The Goal Zero Yeti PRO 4000 takes up to 3,000 W of solar through a High Power Port (13–145 V, 30 A, 3,000 W) and an 8 mm solar input (12–28 V, 10 A, 275 W). The quickest refill from a maker panel on sale today: 4 × BLUETTI SORA 500, 2 in series × 2 strings in parallel on the High Power Port, which brings it to 2,000 W and refills its 3,994 Wh in about 2 h of full sun.
Solar limit
3,000W
Fastest refill
2h of sun
Panels
4× 500 W
The panels cost $3,396 at BLUETTI, checked Oct 11, 2026. At a more typical 70% panel yield the refill takes about 2.9 h. Every arrangement here keeps the panels' open-circuit voltage under the limit on a -10 °C (14 °F) morning. Every panel we track.
4 × BLUETTI SORA 500 on the Goal Zero Yeti PRO 4000: 2 in series × 2 strings in parallel on the High Power Port; 2,000 W in.
Goal Zero Yeti PRO 4000: solar input limits from Goal Zero
High Power Port
13 to 145 V, 30 A max, 3,000 W, HPP plug
8 mm solar input
12 to 28 V, 10 A max, 275 W, 8 mm plug
All inputs together
3,000 W (Goal Zero: "Solar (3000 W Max); "If you want to exceed 600W of solar input, you’ll need to set your panels up in series."")
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 Yeti PRO 4000
12 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 Goal Zero Yeti PRO 4000; 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
Anker SOLIX PS400 and other panels with the same plug: MC4 on the panel and HPP on the station, so you need an MC4-to-HPP solar cable. Its cable: 2x 9.8ft(3m) MC4 solar charging cable, 1.6 ft (0.5 m) MC4 to XT-60 solar charging cable.
Jackery SolarSaga 100 Prime and other panels with the same plug: Anderson on the panel and HPP on the station, so you need an Anderson-to-HPP solar cable. Its cable: 9.58 feet.
Jackery SolarSaga 40 Air and other panels with the same plug: DC8020 on the panel and HPP on the station, so you need a DC8020-to-HPP solar cable. Its cable: Multifunctional Solar Charging Cable (5.9 ft/1.8m).
Strings in parallel join through an MC4 branch connector (one Y for each polarity), sold separately.
Panels in series need no extra part: each panel's positive MC4 plug clicks into the next panel's negative.
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 Yeti PRO 4000 holds 3,994 Wh
Setup
3 h of sun
4 h of sun
5 h of sun
6 h of sun
4 × BLUETTI SORA 500
3,994 Wha full refill
3,994 Wha full refill
3,994 Wha full refill
3,994 Wha full refill
1 × Jackery SolarSaga 500 X
1,050 Wh26% of the battery
1,400 Wh35% of the battery
1,750 Wh44% of the battery
2,100 Wh53% of the battery
Check another panel on the Yeti PRO 4000
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 Yeti PRO 4000 takes, and how to wire them.
Where the solar limits come from
Goal Zero product page: "HPP High Voltage Input: 3000W Max (13.3-150 V, up to 30A)" · "8 mm Low Voltage Input: 275W Max (12.3-28 V, up to 10A)" · "3,000 W solar input to charge from 0% to 80% in under 90 minutes"
Goal Zero user manual (PDF): "If you want to exceed 600W of solar input, you’ll need to set your panels up in series." · "High Voltage DC 3000W Max (13.3-150V DC, up to 40A)" · "Low Voltage DC 275W Max (12.3-28V DC, up to 10A)"
