DJI’s first power stations can fast charge its drone batteries

DJI conscionable launched its first powerfulness stations that characteristic a caller proprietary SDC — aka Smart DC — larboard that tin accelerated complaint (some) DJI drone batteries and supports tons of input and output accessories. The $699 Power 1000 and smaller $379 Power 500 some connection a bevy of AC and DC inputs and outputs pinch much disposable if you’re consenting to afloat perpetrate to surviving DJI’s SDC dongle life. 

The Power 500 has 1 SDC Lite port, while nan larger Power 1000 has some regular SDC and SDC Lite. Both powerfulness stations are fitted pinch batteries that usage LFP chemistry, which is safer and lasts longer (80 percent capacity aft 3000 cycles) than accepted NMC, and some connection a 0.02-second cutover making them suitable for usage arsenic a UPS connected unstable grids. They get without an app, though, which is simply a communal and useful measurement to negociate powerfulness stations remotely.

The 1024Wh Power 1000 is nan flagship offering. Besides nan SDC and SDC Lite ports, its different notable characteristic is 2 USB-C ports that each support a max output (no input) of 140W truthful agelong arsenic you’re utilizing nan correct cablegram to link a PD 3.1 USB-C instrumentality for illustration a laptop. Its AC outputs tin nutrient up to 2200W AC (2400W successful Europe) which is capable to powerfulness immoderate instrumentality you mightiness return connected a sprout aliases camping trip.

The powerfulness position itself tin beryllium afloat charged successful arsenic small arsenic 70 minutes astatine its max input of 1200W, aliases it tin beryllium dumbed down to 600W pinch a move connected nan beforehand that besides reduces nan instrumentality sound to 23dB (which is very quiet for a powerfulness station). It weighs 13kg, aliases almost 29 pounds.

DJI tells maine that there’s nary existent quality betwixt really nan bi-directional SDC and SDC Lite ports usability correct now. The existent spec expanse lists nan ports arsenic follows:

SDC inputs:

SDC outputs:

DJI’s SDC ports support nan company’s “Power SDC super-fast complaint function,” which pulls arsenic overmuch as 230W for Metric 30 Series TB30 Intelligent Flight batteries, 200W for Inspire 3 TB51 Intelligent batteries, 150W for Mavic 3 Intelligent Flight batteries, and 125W for DJI Air 3 Intelligent Flight batteries, but only aft you bargain nan $19 cablegram circumstantial to each drone series. 

Each SDC larboard tin besides beryllium utilized to recharge nan powerfulness position pinch up to 400W of star panels, but only aft you bargain the $59 DJI Power Solar Panel Adapter Module (MPPT). That’s a unsocial approach, since those DC-to-DC converters are thing you’d find modular wrong a people of powerfulness stations commonly called star generators. You tin moreover plug 2 MPPTs into nan Power 1000 for 800W of full input. DJI besides lets you bolt these onto nan broadside of nan portion to spell afloat Frankenstein.

DJI doesn’t make its ain star panels but it is reselling Zignes panels to thief guarantee you don’t screw things up by “overvolting” your setup.

And this is conscionable nan start. DJI tells maine that successful nan future, nan SDC ports mightiness support higher powerfulness and capacity accessories done firmware upgrades.

The smaller 512Wh Power 500 dials things backmost pinch a brace of 100W USB-C ports that tin besides beryllium utilized to complaint nan unit, dissimilar nan Power 1000. It tin beryllium charged astatine 540W aliases 270W, and its AC max output is constricted to 1000W. The Power 500 weighs conscionable 7.3kg, aliases astir 16 pounds.

I’m ace funny to spot really group respond to DJI’s adapter dense and proprietary attack to powerfulness stations. I tin spot respective pros if you ain a compatible DJI drone, but tons of cons if you don’t.