ELECTRIC VEHICLE SYSTEM TO REDUCE VIBRATION

An electrified vehicle includes an electrified powertrain including a battery system configured to power an electric traction motor to generate drive torque, a frame supporting the electric traction motor, a steering wheel, and a thermal system configured to provide cooling to the electrified vehicle. The thermal system includes a coolant loop with an electric compressor. The electric traction motor includes roll, pitch, and yaw rotational modes corresponding to an X-Y-Z coordinate system. The electric compressor is configured to generate axial force in an axial direction and radial forces in a radial direction. The electric compressor is coupled to the electric traction motor such that the axial direction is aligned with the Z-axis that corresponds to the yaw rotational mode to thereby excite the yaw rotational mode of the electric traction motor, which reduces vibrational output to the steering wheel.