtzee Kiang'']], it began to establish a significant power build-up. Power readings went from '''600 megawatts''' to '''900 megawatts''' before firing at the [[runabout]]. The resultant blast knocked out the ship's [[shield]]s, forward [[thruster]]s and [[impulse engine]]s. ({{DS9|Battle Lines}})
+* '''700 megawatts''': The high-energy [[disruptor]] weaponry used by [[Cardassian warship]]s in [[2367]] had an estimated coherent output of 700 megawatts and a 340 kHz rapid nadion effect. ({{TNG|The Wounded}} ''[[:File:Weapon ranges overlay remastered.jpg|display graphics]]'')
+*'''900 megawatts''': As an [[artificial satellite]] discovered around a [[Unnamed moons#Penal moon|penal moon]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]] approached the {{USS|Yangtzee Kiang}}, it began to establish a significant power build-up. Power readings went from 600 megawatts to 900 megawatts before the satellite fired at the [[runabout]]. The resultant blast knocked out the ship's [[shields]], forward [[thruster]]s, and [[impulse engine]]s. ({{DS9|Battle Lines}})
 ;Gigawatt = 1 billion watts
-* [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]] was sure he could get a '''few extra gigawatts''' out of the shields of the [[USS Jenolan|USS ''Jenolan'']] to support his plan to use the ship to prop open the doors of a [[Dyson Sphere]]. ({{TNG|Relics}})
+*'''gigawatts''': [[Montgomery Scott]] was sure he could get a few extra gigawatts out of the shields of the {{USS|Jenolan}} to support his plan to use the ship to prop open the doors of a [[Dyson sphere]]. ({{TNG|Relics}})
+*'''gigawatts''': [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] reroute every spare gigawatt to {{USS|Voyager}}'s shields to protect the ship from the resulting explosion caused when they fired at a [[metreon gas]] cloud. ({{VOY|Think Tank}})
+*'''4.2 gigawatts''': The reactor required to power the [[Federation]] "[[duck blind]]" on [[Mintaka III]] was capable of producing 4.2 gigawatts. A reactor this size was required to power the [[hologenerator]] used to hide the blind, but could also power a small [[phaser bank]] or a [[subspace relay station]]. ({{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}})
+*'''50 gigawatts''': [[Doctor]] [[Tolian Soran]] erected a 50 gigawatt [[force field]] on [[Veridian III]] around the equipment he intended to use to destroy the [[Veridian]] [[sun]]. ({{film|7}})
+*'''60 gigawatts''': The margin of error when saving the [[atmosphere]] of [[Penthara IV]] was no more than 0.06 terawatts. ({{TNG|A Matter of Time}})
+*'''200 gigawatts''': The [[quantum beacon]] mounted on board the {{EnterpriseNX}}, used to reveal both a [[Suliban stealth-cruiser]] and [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey (22nd century)|Romulan Birds-of-Prey]], had an output of 200 gigawatts.  ({{ENT|Shockwave}})
+*'''400 gigawatts''': In its second attack on the USS ''Enterprise''-D, the Delta Rana warship encountered at [[Delta Rana IV]] fired 400 gigawatts of [[particle]] energy, causing superficial damage to the ship but effectively taking down its shields. A second shot took out the rest of the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s shields and caused thermal damage to the [[hull]]. ({{TNG|The Survivors}})
+;Terawatt = 1 trillion watts
-* The reactor required to power the [[Federation]] "[[duck blind]]" on [[Mintaka III]] was capable of producing '''4.2 gigawatts'''. A reactor this size was required to power the [[hologenerator]] used to hide the blind, but could also be power a small [[phaser bank]] or [[subspace relay station]]. ({{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}})
+*'''1 terawatt''': In [[2365]], the command headquarters of [[Daled IV]] utilized a communication system that originated from a terawatt source, which was necessary to penetrate the [[planet]]'s [[atmosphere]]. According to [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]], "''that's more power than our entire ship could generate,''" meaning that they lacked the ability to respond to the communique. ({{TNG|The Dauphin}})
+*'''1 terawatt''': In [[2374]], the [[Entharan]] weapons dealer [[Kovin]] introduced [[Tom Paris]] and Seven of Nine to a [[terawatt powered particle beam rifle]]. ({{VOY|Retrospect}})
