ALTERNATING CURRENT CHARGING OF A DIRECT CURRENT BATTERY PACK OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE USING FIELD-ORIENTED CONTROL

A method includes coupling a charge port to an inverter and an alternating current (AC) electric motor. The method also includes performing field-oriented control (FOC) for controlling the inverter and the electric motor for converting AC power received from the charge port to first direct current (DC) power and charging a DC battery pack using the first DC power. Charging the DC battery pack using the first DC power may include converting, using a DC-to-DC converter, the first DC power to second DC power, and charging the DC battery pack using the second DC power.