Convert from poncelet to cheval vapeur

Unit Definition (poncelet)
The poncelet is a unit of power formerly used in France but now obsolete. The poncelet is defined to be the power required to raise a mass of 100 kilograms at a velocity of 1 meter per second. This is equivalent to 980.665 watts or exactly 4/3 metric horsepower (1.315 traditional horsepower). The unit was named for the French mathematician and engineer Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788-1867). It was replaced in French engineering by the metric horsepower (cheval vapeur).

Unit Definition (cheval vapeur)
French name for the metric horsepower. In Canadian French, however, the term is used to mean the English horsepower.