Convert Microwatts to Ergs per Second
Convert Microwatts (µW) to Ergs per Second (erg/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
erg/s = µW × 10
About Microwatts
A microwatt (µW) is 10⁻⁶ W - the operational power band for autonomous IoT sensors and energy-harvesting wearables. Quartz oscillators in microcontrollers consume 1-10 µW; thermoelectric wearables harvesting body heat produce 10-100 µW. NFC tags derive ~10-200 µW from the reader field. Cochlear implants and implantable glucose sensors operate at microwatt levels to minimise tissue heating. 1 µW = 10⁻⁶ W.
About Ergs per Second
An erg per second (erg/s) is the CGS unit of power - exactly 10⁻⁷ W. Despite SI adoption, erg/s persists in astrophysics: the Sun's total luminosity is 3.828 × 10³³ erg/s; a peak supernova radiates ~10⁴³ erg/s - more power than the Sun emits over its 10-billion-year lifetime. X-ray binaries, active galactic nuclei, and neutron star accretion rates are catalogued in erg/s across decades of archival literature. 1 erg/s = 10⁻⁷ W.
Quick Reference Table
| Microwatts (µW) | Ergs per Second (erg/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 µW | 10 erg/s |
| 2 µW | 20 erg/s |
| 5 µW | 50 erg/s |
| 10 µW | 100 erg/s |
| 25 µW | 250 erg/s |
| 50 µW | 500 erg/s |
| 100 µW | 1000 erg/s |