An electric generation control apparatus for a vehicle alternator receives
an electric generation control signal transferred from an ECU placed
apart from the control apparatus through a data transfer line. The
control apparatus has a voltage comparator, a communication state
judgment circuit, a serial data communication receiver, a PWM
communication receiver, and an electric generation control circuit. The
voltage comparator acts as a receiver of receiving the electric
generation control signal transferred through the data transfer line. The
communication state judgment circuit judges whether the received signal
is a PWM signal or a serial data signal. The serial data communication
receiver and the PWM communication receiver demodulate an electric
generation control parameter from the received control signal based on
the judgment result. The electric generation control circuit controls the
operation of the vehicle alternator based on the electric generation
control parameter demodulated.