El t\u00e9rmino caballo de vapor (CV) es sin duda uno de los m\u00e1s utilizados por los aficionados al autom\u00f3vil. Aunque es el primer criterio en el que nos fijamos a la hora de medir las prestaciones de un veh\u00edculo, no equivale exactamente a \u201cla potencia de un solo caballo\u201d, contrariamente a la creencia popular. Entonces, \u00bfc\u00f3mo surgi\u00f3 esta unidad que en North Tuned situamos en el centro del rendimiento?<\/p>\n
James Watt y el genio del marketing
\nEl t\u00e9rmino fue acu\u00f1ado por primera vez en 1782 por James Watt, un exitoso ingeniero e inventor escoc\u00e9s que mejor\u00f3 las m\u00e1quinas de vapor. Para explicar al p\u00fablico la capacidad de sus motores, Watt eligi\u00f3 los caballos -el \u201cmotor\u201d m\u00e1s com\u00fan de aquella \u00e9poca- como punto de comparaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
\u00bfC\u00f3mo se calcul\u00f3 1 caballo de vapor?
\nWatt observ\u00f3 caballos trabajando en minas de carb\u00f3n. Calcul\u00f3 que, por t\u00e9rmino medio, un caballo pod\u00eda arrastrar 45 kg de carb\u00f3n 1,1 metros en un segundo. Esto equival\u00eda matem\u00e1ticamente a unos 50 kg-m\/s de trabajo. Sin embargo, para que sus motores parecieran a\u00fan m\u00e1s fiables e impresionantes, Watt aument\u00f3 esta cifra en 50%, redonde\u00e1ndola a 75 kg-m\/s, y la defini\u00f3 como 1 Caballo de Potencia (CV).<\/p>\n
En resumen, la definici\u00f3n moderna es:<\/p>\n
1 Caballo de vapor (CV) es la potencia necesaria para elevar una carga de 75 kg 1 metro en vertical en 1 segundo.<\/p>\n
Hoy, en North Tuned, tomamos el legado fundamental de James Watt y lo optimizamos con soluciones modernas de software e ingenier\u00eda, despertando eficazmente a los caballos \u201cdormidos\u201d dentro de su veh\u00edculo.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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