INTRODUCTION

    Whether you like going camping in nature or you just want an extra layer of security during emergencies at home owning a portable power station is a must. But what do you need to look for when out in the market looking for one? The first and pretty much only thing you need to decide on is what output and capacity model you'd like to get your hands on based on your needs and well, at least for me anything beneath 700W/600Wh shouldn't even be on your radar (unless you only want to charge/power portable devices). The good news is that compared to even just 10 years ago there are far more portable power station manufacturers out there making it easier to find exactly the model to cover your needs. One such manufacturer is ALLPOWERS which send us their S1500 Portable Power Station together with their SP033 solar panels.

    HK ALLPOWERS TECH LIMITED is a solar energy technology company integrating R&D and production.  Since its establishment, the company has been committed to research and development of portable solar energy related products. The current main product categories include portable solar panel phone chargers, solar laptop chargers, portable solar semi-flexible solar panel, and solar energy storage systems. ALLPOWERS is mainly oriented to Western Europe, North America, East Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East and other markets in more than 30 countries and regions. We have accumulated to provide solar energy products for more than 100 customers around the world, and has cooperated with many world-renowned companies or brands, including Hanergy, Hikvision, Decathlon and so on.

    The S1500 portable power station is a pure sine wave inverter model that features a power output of 1500W (3000W surge) and a battery capacity of 1092Wh (295200mAh). For their S line of portable power stations ALLPOWERS has used Ternary lithium battery cells which have a life expectancy of 1000 cycles to 80% capacity. Yes, Ternary lithium battery cells may not be as long lasting as LFP ones but for the vast majority of people such differences will not be a game breaker. The S1500 also comes ready with four 1500W AC ports (Schuko 220V-240V/50Hz for the EU model), 12V/24V car lighter input, MPPT 300W solar panel input, three USB-A ports (5V-2.4A), single USB-C PD100W port (5V-5A/9V-5A/12V-5A/15V-5A/20V-5A), two emergency LED lights, real time LCD display and Bluetooth connectivity for use with the ALLPOWERS app. ALLPOWERS has also made it possible for the end user to recharge the S1500 with 6 different ways (AC/USB-C/AC + USB-C/Solar/Car Lighter/Solar + USB-C) so that too is a strong selling point. As for the SP033 foldable solar panel it features polysilicon solar cells that deliver efficiency levels of up to 22% (19-22%) and can generate peak power of up to 200W (+-5%). So, let's move forward with today’s review and see just how well this bundle by ALLPOWERS does.