The BLUETTI AC180 takes up to 500 W of solar through one solar input (12–60 V, 10 A, 500 W). The quickest refill from BLUETTI's own panels on sale today: 1 × BLUETTI SORA 500, 1 panel on the solar input, which brings it to 409 W and refills its 1,152 Wh in about 2.8 h of full sun.
Solar limit
500W
Fastest refill
2.8h of sun
Panels
1× 500 W
The panels cost $849 at BLUETTI, checked Oct 11, 2026. At a more typical 70% panel yield the refill takes about 3.3 h. Every arrangement here keeps the panels' open-circuit voltage under the limit on a -10 °C (14 °F) morning. Every panel we track.
1 × BLUETTI SORA 500 on the BLUETTI AC180: 1 panel on the solar input; 409 W in.
12 to 60 V open-circuit, 10 A max, 500 W, DC7909 plug
All inputs together
500 W
Two panels in series add their voltages; strings in parallel add their currents. A panel's open-circuit voltage (Voc) rises on cold, bright mornings, so each arrangement below is checked with the panel's own temperature coefficient, or -0.35% per °C where the maker publishes none, at -10 °C (14 °F). Strings in parallel are kept within the input's current figure; a single string that could give more is held back by the input itself.
Every maker panel we track, on the AC180
11 of the 18 panels fit, fastest refill first. Each uses every input that can take it; the hours are full sun, from empty.
Maker panels on the BLUETTI AC180; prices Oct 11, 2026
"Full sun to refill" is the ideal floor: the station taking its input limit every hour. Panels rarely deliver their rating, so the 70% column is closer to a good day, and a usable day holds four to six hours of full sun in most of the US. Panels whose maker does not name an MC4 plug are counted one to an input, since they link to others only through the maker's own adapters.
Cables between panel and station
Jackery SolarSaga 100 Prime and other panels with the same plug: Anderson on the panel and DC7909 on the station, so you need an Anderson-to-DC7909 solar cable. Its cable: 9.58 feet.
BLUETTI PV350 and other panels with the same plug: MC4 on the panel and DC7909 on the station, so you need an MC4-to-DC7909 solar cable. Its cable: 20A MC4 to XT60 Solar Charging Cable (1.5m).
Jackery SolarSaga 40 Air and other panels with the same plug: DC8020 on the panel and DC7909 on the station, so you need a DC8020-to-DC7909 solar cable. Its cable: Multifunctional Solar Charging Cable (5.9 ft/1.8m).
What a day of sun puts back
Watt-hours back in a day, at a 70% panel yield and the station's input limit. Winter in the northern US gives about 3 hours of full sun, a clear summer day in the Southwest 6 or more.
Watt-hours back per day; the AC180 holds 1,152 Wh
Setup
3 h of sun
4 h of sun
5 h of sun
6 h of sun
1 × BLUETTI SORA 500
1,050 Wh91% of the battery
1,152 Wha full refill
1,152 Wha full refill
1,152 Wha full refill
1 × Jackery SolarSaga 500 X
1,050 Wh91% of the battery
1,152 Wha full refill
1,152 Wha full refill
1,152 Wha full refill
Check another panel on the AC180
Type the figures from the panel's label or spec sheet (they are given at 25 °C). The check assumes MC4 plugs, so panels can go in series or parallel.
Enter the four figures to see how many of these panels the AC180 takes, and how to wire them.
BLUETTI user manual (PDF): "Do not use solar panels with open circuit voltage higher than 60V. Solar input voltage range" · "for the unit is DC 12V~60V." · "Voc: 12V-60V Input Current: 10A Max. Input Power: 500W Max."
Panel figures: each panel's own page links its maker's spec sheet.
