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Portable stations and solar generator kits
A station, and the same station sold with a panel to fill it.
A power station plus a folding panel, matched. The value is in the matching — the panel’s output voltage sits inside the station’s input window, and the connector is right, which is not automatic when the two are bought separately.
Watt-hours, not watts. The station’s output rating says what it can run; its capacity says for how long. A 300 Wh station running a 60 W load lasts four hours or so, and no wattage figure tells you that.
The number that separates a station you can top up over lunch from one that needs a night. Solar input in watts, and mains input separately — and the individual pages mark where a listing gives only one.
LiFePO4 and NMC age very differently. The chemistry determines whether a station is still useful in five years, and it is the specification most worth finding.
Another maker in this catalogue sells a carrying bag sized specifically for one of these stations, and names it. The compatibility is theirs to state.
288 Wh nominal · 300 W DC · LiFePO4, 4000 cycles · 80 % in about 70 min on USB-C plus solar · 5 outputs · about 2.5 kg
A 288 Wh LiFePO4 station rated 300 W, charged over USB-C, solar or a car socket, with three USB-C ports of which two are rated 140 W and an integrated cable that doubles as the handle.
Best for: Someone charging laptops and cameras rather than running mains appliances, who wants a published temperature range.
≈ £149 / €159
2042 Wh station · 200 W panel, no test conditions stated · 2200 W across 2 AC outlets · 80 % in 52 min · 5.5 h solar at 400 W · 20 ms UPS · 17.5 kg · under 30 dB
A 2042 Wh LiFePO4 station bundled with a 200 W panel, rated 2200 W across two mains outlets, reaching 80 % in a stated 52 minutes and offering a 20 ms uninterruptible switchover.
Best for: A household that wants 2 kWh of backup and expects to add a second panel before the first winter.
≈ €1099
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