Issue: inverter instantly goes into protection mode when AC compressor kicks on
Trying to find a cheap solution to help inverter overcome the large Spike when the compressor kicks on... Such as a soft start I believe.
Youtubers Great Scott and electronicsNmore both have videos on a simple circuit to help with such a problem but I'm not 100% sure it will work with this application...
Great Scott's soft starter is made of a relay and a mosfet with a few other miscellaneous components.
www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-a-Softstarter&
electronicsNmore's solution is using a couple of NTC current limiting thermistors.
https://youtu.be/1MPW1dqulWwAm I correct in assuming that both of those Solutions only work immediately when the power is first turned on?
My air conditioner will first run the fan for a couple of minutes before kicking on the compressor. That is why I'm not sure if I threw those Solutions will work. I might be wrong though...
Can anyone else recommend a solution? Basically I need something that can stay in circuit and then provide a "buffer" for a brief second when the compressor kicks on. I was thinking like a large start capacitor on the output of the inverter but I'm just not sure.
I know there are soft starters available but they cost a couple hundred dollars