There are two ways to wire up solar panels.
How to wire 2 portable solar panel together.
Solar panels are wired in series when you connect the positive terminal of one panel to the negative terminal of another.
Yes the results are virtually identical.
Connect the negatives to the negatives and positives to the positives.
Parallel connection of two identical solar panels.
The white line is the negative connection all 3 panel negative wires are just simply tied together and to the wire that runs back to the negative connection on the charge controller.
Two arrays two 10a charge controllers connect both in parallel to the same battery bank.
When you connect two or more solar panels like this it becomes a pv source circuit.
To power a dual battery system you ll need to connect the panels in parallel.
Both have their own purpose and applications and both have different outcomes when hooking up solar panels of different wattage together.
If both panels are rated at the same maximum voltage then you ll get maximum output.
Connecting two solar panels in parallel.
Two arrays connect in parallel to one 20a charge controller run cable to battery bank.
When solar panels are wired in series the voltage of the panels adds together but the amperage remains the same.
As clearly visible in the picture it will be enough to wire the positive pole of one panel to the positive pole of the other one and then wire the negative pole of one panel to the negative pole of the other one.
The only difference is you had to purchase a separate 20a charge controller.
If we have two solar panels with same voltage and power the connection will be very simple.
Connecting 2 130w folding solar panel sets together.
Solar panels are usually connected in series to obtain higher output voltage.
Firstly lets take a look at connecting solar panels in series.
To wire two or more solar panels and batteries in parallel simply connect the positive terminal of solar panel or battery to the positive terminal of solar panel or battery and vise versa respectively as shown in the fig below.