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Wh to Ah: you need the voltage

Watt-hours convert to amp-hours only once you know the voltage. A table for common capacities at 12, 24 and 48 V.

There is no single answer here, because the result depends on the system voltage. Divide watt-hours by volts and you get amp-hours. A 512 Wh station is 42.7 Ah at 12 V but only 21.3 Ah at 24 V — same energy, different charge.

Manufacturers quote watt-hours precisely because they are unambiguous. Amp-hours mean nothing without a voltage, and the internal voltage of a power station is rarely a round 12 V; more often it lands somewhere in the teens or higher, depending on how the cells are arranged.

If you are converting in order to compare a station against a battery, compare watt-hours with watt-hours. Moving to amp-hours earns its keep later, when you size cables or a fuse, because that is where current decides.

Common station capacities

EnergyAt 12 VAt 24 VAt 48 V
299 Wh24.9 Ah12.5 Ah6.2 Ah
504 Wh42 Ah21 Ah10.5 Ah
512 Wh42.7 Ah21.3 Ah10.7 Ah
1024 Wh85.3 Ah42.7 Ah21.3 Ah
2048 Wh170.7 Ah85.3 Ah42.7 Ah

Usable capacity is not the rated figure

The number on the case usually describes the rated energy of the cells. What you get is less: the converter loses somewhere over ten percent, and the maker holds back a margin at the bottom of the range so the battery lasts. On lithium stations, count on roughly 85 percent of what the label says.

Open the converter and enter your own figures