All modern power inverters have a large capacitor bank at their DC input terminals to help provide smooth power conversion from DC to an AC sine wave and back to DC when charging the battery. The amount of DC capacitance is typically proportional to the inverter’s surge rating, which is typically proportional to the inverter’s size and cost.
When initially connecting a battery to an inverter’s capacitive DC input, there is an inrush of current as the input capacitance is charged up to the battery voltage.
Yes, like car audio where the battery size and wiring is limited by other constraints. but in general it will be more expensive than just adding batteries. Having the right batteries and wires is cheaper and works better too. Re: Has anyone thought of using capacitors between the inverter and battery?
Lots of people have thought of using capacitors on inverter DC input. It doesn't do any good because that's not how capacitors work. They don't produce power, they just 'borrow' it. There already are all the capacitors the inverter needs built in to the inverter.
This circuit is a simplified representation of a real battery-inverter circuit during initial cold start with the capacitor representing the inverter and the resistor representing all combined resistances, including battery internal resistance with the BMS, cables, switch, fuse, etc.
There are of course no capacitors inside your inverter. Re: Has anyone thought of using capacitors between the inverter and battery? Would this There are of course no capacitors inside your inverter. NONE?? NOT EVEN ONE LITTLE TINY INSIGNIFICANT MINISCULE ONE? WAAA. that not good. it woulde be an in capacitated inverter without at least one...