CHARGING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE

A charging apparatus for an electric vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a motor generating power for vehicle driving. An inverter supplies power to the motor. An AC power input stage receives AC input power from among single-phase AC power and multi-phase AC power. A power factor corrector includes full bridge circuits receiving AC input power through the AC power input stage. A link capacitor is charged through a combination of the power factor corrector, the motor, and the inverter. A switch network has a first switch connecting one of an AC power input line and a neutral line of the AC power input stage to the power factor corrector and a second switch selectively connecting the AC power input stage to the power factor corrector or the link capacitor. A controller operates the power factor corrector and the switch network based on the received AC input power condition.