Patent ID: 6058036
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: H02M

Abstract:
An inverter apparatus comprising:a basic control section includinga main circuit, the main circuit including an inverter, anda control unit which controls the main circuit; andan I/O block which is connected to the basic control section, the I/O block being selected from a plurality of different types of I/O blocks, the I/O block including an input/output interface, the input/output interface including a signal connection terminal, the signal connection terminal transmitting an input/output signal to/from the control unit;wherein operation management specifications of the main circuit are fixed independently of operation management specifications of the input/output interface;wherein operation specifications of the inverter apparatus change depending on the operation management specifications of the input/output interface; andwherein the operation specifications of the inverter apparatus are determined by the type of the I/O block which is connected to the basic control section, such that connecting the different types of I/O blocks to the basic control section causes the inverter apparatus to have different operation specifications.