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So its actually true. Thats what most people already throught.
When i look at the technical specs, its basicly a AC180 with slightly less capacity and double the solar input. Thats a good trade. Since the AC180 fans can be a bit from the noisy side, really interested how the Elite 100 V2 does compare.
The only thing thats not my personal taste is the design of the unit
in the Youtube promotion it was compared side by side to the AC180. I’m looking to upgrade my PS72 at some point as I prefer the faster charging on the newer models. This doesn’t seem that much bigger than the AC70, but with a lot more power and runtime. I really like my Elite 200, especially how quiet it is, so I will be considering this model as well when finances allow.
I agree that the front design is a bit different. Reminds me of a robot head
Realistically if you pair two PV350s with this power station it will likely net you around 650 watts (36.5V@18A). You have to run in parallel due to limited 60V VOC range. Assuming a 90% charge efficiency (585 watts essentially), you’ll recharge the power station in 1.75 hours (1024/585=1.75). Likely the 12V-60 VOC is a compromise the design team made in order to keep the price lower though this is just a guess.
@Selfmadestrom , @sealy1986 , @Tezzabee Interesting, its got 89% of the AC180s battery capacity at 71% of its weight. This weight reduction is probably why it has followed the AC70s handle design. It’s around 1.2kg or 2.5lb heavier than the AC70.
Solar is doubled, it will be interesting to know if that is an increase in the Voc or the Amps to achieve that.
It also looks like the physical size is smaller than the AC180.
Using Bluetti’s recommended 90% DoD and the 85% conversion factor calculation the AC180 has 881Wh usable, the Elite 100 V2 has 783Wh, or 98Wh less.
The AC70 has 588Wh usable.
My real world affect of this capacity reduction is; I use around 15% of my AC180 to run my RV microwave, which gives me 6 days without recharge.
From the Elite 100 V2, I would get 5 days. That’s something I can live with, as I generally top the 180 up every day from solar when available. I recently spent 4 weeks off grid, used the M/Wave around 22 of those 30 days, of which I had 4 days with insufficient solar, not all following each other. So capacity still bridges those gaps in solar.
@Mandp I’m glad I’m not the only one who views a microwave as extremely useful! Well worth the power consumption investment. If you do more dispersed camping than developed, solar potential is extremely useful for somebody like me that has limited space in their rig. Now if you have some luxury, you can also benefit from a larger battery bank. At the end of the day you need to input more than you output! I was thinking about a Charger 1 for a while but decided against it because I want to preserve my alternator. Anyone needing 560W fast charging for several hours likely has much higher power demands, and as such has a very large solar array or just camps at an electric site the other percentage of the time. Sometimes I can just save money by staying overnight at a site with an amp hookup. If the campground is $50 a night, for 5 hours of highway driving at 65MPH and 20MPG, I would waste 16 gallons of fuel or $56 if gas is $3.50! If I’m going to move its because I want to move to a new location farther away, not because I need to top off my batteries.
It should have the improved inverter efficiency like the Elite 200? Also, the fans are very, very quiet on the Elite 200 whereas they are a lot more noticeable on my AC180P, even with lower loads. Do you think those things could add to the run time even though it has less watt hours?
@sealy1986 Agree totally, especially with alternator load, I feel the same way as I’m already adding 20A at the 4x4 Aux Bat and another 25A for the Caravan (RV).
However, where I think where the C1 shines is; My AC70 & AC180 power stations are great, but limited with capacity and have no direct interface to any expansion batteries.
I have a spare 100Ah LFP (1,300Wh) deep cycle battery, for which I have made a cable to input to the DC input via battery to MC4, then using each PS Solar cable. This only gives around 90W input.
Now that I have the C1, I made 2 short heavy cables to quick connect that 100Ah through the Charger 1 to the PS and can charge at max 560W, just like a B80 would for the AC60.
That 100Ah has a discharge rate of 1C and a charge rate of 0.5C. For recharging it, I have a 15A Victron, 240VAC smart charger, or a 75/15 solar controller = options.
Extra info - The LFP is a Pylontech 100Ah LiFePo4, aluminum casing, W/- push on/off switch and LED 4 bar (25% graduation) capacity indicator. I have 2 more in parallel in the RV. I went Alum casing as a. it doesn’t burn, b. dissipates heat better than plastic and, c. ruggedness when used in off road environments.
@Tezzabee - Yup, 35dB is many times quieter than the approx 50-55dB of earlier models. I’ll note more on that in a separate post.
I agree, improved efficiency should improve actual capacity from the same size of storage. That the 100 V2 battery is smaller that alleged efficiency improvement may change the stated 85% of earlier models. From, other tests I’ve seen on Youtube, Bluetti PS seem to do better than that anyway.
For those that do not know - Sound Power values are logarithmic, not linear. For each 3dB increase, the sound level doubles. i.e. 6dB is double 3dB, 9dB is double that and therefore 4 times 3dB. 12dB is double 9dB and 8 times 3dB and so on.
To save the math - a 21dB increase is actually 64 times louder. A 30dB increase is 512 times louder. Testing usually occurs at 1 meter from source, but needs to be noted as sound decreases with distance. (I am qualified in this area)
Assume the AC180P has an AC inverter idle consumption of 15W.
Usable capacity of Elite 100: 921.6Wh (Aka DoD)
Usable capacity of AC180P: 1296Wh (aka DoD)
AC180P runtime leaving AC inverter ON would be: 86.4 hours
In order for Elite 100 to match the AC180P its AC inverter idle consumption would need to be 10.6W (921.6/86.4=10.6W). If anything you will be lucky to break even in runtime. However that’s not the whole picture. Assume the new inverter is more efficient and you get the same runtime. You also need LESS batter to fill and you get DOUBLE the solar. Those are huge upgrades in my book. Solar potential is all i care about when offgrid. I’d rather have an AC inverter at 70% efficiency but 1000W of solar over a 90% one that only outputs 200W.
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