INTEGRATED CHARGER UNIT WITH INVERTER AND MOTOR

An integrated charger unit including a synchronous motor comprising two or more phase winding sets, where the synchronous motor is operably magnetizable and de-magnetizable, and one or more inverter modules configured to allow power to be supplied to the synchronous motor and/or a battery. The charger unit is operably shiftable between at least one of, a driving mode where the inverter modules supply power from the battery through the phase winding sets to drive the synchronous motor, or a charging mode where power from an external power source is received by the inverter modules through the synchronous motor and supplied to the battery for charging, thereby adapting the synchronous motor to operate as a filter inductor, which reduces, cost, complexity, weight, and power ripples in the charger unit. Using multiple phase winding sets enables the charger unit to operate on a plurality of power phases.