Patent ID: 9407167
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H02M,H03K,H04B

Claim Text:
1. A terminal circuit in an inverter, the terminal circuit comprising: a photo-coupler configured to electrically insulate input/output signals, receive an open collector output signal or a pulse output signal from a first port and to output the received open collector output signal or pulse output signal to a second port via a first output terminal; a pull-up resistor variably connected between the first output terminal and the second port, a resistance value of the pull-up resistor determined by a time constant; a transistor having a base (B) terminal connected to a second output terminal of the photo-coupler; and a bias resistor connected to the B terminal of the transistor and to an emitter (E) terminal of the transistor, a resistance value of the bias resistor determined such that a duty ratio of the pulse output signal is within a predetermined range, wherein connection of the pull-up resistor is determined by a device using the pulse output signal as an input such that the pull-up resistor is not connected when the device receives an open collector-type pulse input and the pull-up resistor is connected when the device does not receive the open collector-type pulse input.