Champion Power Equipment is well known for making gas generators, but is their first attempt at making a power station any good? With an option to add up to 10 stackable expansion batteries, and an available parallel connection with a 30a outlet, this system has the potential to output big power for long durations. The main units are available in 2 sizes, 1600wh & 3200wh. The expansion batteries and integrated 30a parallel connectors are "coming soon" according to Champion. -------- If you also love portable power and would like to join me on this journey, please consider: Subscribing Giving a thumbs up Sharing this video Using my Amazon links and don't forget to leave a comment! Thank you and thanks for watching! 😁 Champion Power Stations on Amazon (affiliate link): amzn.to/3lubDmG Champion 30a 'Para-link' 100740 connector (affiliate link): amzn.to/3YWx9yd ---------- Champion Power Station review by UpNorth Mike: ua-cam.com/video/rVVAs6_i-g8/v-deo.html Anker 767 review by Will Prowse: ua-cam.com/video/6poDcflRcKg/v-deo.html
When saw the photo of the unit and the price I thought finally a North American unit that is budget friendly but the again I'm disappointed not split phase and I don't know if I missed it and even on the website I couldn't find it what wattage is the inverter and more importantly is it pure or modified sine since the website you say is a good review is a prepper and of all the ones I've seen all they care about is that it works when bought don't mater if it'll last or if it's designed to need new batteries yearly at least this one has a good battery or like 2 others I've seen takes 2 or more days of good sunlight to recharge I'm glad I learned why my booster packs were dieing early or why my cordless tool and battery charger failed otherwise pp would have sucked me in, into buying a solar generator with sealed lead acid batteries could have been a great low budget option for cutting the grid but if you only have power every other day and that's with full sun on a summer day and then you need new batteries yearly but when fully charged it put out what the inverter said it should if I find one cheap at a garage sale or on kijiji I'll buy it as then it'll be worth it to check on how well built the inverter is and buy a good mppt charge controller
Email Champion about the 240v split-phase option. They could easily make an option for that as well. The inverter is about 1500w on each unit. The single-phase 30a parallel option (with 2 units) will give you double that. With 2 units, you could potentially get 800w of solar coming in total between the 2 units. I'd recommend over-paneling each unit if you really want to rely on solar. Or just get one of their gas generators as a backup. You can also charge the batteries from the gas generator, so you won't need to run it constantly.
It depends. What model / setup you go with, and how you charge it, the environment etc. If we assume 800wh per day consumption for the fridge, and you use the smallest model (1600wh), you'd use about 50% per day. If you keep if between 25 and 75%, that would be ideal for longevity. If you charge it back up to 75% and unplug, that would be ideal. If you leave it hooked up, and it keeps charging back to 100%, less ideal. Keeping it in a cool environment will be better as well. If in a hot environment, lifespan will be less! If you get the expandable batteries, you will cycle less of the the total capacity everyday, which is easier for the battery. But generally, this would be a very easy load for a NMC lithium battery. It's rated 80% after 1000 FULL cycles. Doing partial cycles, in a cool environment, and keeping the battery % in the mid-range, with a low C-rate discharge for a mini fridge that cycles on and off throughout the day, this battery would last many years. Since 1000 cycles is about 3 years, I'll guess about 8 years to 80%. (80% is still very useable and the battery will last beyond that as well). If you have atleast 1 expansion battery, we can safely assume 10+ years to 80% capacity. If you are going to use a setup in a warm or hot environment, its more recommended to consider LiFePO4. BTW, you might want to consider a quality 12v powered fridge. They won't require the AC Inverter, which means less power consumed, and they have a more efficient design (chest style with lid on top), which further increase efficiency.
Champion Power Equipment is well known for making gas generators, but is their first attempt at making a power station any good? With an option to add up to 10 stackable expansion batteries, and an available parallel connection with a 30a outlet, this system has the potential to output big power for long durations.
The main units are available in 2 sizes, 1600wh & 3200wh.
The expansion batteries and integrated 30a parallel connectors are "coming soon" according to Champion.
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Champion Power Stations on Amazon (affiliate link): amzn.to/3lubDmG
Champion 30a 'Para-link' 100740 connector (affiliate link): amzn.to/3YWx9yd
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Champion Power Station review by UpNorth Mike: ua-cam.com/video/rVVAs6_i-g8/v-deo.html
Anker 767 review by Will Prowse: ua-cam.com/video/6poDcflRcKg/v-deo.html
When saw the photo of the unit and the price I thought finally a North American unit that is budget friendly but the again I'm disappointed not split phase and I don't know if I missed it and even on the website I couldn't find it what wattage is the inverter and more importantly is it pure or modified sine since the website you say is a good review is a prepper and of all the ones I've seen all they care about is that it works when bought don't mater if it'll last or if it's designed to need new batteries yearly at least this one has a good battery or like 2 others I've seen takes 2 or more days of good sunlight to recharge I'm glad I learned why my booster packs were dieing early or why my cordless tool and battery charger failed otherwise pp would have sucked me in, into buying a solar generator with sealed lead acid batteries could have been a great low budget option for cutting the grid but if you only have power every other day and that's with full sun on a summer day and then you need new batteries yearly but when fully charged it put out what the inverter said it should if I find one cheap at a garage sale or on kijiji I'll buy it as then it'll be worth it to check on how well built the inverter is and buy a good mppt charge controller
Email Champion about the 240v split-phase option. They could easily make an option for that as well. The inverter is about 1500w on each unit. The single-phase 30a parallel option (with 2 units) will give you double that.
With 2 units, you could potentially get 800w of solar coming in total between the 2 units. I'd recommend over-paneling each unit if you really want to rely on solar. Or just get one of their gas generators as a backup. You can also charge the batteries from the gas generator, so you won't need to run it constantly.
What is the lifespan of the lithium ion battery running a mini fridge every day?
It depends. What model / setup you go with, and how you charge it, the environment etc.
If we assume 800wh per day consumption for the fridge, and you use the smallest model (1600wh), you'd use about 50% per day. If you keep if between 25 and 75%, that would be ideal for longevity.
If you charge it back up to 75% and unplug, that would be ideal. If you leave it hooked up, and it keeps charging back to 100%, less ideal.
Keeping it in a cool environment will be better as well. If in a hot environment, lifespan will be less!
If you get the expandable batteries, you will cycle less of the the total capacity everyday, which is easier for the battery.
But generally, this would be a very easy load for a NMC lithium battery. It's rated 80% after 1000 FULL cycles. Doing partial cycles, in a cool environment, and keeping the battery % in the mid-range, with a low C-rate discharge for a mini fridge that cycles on and off throughout the day, this battery would last many years.
Since 1000 cycles is about 3 years, I'll guess about 8 years to 80%. (80% is still very useable and the battery will last beyond that as well).
If you have atleast 1 expansion battery, we can safely assume 10+ years to 80% capacity.
If you are going to use a setup in a warm or hot environment, its more recommended to consider LiFePO4.
BTW, you might want to consider a quality 12v powered fridge. They won't require the AC Inverter, which means less power consumed, and they have a more efficient design (chest style with lid on top), which further increase efficiency.