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BLUETTI AC180

Name: BLUETTI AC180
Brand: BLUETTI

1,152 Wh LiFePO4 power station with 1,800 W continuous AC output (2,700 W surge), 1,440 W turbo wall charging, 500 W solar input, ≤20 ms switchover backup, and a 5-year warranty.

brand: BLUETTI family: AC Series category: Portable Power Stations confidence: high updated: Jul 4, 2026

BLUETTI AC180 portable power station, front view showing the LCD display, four AC outlets, USB-C and USB-A ports, and the 12 V DC output — Manufacturer product image, from BLUETTI. Shown for identification only; specifications come from the sources listed below.

Machine summary · product · bluetti-ac180

brand: BLUETTI
model_name: AC180
release_status: current
market_region: US
battery_capacity_wh: 1152
continuous_ac_output_w: 1800
battery_chemistry: lifepo4
weight_kg: 16
confidence_level: high
source_last_checked: 2026-07-04
official_product_url: https://www.bluettipower.com/products/ac180
json_export: /products/bluetti-ac180.json

Overview

The AC180 is BLUETTI's mainstream mid-size unit: a 1,152 Wh LiFePO4 pack rated for 3,500 cycles to 80%, four 120 V AC outlets sharing 1,800 W continuous, and a Power Lifting mode that lets resistive loads draw up to 2,700 W (also the listed surge figure — Power Lifting is a boost mode, not a continuous rating). Turbo AC charging accepts up to 1,440 W for a stated ≈1.3–1.8 hour full recharge, and the DC input takes 500 W of solar through an MPPT controller. The manual lists 'UPS' with ≤20 ms switching time — a switchover (EPS-type) backup rather than a true online UPS, so it is classified as marketed-UPS here. Capacity expansion with B-series batteries is explicitly not supported.

Variant note: Base AC180 only. Do not confuse with AC180P (1,440 Wh variant), AC180T (swappable-battery 1,433 Wh variant), or 'AC180 + PV200' solar-generator bundles. The page's capacity line reads '1,152Wh (AC180) / 1,440Wh (AC180P)'.

Data note: Full AC recharge is stated as a range '≈1.3-1.8 Hours' (1,440 W Turbo); normalized to the upper bound. Product page showed 'currently out of stock, expected restock: Late-November' at check time — still an active listed product, status kept current. Manual's product-overview paragraph mentions '2 AC output ports' which reflects the non-US variant; the AC180-US spec-table column and US page ('4 x 120V/15A') govern this record. USB-A ports have no reliable single-port max (15 W shared per pair).

Specifications

Values are normalized to the category attribute schema; each core value's original claim and source are in the provenance table below. Fields not officially documented are omitted rather than estimated.

Battery
Attribute	Value
Battery capacity	1,152 Wh
Battery chemistry	LiFePO4 (LFP)
Cycle life	3,500 cycles to 80%
Expandable battery support	No

AC output
Attribute	Value
Continuous AC output	1,800 W
Surge output	2,700 W
AC outlets	4
Waveform	Pure sine wave

Charging
Attribute	Value
Max AC charging input	1,440 W
Full AC recharge time	1 h 48 min
Partial recharge claim (marketing)	0-80% Recharging in 45Mins with 1,440W AC Input
Max solar input	500 W
Solar input voltage range	12-60V
MPPT controller	Yes
Car charging	Supported
Pass-through charging	Supported

Ports
Attribute	Value
Output ports	4 × AC outlets, 4 × USB-A, 1 × USB-C (max 100 W/port), 1 × 12V car socket (max 120 W), 1 × Wireless charging pad (max 15 W)
Max single-port USB-C output	100 W
RV port (TT-30)	No

Physical
Attribute	Value
Weight (unit)	16 kg (35.3 lb)
Dimensions (L × W × H)	340 × 247 × 317 mm

Features & support
Attribute	Value
App control	Yes
UPS / EPS	Marketed as UPS; official docs describe EPS behavior
Warranty	5 years
Release status	Current
Market region	US

Use cases

Home backup for fridges, networking, and most appliances under 1,800 W
High-draw resistive loads (kettles, heaters) via 2,700 W Power Lifting mode
Camping and road trips where 500 W solar keeps the pack topped up
Desktop/network backup via ≤20 ms switchover (test with your load first, per BLUETTI's own caution)

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

1,800 W continuous from a 1.15 kWh unit covers most household loads
Fast 1,440 W turbo wall charging (0–80% in a claimed 45 minutes)
3,500-cycle LiFePO4 rating
500 W solar input with MPPT
5-year warranty

Weaknesses

16 kg — heavy for its capacity class
Marketed 'UPS' is a ≤20 ms switchover, not a true online UPS; BLUETTI advises testing before relying on it
No capacity expansion support (explicitly stated by BLUETTI)
Single USB-C port; USB-A ports share 15 W per pair
Full 1,440 W AC input only between 10–30 °C per the manual

Use-case fit

Also eligible for: RV Portable Power · Apartment Outage Backup · Home Office Backup · Vanlife Portable Power

Fit is computed from this product's normalized fields using each use-case page's published hard filters and ranking rules — see any linked page for the exact logic.

