IFA 2023: The selection of power stations is getting bigger and bigger
5.9.2023
Translation: machine translated
Powerstations are here to stay - and to store electricity. I was on the lookout for new products from the most important manufacturers at IFA.
The Digitec and Galaxus editorial team reports directly from Berlin from IFA 2023. You can find all the news and background information published so far in our overview:
Anchor: compact or large? The main thing is expandable
Anker is presenting two new power stations at IFA. A compact and a damn big model. Both can be expanded with additional batteries.
The Anker Solix C1000 stores 1056 Wh and delivers up to 2400 watts - to up to nine devices simultaneously. It is said to be 15 per cent smaller than competitor products with a similar capacity. A full charge should take one hour from the socket.
Source: Jan Johannsen
Anker plans to launch the Solix C1000 on the market later this year. The manufacturer gives the recommended retail price as 1199 euros. The additional battery to double the capacity to 2112 Wh costs €799.
If you need more energy - to charge an electric car, for example - the Solix F3800 could be of interest to you. The power station stores up to 3840 Wh and delivers up to 6000 watts. With additional batteries, you can expand it to up to 26880 Wh. The Powerstation has wheels so that you can move it around easily.
Source: Jan Johannsen
Anker has not yet provided any information on the price or availability of the Solix F3800.
Bluetti: Wireless charging and UPS function
A visit to the Bluetti stand reveals the AC180P as the manufacturer's latest power station. Weighing 17 kilograms, it stores up to 1440 Wh and delivers a maximum output power of 1800 watts.
Source: Jan Johannsen
The European version of the AC180P has two classic sockets (in Japan and the USA there are four). There is also a cigarette lighter socket with 120 watts and four USB ports with 12 watts each. However, the one USB-C port with up to 100 watts should still have company. After all, the top of the power station also offers a wireless charging surface with up to 15 watts.
The AC180P is said to be charged to 80 per cent after just one hour at the socket. The power station can be used as a UPS and should take over the power supply within 20 milliseconds in the event of a power failure.
By the way, the sales team is working quickly:
Ecoflow: Wallbox for the home
Ecoflow has grown enormously over the last year and a half. However, there was no new power station at IFA. The latest addition, the Delta 2 Max, has been available in Europe since the spring. It has been available in the USA for about a year longer.
The new announcement at IFA, the Ecoflow Delta Pro Ultra with 6000 Wh and 7200 watts, is only available in the USA for the time being. There, Ecoflow wants to compete with Tesla with large batteries that can be installed in or on your home. The car manufacturer has been selling such wallboxes for several years. With them and the stackable ones from Ecoflow, you can store the electricity from your own solar system at home, among other things.
Goui: power bank or power station
I discovered the Beast 600 from accessories manufacturer Goui. With its 518 Wh, it is either a very large power bank or a very small power station. It weighs 6.6 kilograms and delivers 600 watts, or up to 1000 watts at peak.
Source: Jan Johannsen
There are no conventional power sockets. Instead, there is a car cigarette lighter and four DC5521 sockets with 12 volts each. There are also three USB-A ports, two of which deliver 12 watts and one 18 watts. The USB-C socket, on the other hand, delivers up to 100 watts. Cost point for the Beast: 799 dollars.
Jackery: solar panel or battery pack included
After I was still pondering the correct name for Goui, Jackery tried to sell me its smaller new announcement as a mini power station. The Explorer 300 Plus has 288 Wh and delivers up to 300 watts. These are distributed across two USB-C sockets with 100 watts and 15 watts, a USB-A connection with 15 watts, a 12-volt connection and a Schuko socket. I have only found the recommended retail price for Germany so far: 349 euros, in a set with mini solar panel 449 euros.
Source: Jan Johannsen
The Explorer 1000 Plus is unsurprisingly larger. It offers 1260 Wh and an output power of 2000 watts. With up to three battery packs, you can increase the capacity to 5000 Wh. Seven connections are available on the front:
- 2x USB-C (100 watts)
- 2x USA-A (18 watts)
- 2x Schuko socket outlet (2000 watts)
- 1x car charger (120 watts)
Source: Jan Johannsen
The Explorer Plus is expected to cost 1299 euros. Jackery wants 799 euros for a battery pack.
Ugreen: The new announcement is missing from the stand
It was a little disappointing at the Ugreen stand. The manufacturer presented its largest power station to date, the PowerRoam 2200, but did not have a model on the stand. I would have loved to have rolled the 25-kilo monster around on its four wheels.
The LiFePO4 batteries used are otherwise primarily intended for electric vehicles. The total capacity is 2048 Wh. Charging at the socket should only take 1.5 hours.
Source: Jan Johannsen
The PowerRoam 2200 can supply up to 2500 watts of power, with up to 3500 watts possible via its sockets at peak times - if I understand the data sheet correctly. There are definitely enough connections for charging devices:
- 4x power sockets (2300 watts)
- 4x USB-C (140 watts, 110 watts and 2x 45 watts)
- 2x USB-A (22.5 watts)
- 1x car charger (120 watts)
- 2x DC5521 (60 watts, 120 watts in dual port)
- 1X Anderson Powerpole (300 watts)
As a primary school pupil, I used to sit in a friend's living room with many of my classmates to play the Super NES. Now I get my hands on the latest technology and test it for you. In recent years at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, now at Digitec and Galaxus.