Anker simply took the wraps off its new Solix F3000 energy station that’s transportable sufficient for vanlife, and highly effective and scalable sufficient for all times at house. The system recharges in quite a lot of methods together with by photo voltaic panels, an EV charger, and fuel generator with full passthrough to concurrently energy most family units. This big rolling battery can energy essential units — or perhaps a entire house — throughout prolonged blackouts, scale back month-to-month power payments when plugged into the house’s circuitry, or prolong street journeys when touring properly past {the electrical} grid.
The F3000 is constructed round a 3.1kWh LFP battery and inverter that converts all that saved power into as much as 3,600W of 120V AC output. You’ll be able to add three further 3.1kWh growth batteries to it for 12kWh of complete capability. For reference, a typical US house consumes about 889kWh monthly, or about 29.2kWh per day. However not each system is required throughout a blackout, and vanlifers require far much less capability and energy (I exploit about 1.6kWh per day in my very own van).
You may as well tie two F3000 energy stations along with an non-obligatory hub to spice up output to 240V / 7200W if it’s essential to energy heavy-duty AC home equipment like water pumps and residential air conditioners. Naturally, this energy station can also be slathered in shops, together with two USB-A and two 100W USB-C ports, 4 20A AC, one 30A AC, and a single 12V cigarette socket. Importantly, there’s a 12V / 30A Anderson output for simple integration with an RV’s electrical system.
The built-in wheels provide help to relocate the F3000 to the kitchen, bed room, or picnic desk — wherever you want energy, as long as stairs aren’t concerned: this factor’s heavy like different energy stations in its class, weighing 91.5 kilos / 41.5kg. There’s no point out of fan noise, which may be bothersome.
The Solix F3000 accepts as much as 2400W of photo voltaic charging by way of 165V and 60V inputs when the solar is shining. In any other case, it may be charged (with non-obligatory adapter) by a 120V gas-powered generator whereas concurrently delivering as much as 3600W to units plugged straight into the unit. That little trick is much more magical when the ability station is related to the home by way of a bidirectional inlet field and good meter (each offered individually) that ties the ability station on to your private home’s circuitry. It means you’ll be able to reduce in your entire house battery backup array (saving you numerous cash) whereas nonetheless having the peace of thoughts you could stand up to an prolonged blackout for so long as you might have liquid gas and the power to resist all that noise and stink.
Notably, Anker says that the F3000 is tremendous environment friendly in a brand new sleep mode, which reduces idle power drain to 24.4W when powering low-wattage units like followers and computer systems. Meaning the ability station’s battery ought to final over 5 days with the inverter on however sleeping, or virtually two days when powering a house fridge. Overlanders who spend weeks off the grid will welcome that effectivity.
The Anker Solix F3000 and non-obligatory equipment can be accessible at full retail value beginning on June twenty fifth. You’ll be able to signup now for early reductions.
Replace, June fifth: We eliminated retail pricing initially included on this story as a result of it violated the phrases of the agreed embargo with Anker.
