Anker SOLIX Solar Panels Compared: PS100, PS200 and PS400 Bifacial, the PS30, and Which Panel Fits Your Station

The Anker SOLIX Panel Lineup: Specs Side by Side

Two numbers decide which station a panel can plug into: its open-circuit voltage (Voc), which must stay under the station’s input voltage ceiling, and its short-circuit current (Isc), which the station will cap at its amp limit. Anker’s US product pages give only the operating point (“PV Output 48V=4.16A” for the PS200, for example), so the Voc and Isc below come from Anker’s bifacial datasheet and European retailer spec tables. All three bifacial panels list N-type cells at “25%+” efficiency, IP68, a 5-year warranty and a fixed stand that Anker sets at about 35°.

Anker SOLIX PS400 Portable Solar Panel: Who It Is For

The PS400 Bifacial is the biggest Anker folding panel and the highest-scoring panel in our data (94/100). The gain over the original PS400 is weight: 21.9 lb against 35.3 lb, plus IP68 instead of IP67. Both run at 48V and list the same 57.6V open-circuit voltage, so they pair with stations the same way. One PS400 fills the 400W input of the S2000 and more than fills a C800’s 300W. Two in parallel fill the 800W input of the C2000 Gen 2. On the F3800 Plus, Anker’s own design guide shows four 400W portable panels per input, two in series and two in parallel.

Two cautions. It is still a 22 lb panel that unfolds to 90.2 in long, so it is a campsite or backyard panel rather than a hiking one. And on November 8, 2026 Amazon showed it with a future ship date rather than in stock; Anker’s own store said orders placed from October 30 ship in early December. If you need 400W now, two PS200s in parallel give the same 400W at 21.2 lb combined. If you want 400W on a roof or a shed instead of a folding panel, our 400 watt solar panel kit guide and the best 400 watt solar panel comparison cover rigid options.

Which Anker SOLIX Panel for Which SOLIX Station

Each row takes a station’s published solar input from Anker’s manual or product page (voltage window, amp limit and watt cap) and works out the largest setup of current bifacial panels that stays inside it. The panel figures are PS100 25.9V / 4.86A, PS200 57.6V / 4.38A and PS400 57.6V / 8.75A (open-circuit / short-circuit), with 48V at maximum power for the PS200 and PS400. Parallel layouts need MC4 Y-branch connectors, which are not in the panels’ box contents.

Station input sources: C300 DC at 11–28V with an XT-60 connector per Anker’s C300 DC user guide (which recommends Anker’s 100W and 60W panels) and Footprint Hero (8.2A, 100W), plus the C300 Amazon listing’s compatibility note. C800 at 11–60V, 10A, 300W via XT-60 per Anker’s C800 user manual (A1753, via OTTO); retailers list the C800 Plus with the same 300W input. C1000 per Anker’s C1000 page and UK user guide. C1000 Gen 2 per Anker’s spec table (“11-28v⌏8.2A; 29V-60V⌏14.5A (600W Max)”, XT60i input port), the same bands in RV Parts Giant’s sizing guide, and the Amazon listing (“600W (60V max)”). F2000 per Anker’s F2000 user manual. F3000 per Anker’s F3000 user guide (via The Cabin Depot). F3800 per Anker’s F3800 page and user manual (“11-60V solar charger with an XT-60 connector”). F3800 Plus per Anker’s F3800 Plus Technical Brief and Design Guide. S2000 and C2000 Gen 2 figures are the ones cited in our reviews of each, cross-checked against RV Parts Giant’s sizing guide. Anker publishes no specific panel-count rules for the 60V stations; the layouts above are our arithmetic against Anker’s limits.

Series or Parallel? The 57.6V Rule for Anker Panels

Wire panels in series (positive to negative) and the voltages add while the current stays the same. Wire them in parallel (with a Y-branch connector) and the currents add while the voltage stays the same. Anker’s PS200 and PS400 are unusual: they are 48V-class panels, while most brands’ 100–220W folding panels sit around 20–25V. That changes the wiring rule.

Real-World Output: What to Expect From an Anker Panel

Every wattage on this page is a nameplate figure measured under standard test conditions. Anker’s own PS400 Bifacial FAQ says actual output may fall below the rated 400W depending on sunlight and orientation. Outdoors, plan on roughly 75–80% of nameplate on a clear summer day, and less in these cases:

• Angle. The bifacial panels’ stands sit at one angle, about 35°, which Anker says suits 10 AM to 5 PM in the US, Europe and Japan; the bracket allows only slight adjustment. In winter at northern latitudes the sun is lower, so prop the panel steeper and re-aim it during the day. The original PS100 and PS400 had four kickstand angles, up to 80°.
• Bifacial gain depends on the ground. Anker claims “up to 10% more power” from the rear face over snow, sand or concrete. Over grass or dark soil, expect little.
• Rain. All three are IP68, but Anker’s FAQ still advises against heavy rain or submerging them. Bring them in during a storm.
• Heat and haze. Hot cells produce less. Anker’s F3800 Plus guide notes that charging time depends on both panel output and sunlight intensity.
• Cable runs and mixed panels. Anker’s F3800 Plus troubleshooting asks whether an extension cable is in use and suggests trying without it, and its design guide says to use the same type of panel in an array. Keep series strings in the same light: shade on one panel drags down the whole string.

A useful rule of thumb: daily solar energy ≈ nameplate × 0.75 × peak sun hours. One PS200 in a 5-sun-hour location gives about 750Wh on a good day, close to three-quarters of a 1,024Wh C1000 Gen 2. Running loads from that battery, usable runtime is about Wh × 0.85 ÷ load watts: a 60W average fridge load gets about 14.5 hours from a full C1000 Gen 2.

Who Should Buy Anker SOLIX Panels, and Who Should Skip Them

Still choosing a station? Our Anker SOLIX buying guide compares the whole lineup, and the C1000 Gen 2 review covers the station most PS200 buyers pair it with.