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Solar panels for the Anker SOLIX C200 DC

Written by Ian Schneider·Solar & Off-Grid Tester

The C200 DC is the small Anker. 192 Wh, 4.2 pounds, no AC outlets, and no AC input either. It charges from a USB-C brick or from the sun. Nothing else goes in.

The solar port is an XT60, a yellow two-pin DC plug, and Anker rates it for 100 W between 11 and 28 volts. That is a low ceiling. Twenty-two of the forty-one panels we track read above 28 on the label, four of them Anker's own. Anker's FAQ for this unit rules out two of those by name.

The thirteen that stay under all end up at the same 100 W once the port has its say. A 192 Wh battery at 100 W is full in about two hours of good sun. I'd set it on the deck rail with a folding panel before breakfast and expect it full by the time the coffee ran out.

The door
11–28 V
Its width
100 W
Plug
XT60
Full battery, best case
~1.9 h
Anker SOLIX C200 DC portable power station
No in-the-box list on Anker's page. The solar-to-XT60 cable turns up one row down, in the accessories.

The door

Every panel we track, lined up at the SOLIX C200 DC's solar input

Here is every panel we track, standing in a line by the voltage on its label. That figure is the open-circuit voltage, Voc, what a panel puts out in the sun with nothing plugged into it. The black line sits at 28 V. A bar that clears the line is a panel this port is not rated for.

The pale cap on top of each bar is what a −10 °C morning adds, about 10%. Cold pushes a panel's voltage up, which is why one that fits in August can be a problem on my deck in January. The BLUETTI SORA 60 reads 27.5 V on its label and fits. Add the cap and it doesn't.

Hover over a bar for the panel's name and its voltage. If you already own a panel, type its Voc into the box below and it takes its place in the line, cap and all. Six panels, Anker's own PS100 Bifacial among them, publish no Voc and stay out of the line.

Swipe sideways for the whole line-up.

010203040506070volts, open-circuit1+++2yours?28 V · the lintel11 V · the step

Hover or tap a bar for the panel’s name and its verdict.

  • Fits through the door
  • Too tall
  • Extra height on a −10 °C morning
  • Maker prints only the operating voltage; the real height is above the dashes
  • 1Our pick: Renogy 200W Portable Solar Panel Blanket
  • 2Anker SOLIX PS200, the one that ships with the C1000

What we'd buy

The best solar panel for the SOLIX C200 DC

Picked by the numbers on this station, not by brand.

Best overall

Renogy 200W Portable Solar Panel Blanket (RPP200SB-SE)

One panel delivers 100 W, the most the input takes.

Check price at Renogy

A day on solar

How long the SOLIX C200 DC takes to charge on solar

About two hours from empty to full. That is at 100 W, which any of the thirteen can manage, alone or as a pair. One 100 W folding panel on its own delivers closer to 72 W in real sun, and the strip stretches to a shade under three hours.

A good day has three to six hours of sun that strong. The C200 DC is full inside the first two of them, and after that the panel has nothing to do until something draws the battery down. The system builder has the hours by month for your state.

a good day's sun: 3 to 6 h0 h1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 hInput full (100 W) · one 200 W panel · full in 1.9 hOne 100 W panel (72 W delivered) · full in 2.7 h

Hours of good sun, from empty. Where you live and the month decide how many of those a day gives; the system builder works it out.

Every panel that fits

Solar panels compatible with the SOLIX C200 DC

Thirteen fit, and none of them plugs straight in. Each needs a cable that ends in XT60 on the station side, and for six of them that cable is MC4-to-XT60, MC4 being the weatherproof click-together plug most panels ship with. The list gives the cable, what one panel delivers in good sun, and how many it takes to reach the port's 100 W. The 200 W class gets there alone. The 100 W class lands at 72 W and wants a partner.

Too tall

Solar panels that won't work with the SOLIX C200 DC

Twenty-two of the panels we track read above 28 V, and four of them are Anker's. The PS200 reads 57.6 V with nothing connected. The port stops at 28. Anker's FAQ for the C200 DC names the PS200 and PS400 as incompatible, along with the PS30 and the other USB-C panels like it. Makers don't often list their own products that way. Here it is the right call.

Five of the twenty-two only cross the line on a cold morning. The EcoFlow 45W and 60W both read 25.6 V on the label, inside the limit with room to spare in summer. Add the 10% a −10 °C sunrise puts on and they are over by a hair. In Truckee I'd treat them as over and move on.

Over the 28 V lintel (22)

No verdict (6): the maker doesn't publish an open-circuit voltage

Own a panel that isn't in the line-up?

Type its voltage into the door chart above for the height test, then put the rest of the label into the panel checker, already set to the SOLIX C200 DC, for current and plug too. Or build the whole system to see how it keeps up where you live.

The plain answers

How long does the SOLIX C200 DC take to charge on solar?

One 100 W panel delivers about 72 W in good sun and refills the 192 Wh battery from empty in about 2.7 hours.

One 200 W panel delivers about 100 W in good sun and refills the 192 Wh battery from empty in about 1.9 hours.

At its 100 W solar limit it refills in about 1.9 hours. More panel watts than that won't charge it any faster.

A day gives three to six hours of sun that good, depending on season and place, so one 100 W panel takes 1 day to fill it. The system builder works it out for your state and month.

What adapter does the SOLIX C200 DC need for solar?

Every panel we track needs a cable to reach its XT60 input.

The cables they need: MC4 to XT60 (6 panels), DC8020 to XT60 (1 panel) and Anderson to XT60 (1 panel).

5 panels don't have a named plug from their maker, so check the lead before you buy a cable.

Can you use non-Anker solar panels with the SOLIX C200 DC?

Yes. What decides it is the panel's voltage and plug, not the brand. 13 panels from BLUETTI, Eco-Worthy, EcoFlow, Jackery, Renogy and Rich Solar work with it, as long as the panel stays under 28 V on a cold morning and starts above 11 V.

The strongest single panels here are the BLUETTI PV200 (100 W delivered) and the Eco-Worthy 195W N-Type 18BB Bifacial (100 W delivered).

Can you connect two solar panels to the SOLIX C200 DC?

Yes, joined into one input with a series or parallel cable.

Don't wire two BLUETTI SP100L panels in series: together they would pass its 28 V limit. Parallel them instead.

Past 100 W delivered, more panels only help on cloudy days.

What is the SOLIX C200 DC's solar input?

MPPT Solar Input: 11–28 V, up to 8.2 A, 100 W.

Input limits from Anker's documents, checked 2026-09-18 (source). Delivered watts assume 72% of the panel's rating in good sun.

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