Sometimes you want to get away from everything and unplug from the world.
Fortunately, spending time off-grid doesn’t have to mean living a spartan lifestyle. If you have a portable power station, you can operate many devices off-grid, including major household appliances. The type of appliances your PPS can run depends on its output and storage capacity, and the wattage of devices you want to operate simultaneously.
To find out what devices you can use, you need to know both the maximum power output and capacity of your portable power station. In addition, you need to know the power requirements for whatever appliances you want to use.
Your portable power station’s capacity is measured in watt-hours (Wh) or kilowatt-hours (kWh). This number indicates the maximum number of watts the PPS can output. When you divide the PPS capacity by the wattage requirement of an appliance or device, you can learn how long you can run that appliance or device and if the PPS provides sufficient electricity for it to operate. Your PPS capacity should have extra wattage to accommodate the appliance’s startup current or surge power. The running capacity of a machine like an air conditioner is almost always lower than the surge capacity needed to turn it on.
EcoFlow’s portable power stations offer an X-Boost feature that helps provide additional output to get appliances up and running. The total time you can run a device or appliance also depends on how many items you operate simultaneously without recharging. If you are spending time off-grid, you may want to rotate devices rather than powering everything at once. Understanding the math will help you prepare for purchasing the amount of portable power you need to meet your off-grid requirement.
Most portable power stations can run a television with little difficulty. A TV uses a relatively low hourly wattage. Most modern TVs use an average of 100 watts per hour, ranging from 50 to 200 watts per hour. A 100-watt demand isn’t too high. Even if you have one of the smaller capacity EcoFlow RIVER series Portable Power Stations, which range from 256Wh to 768Wh, you could run your TV for 2-7 hours. A more powerful PPS—such as one of the EcoFlow DELTA series—would carry you much further.
The runtime will change if you need to run other devices simultaneously with the TV. For example, if you want to stream online content or run a Blu-ray player at the same time as your television, you need to consider the wattage requirements of any connected devices. Any time you charge multiple devices or appliances, it will affect the total power you use and how long your generator will deliver on your needs between charges. The power consumption of even a big-screen TV is relatively small. You should be able to enjoy television for as much of the day as you want if you connect it to a high-capacity portable power station. There is little reason you should feel compelled to abandon television in your off-grid time (unless you want to!)
A smaller PPS typically won’t work for an air conditioning unit. However, some larger units, like the smaller PPS typically won’t work for an air conditioning unit. However, some larger units, like the EcoFlow DELTA Pro, will do the job. Air conditioning units vary in wattage, but all require a substantial amount of power. A central air conditioning unit typically consumes between 3000 and 3500 watts per hour. Larger portable units use between 2,900 and 4,100 watts per hour, while window units use between 900 and 1,400 watts per hour.
Some efficient portable AC units like the EcoFlow Wave blast 40000BTUs but only require 1200W. If you want to run an RV air conditioning system, you may need as much as 3,600 watts to get the unit running and between 500-1,800 watts per hour to run it. For smaller portable power stations, this is likely too much. A station designed to power small appliances or personal electronic devices will not be able to keep up with your air conditioning needs, even if it does deliver enough power to get your AC unit started in the first place. A more powerful unit like the EcoFlow DELTA Pro, on the other hand, with an expandable power capacity available up to 25 kWh, can power the average air conditioner for ten hours out of the box. The DELTA Pro pairs seamlessly with the Wave to keep the AC running for 12 hours.
A portable power station lets you keep essential appliances running in a power outage or off-grid while enjoying your television, air conditioning, or fridge. The EcoFlow portable power stations provide a range of available power ratings, with LCDs that show how long your PPS will last before the next recharge. A smartphone app even tells you everything you need to know about your portable power supply.
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About EcoFlow
EcoFlow is a leading eco-friendly energy solutions company with the vision to power a new world. Since its founding in 2017, EcoFlow aims to become a reliable and trusted energy companion for individuals and families across the world, providing accessible and renewable power solutions at home, in the outdoors and in mobile spaces. Today, with operational headquarters located in the USA, Germany, and Japan, EcoFlow has empowered more than 2 million users in over 100 markets worldwide.
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