Solar panel Voltage and Amperage increase?
I know if you run in parallel it will increase amperage output, and if you run series it will increase voltage output. My question is Can you make 2 seperate panels of solar cells, one series one parallel, and hook it up together. By doing so would one panel make the 14.5v i need while the other increases the amperage output. If it could be done would it also be hooked up in parallel or in series to the voltage regulator?
No.
Each panel is capable of a fixed number of watts = (voltage)(current). When you connect 2 panels in series, the output voltage is the sum of the voltages from the individual panels. The current available will be the current available from the panel with the LEAST output-current capability.
You cannot connect 2 panels in parallel if the output voltages are unequal.
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