The OUPES Mega 3 takes up to 2,100 W of solar through one solar input (12–148 V, 15 A, 2,100 W). The quickest refill from a maker panel on sale today: 2 × BLUETTI SORA 500, 2 in series on the solar input, which brings it to 1,000 W and refills its 3,072 Wh in about 3.1 h of full sun.
Solar limit
2,100W
Fastest refill
3.1h of sun
Panels
2× 500 W
The panels cost $1,698 at BLUETTI, checked Oct 11, 2026. At a more typical 70% panel yield the refill takes about 4.4 h. Every arrangement here keeps the panels' open-circuit voltage under the limit on a -10 °C (14 °F) morning. Every panel we track.
2 × BLUETTI SORA 500 on the OUPES Mega 3: 2 in series on the solar input; 1,000 W in.
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 Mega 3
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 OUPES Mega 3; 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
BLUETTI PV350 and other panels with the same plug: MC4 on the panel and Anderson on the station, so you need an MC4-to-Anderson solar cable. Its cable: 20A MC4 to XT60 Solar Charging Cable (1.5m).
Jackery SolarSaga 100 Prime and other panels with the same plug: Anderson on both, so the panel plugs straight in. Its cable: 9.58 feet.
Jackery SolarSaga 40 Air and other panels with the same plug: DC8020 on the panel and Anderson on the station, so you need a DC8020-to-Anderson solar cable. Its cable: Multifunctional Solar Charging Cable (5.9 ft/1.8m).
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 Mega 3 holds 3,072 Wh
Setup
3 h of sun
4 h of sun
5 h of sun
6 h of sun
2 × BLUETTI SORA 500
2,100 Wh68% of the battery
2,800 Wh91% of the battery
3,072 Wha full refill
3,072 Wha full refill
1 × Jackery SolarSaga 500 X
1,050 Wh34% of the battery
1,400 Wh46% of the battery
1,750 Wh57% of the battery
2,100 Wh68% of the battery
Check another panel on the Mega 3
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 Mega 3 takes, and how to wire them.
