Starlink with SoreinUpdated 3 hours ago
A Sorein Power Station is a great way to power a Starlink Standard or Starlink Mini, without any chance of running down your RV batteries.
You can plug a Starlink directly into a Sorein Power Station, while simultaneously powering another appliance, or while powering the entire RV from the power station.
Starlink Standard
Starlink Standard can be plugged into an AC power outlet of the Sorein Power Station. Due to the fairly high power consumption of Starlink Standard, we recommend you turn off the AC power outlets on the power station when you don't need Internet service from Starlink.
Estimating power consumption
A Starlink Standard consumes an average of 75-100 watts when in use, and 20 watts when idle. You can roughly estimate the amount of time you'll be able to power your Starlink Standard by dividing the watt-hour rating of your power station by the expected daily power draw (in watt-hours).
For example, let's assume you will use Starlink for 4 hours each day and then turn it off. At roughly 4 hours of use per day, a 1kWh power station would be able to keep Starlink Standard running for about 3 days.
Here's how that's calculated: 4 hours usage per day X 85W average = 340Wh per day. 1000Wh power station capacity / 340Wh = 2.94 days. This doesn't count the consumption of other appliances that might also be using the power station, or the inverter efficiency. To estimate the impact of power consumption of the inverter, take another 10-15% off your estimated run time.
Starlink Mini
Starlink Mini can be plugged into an AC power outlet, or it can be powered from one of the USB-C outlets on the Sorein Power Station. You'll need a Starlink Mini USB-C Cable to connect to one of the USB-C outlets. These are readily available from Starlink and many Amazon sellers.
The advantage of powering using USB instead of an AC power outlet is efficiency. The AC inverter module on the Sorein Power Station consumes more power than the USB-C outlet module, so you'll get a longer runtime from the power station if you leave the AC inverter off, and use only the USB-C outlets.
Estimating power consumption
A Starlink Mini consumes an average of 20-40 watts when in use, and 15 watts when idle. You can roughly estimate the amount of time you'll be able to power your Starlink Mini in the same manner as described above.
At roughly 4 hours of use per day, a 1kWh power station would be able to keep Starlink Mini running for 12-13 days.
Here's how that's calculated: 4 hours usage per day X 20W average = 80Wh per day. 1000Wh power station capacity / 80Wh = 12.5 days. This doesn't count the consumption of other appliances that might also be using the power station.
If you are using USB-C to power the Starlink Mini, you don't have to account for the power consumption of the inverter, since the USB-C outlets don't require the inverter to be turned on.