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Solar panels for the Anker SOLIX F3000

Written by Ian Schneider·Solar & Off-Grid Tester

Anker put two solar sockets on the F3000 and gave them different ceilings. The one labelled High-PV takes 11 to 165 volts and 1600 W. The one labelled Low-PV takes 11 to 60 volts and 800 W. Both open at 11 volts, so a single folding panel runs on either. A string built for the high socket will damage the low one. I'd mark the leads the day the box opened.

The 165 V ceiling is there for series wiring, several panels joined end to end so the station sees their voltages added together. Thirty-one of the forty-one panels we track publish a voltage. No single one comes anywhere near either line, and every set further down is a string sized to stay under 165 with a cold morning's extra on top.

Together the sockets take 2400 W, and nothing we track gets there. The biggest set we can build is seven of Renogy's 200 W blankets in one string, 1008 W delivered, with the 3072 Wh battery full in about three hours of good sun. The seven blankets together weigh less than the 91.5 pound station. On my deck the pines would shade one of the seven by mid-afternoon, and a series string runs at the pace of its shadiest panel.

The door
11–165 V
Its width
2400 W
Plug
Other:High-PV Input Port / Other:Low-PV Input Port
Full battery, best case
~1.3 h
Anker SOLIX F3000 portable power station
Anker's port diagram gives the sockets numbers, 22 for High-PV and 23 for Low-PV, and never says what plug fits either. The box holds a High-Voltage Solar Charging Cable. That settles one of the two.

The door

Every panel we track, lined up at the SOLIX F3000's solar input

Every panel we track with a published voltage, in a line by that voltage. The figure is the open-circuit voltage, Voc on the back label, what a panel puts out in sun with nothing connected to it. The black line is 165 V, the high socket's ceiling, and no single bar comes close. On this station the line is for the string. Add the Voc of every panel wired in series and keep the total under it.

The pale cap on each bar is the extra a −10 °C morning adds, about 10%. One cap on one panel changes nothing here. Seven caps on a seven-panel string add up, and the string's total grows by the same 10% a single panel does. On a January morning on my deck I'd put the Fluke across the string before the plug went in, and expect it to read taller than the labels say.

The chart has no line at 60 V, the low socket's ceiling. The tallest single panel we track, Renogy's 590 W rigid at 52.63 V, clears 60 with the cold cap on, so any one panel is fine on either socket. Ten panels are off the chart because they publish a working voltage and no Voc. Four of Anker's own folding panels are among them: the PS100 Bifacial, the PS200, the PS200 Bifacial and the PS400 Bifacial.

Hover a bar for the panel's name. If you own a panel that isn't here, type the Voc off its label into the field and the chart stands it in the line with the others.

Swipe sideways for the whole line-up.

050100150200volts, open-circuit1+++yours?165 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

What we'd buy

The best solar panel for the SOLIX F3000

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

Best overall

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

7 panels deliver 1008 W.

Check price at Renogy

Best value

Eco-Worthy 195W N-Type 18BB Bifacial Solar Panel (GW-L02M195NTM)

About $0.93 for every watt it actually delivers here. 6 panels deliver 842 W.

Check price at Eco-Worthy

A day on solar

How long the SOLIX F3000 takes to charge on solar

A little over an hour and a quarter, with both sockets full and 2400 W coming in. Anker's own page says under two hours in optimal sunlight, and our figure agrees. No set we track gets the sockets there. The nearest is seven of Renogy's 200 W blankets at 1008 W, about three hours. Three of Anker's own 440 W rigid panels deliver 950 W and take a little over three.

One folding panel is a long wait on a battery this size. A 200 W panel gives about 144 W in real sun and needs about twenty-one hours. A 100 W panel gives about 72 W and needs about forty-three hours. A good day has 3 to 6 hours of sun that strong, so the 200 W panel is most of a week and the 100 W panel is two. The system builder turns those hours into days for your state and month.

a good day's sun: 3 to 6 h0 h1 h2 h3 h4 h5 h6 h7 h8 h9 h10 h11 h12 h13 h14 h15 h16 h17 h18 h19 h20 h21 h22 h23 h24 h25 h26 h27 h28 h29 h30 h31 h32 h33 h34 h35 h36 h37 h38 h39 h40 h41 h42 h43 h44 hInput full (2400 W) · full in 1.3 hOne 200 W panel (144 W delivered) · full in 21.3 hOne 100 W panel (72 W delivered) · full in 42.7 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 F3000

Thirty-one fit, and Anker's own 440 W rigid is one of them. For each: what a single panel delivers in good sun, and the most the F3000 will take from a string of them. No cable is named on this page, because Anker names the cable in the box and not the plug on either end of it. Most rigid panels end in MC4, the weatherproof snap-together pair, and which lead joins that to Anker's socket is the question Anker's page leaves open. Sorted by delivered watts.

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 F3000, 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 F3000 take to charge on solar?

One 100 W panel delivers about 72 W in good sun and refills the 3072 Wh battery from empty in about 42.7 hours.

One 200 W panel delivers about 144 W in good sun and refills the 3072 Wh battery from empty in about 21.3 hours.

At its 2400 W solar limit it refills in about 1.3 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 8 to 15 days to fill it. The system builder works it out for your state and month.

What adapter does the SOLIX F3000 need for solar?

Every panel we track needs a cable to reach its Other:High-PV Input Port and Other:Low-PV Input Port input.

31 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 F3000?

Yes. What decides it is the panel's voltage and plug, not the brand. 31 panels from Renogy, Jackery, Anker SOLIX, EcoFlow, BLUETTI, Eco-Worthy and Rich Solar work with it, as long as the panel stays under 165 V on a cold morning and starts above 11 V.

The strongest single panels here are the Renogy 590W N-Type Bifacial (425 W delivered) and the Jackery SolarSaga 500 X (360 W delivered).

Can you connect two solar panels to the SOLIX F3000?

Yes. It has 2 solar inputs, so the simplest way is one panel on each. Use the same panel model on both. Anker's inputs share a controller, and mismatched panels hold each other back.

Wired in series, up to 3 BLUETTI PV100 FX Flexible panels fit under its 165 V limit, even on a -10°C morning. Series adds voltage; parallel adds current.

Past 2400 W delivered, more panels only help on cloudy days.

What is the SOLIX F3000's solar input?

High-PV Input: 11–165 V, up to 17 A, 1600 W. Low-PV Input: 11–60 V, up to 17 A, 800 W. 2400 W across all inputs together.

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