What is the cost of a VFD?
Cost varies widely based on manufacturer, voltage, ampacity, enclosure type, torque requirements, quantity of analog and digital inputs/outputs, and communications options. One example: a standard wall-mountable, NEMA 1 , 3-50/60-380/480 volt, 30Hp, variable torque/normal duty, general purpose drive, with 2AI/2AO, 6DI/3DO, and Modbus RTU protocol.