The Pecron E500LFP takes up to 100 W of solar through one solar input (12–28 V, 7 A, 100 W). The quickest refill from a maker panel on sale today: 1 × EcoFlow NextGen 160W, 1 panel on the solar input, which brings it to 100 W and refills its 576 Wh in about 5.8 h of full sun.
Solar limit
100W
Fastest refill
5.8h of sun
Panels
1× 160 W
The panels cost $249 at EcoFlow, checked Oct 11, 2026. At a more typical 70% panel yield the refill takes about 5.8 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 × EcoFlow NextGen 160W on the Pecron E500LFP: 1 panel on the solar input; 100 W in.
12 to 28 V open-circuit, 7 A max, 100 W, DC5521 plug
All inputs together
100 W (Pecron: "100W Solar Input Max(DC5521 port) ; 200W DC input (DC5521+TYPE-C)")
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 E500LFP
5 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 Pecron E500LFP; 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 200W: DC8020 on the panel and DC5521 on the station, so you need a DC8020-to-DC5521 solar cable. Its cable: 3 meters.
Jackery SolarSaga 100 Prime: Anderson on the panel and DC5521 on the station, so you need an Anderson-to-DC5521 solar cable. Its cable: 9.58 feet.
Pecron does not list a solar cable in the station's own box, so check the panel's box or buy the cable for its plug.
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 E500LFP holds 576 Wh
Setup
3 h of sun
4 h of sun
5 h of sun
6 h of sun
1 × EcoFlow NextGen 160W
300 Wh52% of the battery
400 Wh69% of the battery
500 Wh87% of the battery
576 Wha full refill
1 × Jackery SolarSaga 100 Prime
210 Wh36% of the battery
280 Wh49% of the battery
350 Wh61% of the battery
420 Wh73% of the battery
1 × EcoFlow 110W
231 Wh40% of the battery
308 Wh53% of the battery
385 Wh67% of the battery
462 Wh80% of the battery
Check another panel on the E500LFP
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 E500LFP takes, and how to wire them.
Where the solar limits come from
Pecron product page: "DC5521: Voc 12V~28V / 100W Max /7A Max" · "100W Solar Input Max(DC5521 port) ; 200W DC input (DC5521+TYPE-C)" · "DC5521 Port: Voc 12V~25V / 100W Max /7A Max."
Pecron user manual (PDF): "The VOC of a single solar panel should be less than 28V, and the VMP should be greater than 12V." · "12~28V(Max 100W) PV input" · "MC4 Solar Charging Cable *1 (Note: Buy seperately when you need.)"