Comparisons featuring this product

1 kWh Class: EcoFlow DELTA 2 vs BLUETTI AC180 vs Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 vs Anker SOLIX C1000 vs Pecron E1000LFP

Five US-market 1 kWh-class LiFePO4 stations compared on official specs. All but the Explorer 1000 v2 deliver 1,800 W continuous; they diverge sharply on weight (10.8–16 kg), solar input (400–600 W), expansion (none to 4,864 Wh), and recharge behavior.

updated: Jul 4, 2026

Where to buy

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Merchant	Price	Checked	Availability	Link
BLUETTIprimaryManufacturer direct	Not tracked	—	—	View at BLUETTI
AmazonaffiliateMarketplace	Not tracked	—	—	View at Amazon — Model Name AC180; listing states 1152 Wh, 1800 W and FOUR AC outlets, which is the US variant this record documents. A separate listing (B09KGLNN33) advertises the same model with TWO AC outlets, matching the non-US variant the record notes exclude. Do not swap them.

Sources and provenance

Every core field below carries the exact claim text it was normalized from, the official source, and the date it was checked. Policy: official manufacturer sources only for core specs; retailer and marketplace pages are never used as canonical sources. See the methodology for the full source hierarchy.

Field-level provenance (13 entries, checked 2026-07-04)
Field	Normalized value	Raw claim	Source	Confidence
`batteryCapacityWh`	1152	Battery Capacity 1152Wh ... Cell Type LiFePO4	Official manual (PDF) — Product page concurs: '1,152Wh (AC180) / 1,440Wh (AC180P)'.	high
`continuousAcOutputW`	1800	AC Output ... Power 1800W in total ... Model AC180-US 120VAC 15A	Official manual (PDF) — Product page: '4 x 120V/15A 1800W In Total'.	high
`surgeAcOutputW`	2700	Surge Power: 2700W	Official spec page — Power Lifting Mode also cites 2,700 W for resistive loads — a boost mode, recorded separately from the continuous rating.	high
`numberOfAcOutlets`	4	4 x 120V/15A 1800W In Total	Official spec page — US variant. Manual overview text mentioning 2 AC ports reflects the non-US variant; US spec-table column governs.	high
`batteryChemistry`	lifepo4	Cell Type LiFePO4	Official manual (PDF) — Product page: 'LiFePO₄ (Lithium Iron Phosphate)'.	high
`acInputW`	1440	AC Input ... Power 1440W Max. @10°C~30°C 50°F~86°F	Official manual (PDF) — Temperature-conditioned maximum.	high
`acRechargeTimeHours`	1.8	AC Charging Cable (1,440W Turbo Mode): ≈1.3-1.8 Hours	Official spec page — Official full-recharge range; normalized to the upper bound. Partial claim '0-80% in 45 mins' stored separately, never converted.	medium
`solarInputW`	500	Solar Input: 500W Max., VOC 12-60VDC, 10A	Official spec page — Manual DC input: 'DC7909, 500W/10A Max., 12V-60VDC'. Max normalized per solar-input rule.	high
`weightKg`	16	Net Weight About 16kg/35.27lbs	Official manual (PDF) — Explicitly net weight, not shipping weight.	high
`dimensionsMm`	{"l":340,"w":247,"h":317}	Dimensions (LWH) 340mm×247mm×317mm/13.39in×9.72in×12.48in	Official manual (PDF) — Source gives mm natively; no conversion. Source order L × W × H.	high
`cycleLifeRating`	3500	Life Cycles: 3,500+ Cycles to 80% Original Capacity	Official spec page — '+' kept in raw text per policy; threshold 80%.	high
`upsEpsMode`	ups_eps_marketing	UPS Switching time ≤20ms Test the function before use to avoid risk of data loss.	Official manual (PDF) — ≤20 ms switchover is an offline/EPS-type backup, not a true online UPS; manual notes Grid Enhancement mode slows switchover. Classified ups_eps_marketing per policy.	high
`warrantyYears`	5	Warranty: 5 Years	Official spec page	high

All sources used

entity: product/bluetti-ac180 source_last_checked: 2026-07-04 confidence_level: high methodology: /methodology/