Our van is charging nicely in today’s beautiful winter sun.
It’s the perfect occasion to test the real life perf of a PV200 with good conditions… (first very sunny day in weeks really!)
We tried different angles, obviously the low sun makes 60° ideal.
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Testing a 400W rooftop panel side by side with the PV200 gave good results:
- Longi 405 gives 220W with 60° angle, noon sun, clear sky.
- PV200 gives 116W using the exact same setting.
The rooftop panel produces 55% of its maximum capacity.
PV200 outputs exactly the same in similar, ideal conditions.
Comparing this no “no-name” (Jingyang) 100W TFE panels bought on Aliexpress, Bluetti clearly wins.
My husband tested the Jingyang in full summer sun, ideal angle, clear sky… he never managed to get more than 60% while the rooftop panels reached 100%.
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Bluetti’s PV200 is acing this test.
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With a sub-optimum angle, rooftop panels still perform better:
- at 25°, rooftop 400W panel drops to 110W. Roughly 25%.
- at 25°, PV200 drops to 30W, which is about 15%.
However, PV200 comes with a 45° kickstand. This is probably the best compromise. And honestly, with the car behind, it’s easy to tilt it to 60°.
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Very happy of our PV200!
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Oh and that keychain… nifty way to store the music we like, and wear the Bluetti colors proudly!
Thanks for the PV200 and 32GB stick shaped after an AC200MAX @BLUETTI 
