I have the problem that in the early hours of the morning when my battery is getting low my freezer turns on and pulls a huge start current out before it settles to a steady drain .
The Inverter handles the normal running current no problem but the huge drain to start it pushes the battery voltage down just enough to trip the low battery alarm and than I have to get up to turn the inverter off to silence it . Because it will do the same again I have to remove the freezer's plug to a grid supplied one before switching my inverter back on .
So is there anything I can build or buy to stop this sudden fall in voltage of my battery?
Is anyone using or have used a supercapacitor bank on their batteries to accommodate this ?
PS. I am aware of the NTC Thermistor 5D-25, 5 Ohm 8A InRush Thermistor Resistor approach and have a couple ordered to try .
The Inverter handles the normal running current no problem but the huge drain to start it pushes the battery voltage down just enough to trip the low battery alarm and than I have to get up to turn the inverter off to silence it . Because it will do the same again I have to remove the freezer's plug to a grid supplied one before switching my inverter back on .
So is there anything I can build or buy to stop this sudden fall in voltage of my battery?
Is anyone using or have used a supercapacitor bank on their batteries to accommodate this ?
PS. I am aware of the NTC Thermistor 5D-25, 5 Ohm 8A InRush Thermistor Resistor approach and have a couple ordered to try .
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