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Understanding Buck Converters and Solar Panels

I have a solar panel rated at 5V 80mA and want to increase the output current significantly higher to around 500mA and decrease the voltage to either 3V or minimum of 2.7V, how can I go about this? I ...
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Can the output current of a buck converter be more than the input current?

I want to power a bulb from solar panel (17 V, 0.9 A) but due to low resistance (2 Ω) of the load I have to reduce the input voltage to 5.5 V @ 2.75 A for maximum power. I am using a generic buck ...
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