+*'''terawatts''': By [[2368]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} was stated as having a powerful matter/antimatter warp reaction system that had an output that was normally capable of kicking [[plasma]] up into the terawatt range. ({{TNG|The Masterpiece Society}})
+*'''3.2 terawatts''': The [[Cytherian probe]] encountered by the ''Enterprise''-D created an energy field around itself at an intensity beginning at 3.2 terawatts and continued to increase. The shields of a [[Federation shuttlecraft]] could not provide sufficient protection for its [[computer]] from an energy field of that intensity. ({{TNG|The Nth Degree}})
+*'''4 terawatts''': The ancient network of [[Hirogen communications network|relay station]]s claimed by the Hirogen, powered by [[artificial quantum singularity|artificial quantum singularities]] of approximately a [[centimeter]] in diameter, had an output of 4 terawatts of energy. ({{VOY|Hunters}})
+*'''5 terawatts''': For ''Voyager'' to increase the radiogenic resolution in its [[long-range sensor]]s, it was necessary to route at least another 5 terawatts to the [[sensor array]]. ({{VOY|Good Shepherd}})
+*'''60 terawatts''': The [[Pathfinder Project]] used a 60 terawatt [[tachyon beam]], directed toward a [[class B itinerant pulsar]], to create the [[micro-wormhole]] necessary to establish contact with the [[Delta Quadrant]]. ({{VOY|Pathfinder}})
+;Petawatt = 1 quadrillion watts
-* [[Doctor]] [[Tolian Soran]] erected a '''50 gigawatt''' [[force field]] on [[Veridian III]] around the equipment he intended to use to destroy the [[Veridian]] [[sun]]. ({{film|7}})
+*'''5 petawatts''': The [[Borg]] [[exoskeleton]] in [[Seven of Nine]]'s arm could withstand 5 million gigawatts of power. ({{VOY|Revulsion}})
+;Exawatt = 1 quintillion watts
-* The [[quantum beacon]] mounted on board the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]], used to reveal both a [[Suliban stealth-cruiser]] and [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey (22nd century)|Romulan Birds-of-Prey]], had an output of '''200 gigawatts'''.  ({{ENT|Shockwave}})
+*'''9 exawatts''': The [[Ba'Neth]] [[outpost]] in [[Grid 216]] was hidden by a 9 million terawatt [[cloaking field]]. ({{VOY|Riddles}})
+*'''12.75 exawatts''': In [[2369]], the generation of 12.75 billion gigawatts of energy per second was harnessed in the [[warp core]] aboard a {{class|Galaxy}} [[starship]]. ({{TNG|True Q}})
-* In its second attack on the USS ''Enterprise''-D, the Delta Rana warship encountered at [[Delta Rana IV]] fired '''400 gigawatts''' of [[particle]] energy, causing superficial damage to the ship but effectively taking down its shields. A second shot took out the rest of the ''Enterprise''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s shields and caused thermal damage to the [[hull]]. ({{TNG|The Survivors}})
-* The [[warp core]] aboard a [[Galaxy class|''Galaxy''-class]] [[starship]] generates '''12.75 billion gigawatts''' per second of energy. ({{TNG|True Q}})
-* The [[Borg]] [[exoskeleton]] in [[Seven of Nine]]'s arm can withstand '''5 million gigawatts''' of power. ({{VOY|Revulsion}})
-:''1 billion gigawatts is equal to 1 '''exawatt'''''.
-;Terawatt = 1 trillion watts
-*The margin of error when saving the [[atmosphere]] of [[Penthara IV]] was no more then '''0.06''' terawatts. ({{TNG|A Matter of Time}})
+;Greater than one thousand yottawatts
-* The [[Cytherian]] [[probe]] encountered by the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] created an energy field around itself at an intensity beginning at '''3.2 terawatts''' and continued to increase. The shields of a [[Federation shuttlecraft]] cannot provide sufficent protection for its [[computer]] from an energy field of that intensity. ({{TNG|In Theory}})
+*'''5.34 {{exp|41}} watts''': The [[Gamma Erandi Nebula]] expended 5.34 {{exp|41}} watts of energy, which was well within the norm for this type of phenomenon. ({{TNG|Ménage à Troi}})
+==External links==
-* The ancient network of [[Hirogen communications network|relay station]]s claimed by the Hirogen, powered by [[artificial quantum singularity|artificial quantum singularities]] of approximately a [[Earth measurements#Centimeter|centimeter]] in diameter, have an output of '''4 terawatts''' of energy. ({{VOY|Hunters}})
+*{{wikipedia}}
+**{{wikipedia|Orders of magnitude (power)}}
+[[de:Watt]]
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-** {{Wikipedia|Megawatt}}
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