LIPOWERPortable Power Station, 1000W Solar Generator with 3 AC Outlets Battery Emergency with 3 Pure Sine Wave AC Outlet Backup Power for Camping Outdoor RV/Van

Compact unit with true sinewave AC output.The first thing I wanted to verify was the true sinewave output and I can state that the LiPower 1000W delivers here. Fine. The attached photos show the output waveform (so that you don't have to perform this slightly dangerous measurement yourself). In order, no load, 250 Watts, 500 Watts, 750 Watts, and full load at 1000 Watts. There was very little difference between wave shapes as the load was increased. The load is resistive only. I am satisfied with this performance, and I hope that it will be reliable over the long run... Only time will tellSo, what areas disappoint me? They all have to do with "instrumentation." That is, if I want "facts and figures" about how the unit is operating, I have to set up my own measurement system. For example, the LiPower 1000 may be recharged using the supplied AC power adapter, using a supplied automobile 12V accessory plug, or from solar. The solar charging adapter connectors are polarity inverted from the cables that connect to my solar panel (female where I needed male and vis versa, thus it could not be used. I made my own adapter.Charging from all possible sources works as expected. However, how efficient is the built-in solar charger? Good efficiency would require that the charging circuitry use MPPT (maximum power point tracking), but I suspect that the actual circuitry employs a PWM (pulse width modulation) method. Why don't I know? Because the built-in LCD display provides no useful information. It provides a very coarse bar graph display to show battery charge, but it does not show the input charging voltage and current, so it is impossible to know how efficiently it is charged from solar power. I will be measuring this in the future (I have a setup for this, but I have to purpose-build an adapter cable to connect the measurement system to the solar panel and to the LiPower unit).The other limitation associated with the LCD display is that it provides no information about load conditions. It would be very nice if the actual AC power being delivered was shown and also an estimate of remaining battery life.The AC outlet from the charger is not connected (bonded) to AC Neutral. This is not a problem, unless one attempts to supply power to an electronic device that monitors ground current (GFCI). I built a "bonding adapter" to connect neutral to ground so that I could charge my EV. Guess what? I was able to add 3 miles to my Tesla from one fully charged LiPower 1000 charger! Just what I wanted for an emergency.Other than my quibbles, the unit appears to be sound.

I bought this for emergency power during hurricanes. Got hit by Ian this week and lost power for 18 hours. This kept my fridge going the whole time with the power to spare. I'd recommend it.

We use this for camping and tailgating mostly. It works well. Can also help with some things if you lose power.

I haven't had this long enough yet - such that I have had to use it for my primary (home emergency) purposes. Because the electrcal power has not gone out of the house yet. However, I however I have used it for yardwork (my secondary purpose). So far so good. I will comment after have used it during an electrical emergency.

Great product and great customer service

I bought this LIPOWER Portable Power Station to be used for my conversion Grand Caravan camping equipment and it works great - so far. My only disappointment is that you cannot use it while it's being charged. I like the opportunity of speaking with someone from the manufacturer. They made suggestions on how to get the best use and even sent me diagrams for panel hookup. This is the most important part of the whole process; being able to communicate...I like my LIPOWER Portable Power Station

We used it on a 1000 watt microwave and then on a 750 watt hot plate, worked well & had 90% power left after our tests

The LiPower 1000 is working out pretty good for me. I’ve mostly used my 1000 for bedside usage of laptop and phone recharging. It comes in handy as a power supply for digital camera recording when an extension cord is undesirable. It’s also handy when you are on the go through town and you need to charge without the usage of the cigarette lighter port. The multiple USB ports are perfect. It will come in handy with kids needing to power their hand game, portable DVD player, or laptop on long trips. It has some weight so I try not to lug it around too much but the double handles make it easier to carry. I’m pretty satisfied with my purchase. It only takes an over night to recharge to full power after the initial out of the box charge up. I may eventually buy one that kicks out 2000 watt hours of power.