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An automotive drive system and methods for making the same are provided. The system includes a three-phase motor and an inverter module. The three-phase motor includes a first set of windings each having a first magnetic polarity; and a second set of windings each having a second magnetic polarity t

An automotive drive system and methods for making the same are provided. The system includes a three-phase motor and an inverter module. The three-phase motor includes a first set of windings each having a first magnetic polarity; and a second set of windings each having a second magnetic polarity that is opposite the first magnetic polarity. The first set of windings being electrically isolated from the second set of windings. The inverter module includes a first set of phase legs and a second set of phase legs. Each one of the first set of phase legs is coupled to a corresponding phase of the first set of windings, and each one of the second set of phase legs is coupled to a corresponding phase of the second set of windings.

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1. A system having a DC energy source, comprising: a three-phase motor having three motor phases that are driven by one of a first phase current signal (ia), a second phase current signal (ib) and a third phase current signal (ic), the three-phase motor, the motor comprising:a first set of normal po

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A system having a DC energy source, comprising: a three-phase motor having three motor phases that are driven by one of a first phase current signal (ia), a second phase current signal (ib) and a third phase current signal (ic), the three-phase motor, the motor comprising:a first set of normal polarity windings each having a first magnetic polarity; anda second set of reversed polarity windings each having a second magnetic polarity that is opposite the first magnetic polarity, the first set of normal polarity windings being electrically isolated from the second set of reversed polarity windings;an inverter module coupled between the DC energy source and the motor, the inverter module comprising: a first set of normal polarity phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding one of the first set of windings; anda second set of reversed polarity phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding one of the second set of reversed polarity windings, andwherein inverting polarity of the second set of reversed polarity windings with respect to the first set of normal polarity windings and reversing direction of current signals flowing in the second set of reversed polarity windings with respect current signals flowing in the first set of normal polarity windings allows for an approximately zero net current flow in each of the three motor phases. 2. A system having a DC energy source, comprising: a three-phase motor driven by a first phase current signal (ia), a second phase current signal (ib) and a third phase current signal (ic), the three-phase motor, the motor comprising:a first set of normal polarity windings each having a first magnetic polarity; anda second set of reversed polarity windings each having a second magnetic polarity that is opposite the first magnetic polarity, the first set of normal polarity windings being electrically isolated from the second set of reversed polarity windings;an inverter module coupled between the DC energy source and the motor, the inverter module comprising: a first set of normal polarity phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding one of the first set of windings;a second set of reversed polarity phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding one of the second set of reversed polarity windings;a first inverter sub-module;a second inverter sub-module; anda third inverter sub-module, and wherein each of the first, second and third inverter sub-modules includes one of the first set of normal polarity phase legs and one of the second set of reversed polarity phase legs. 3. A system having a DC energy source, comprising: a three-phase motor driven by a first phase current signal (ia), a second phase current signal (ib) and a third phase current signal (ic), the three-phase motor, the motor comprising:a first set of normal polarity windings each having a first magnetic polarity; anda second set of reversed polarity windings each having a second magnetic polarity that is opposite the first magnetic polarity, the first set of normal polarity windings being electrically isolated from the second set of reversed polarity windings;an inverter module coupled between the DC energy source and the motor, the inverter module comprising: a first set of normal polarity phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding one of the first set of windings; anda second set of reversed polarity phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding one of the second set of reversed polarity windings; anda first inverter sub-module, comprising: a first normal polarity phase leg and a first reversed polarity phase leg, wherein the first set of normal polarity windings comprises first normal polarity winding, and wherein the second set of reversed polarity windings comprises a first reversed polarity winding, and wherein the system further comprises:a first motor cable, comprising:a first conductor that couples the first normal polarity phase leg to the first normal polarity winding, wherein the first conductor is designed to carry one-half of a first phase current signal ((−ia)/2)) to the first normal polarity winding; anda second conductor that couples the first reversed polarity phase leg to the first reversed polarity winding, wherein the second conductor designed to carry the other one-half of the first phase current signal ((+ia)/2) to the first reversed polarity winding, andwherein the one-half of the first phase current signal ((−ia)/2) is equal in magnitude and opposite in phase to the other one-half of the first phase current signal ((+ia)/2) provided to the first reversed polarity winding of the second set of reversed polarity windings. 4. A system according to claim 3, wherein the first conductor and the second conductor are twisted together. 5. A system according to claim 4, wherein the first conductor and the second conductor are enclosed within a conductive shield that surrounds the first conductor and the second conductor. 6. A system according to claim 4, wherein the first conductor is encased in a first insulative sheath and the second conductor is encased in a second insulative sheath, and wherein the first conductor and the second conductor are enclosed within a conductive shield that surrounds the first conductor and the second conductor. 7. A system according to claim 6, wherein the conductive shield is encased in a third insulative sheath that surrounds the conductive shield, the first conductor, and the second conductor. 8. A system having a DC energy source, comprising: a three-phase motor driven by a first phase current signal (ia), a second phase current signal (ib) and a third phase current signal (ic), the three-phase motor, the motor comprising:a first set of normal polarity windings each having a first magnetic polarity; anda second set of reversed polarity windings each having a second magnetic polarity that is opposite the first magnetic polarity, the first set of normal polarity windings being electrically isolated from the second set of reversed polarity windings;an inverter module coupled between the DC energy source and the motor, the inverter module comprising: a first set of normal polarity phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding one of the first set of windings; anda second set of reversed polarity phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding one of the second set of reversed polarity windings; anda controller coupled to the inverter module, the controller being configured to control the first set of normal polarity phase legs of inverter module and the second set of reversed polarity phase legs of inverter module as two distinct three-phase sets to achieve a desired power flow between the energy source and the motor by: modulating the first set of normal polarity phase legs using a first carrier signal; andmodulating the second set of reversed polarity phase legs using a second carrier signal, the second carrier signal being phase-shifted relative to the first carrier signal. 9. A system according to claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to: identify a modulation mode for the inverter module; anddetermine the second carrier signal by adding a phase shift to the first carrier signal, wherein the phase shift is based on the modulation mode. 10. A system according to claim 9, wherein if the modulation mode is a continuous modulation mode, the controller is configured to determine the second carrier signal by adding a 90° phase shift to the first carrier signal. 11. A system according to claim 10, wherein if the modulation mode is a discontinuous modulation mode, the controller is configured to determine the second carrier signal by adding a 180° phase shift to the first carrier signal. 12. A system according to claim 1, wherein: the first set of normal polarity windings comprises a first three-phase set of normal polarity windings; andthe second set of reversed polarity windings comprises a second three-phase set of reversed polarity windings, wherein the first three-phase set of normal polarity windings and the second three-phase set of reversed polarity windings have an identical winding structure. 13. A system according to claim 1, wherein: the first set of normal polarity phase legs comprises three normal polarity phase legs, each being connected to a respective phase of the first three-phase set of normal polarity windings; andthe second set of reversed polarity phase legs comprises three reversed polarity phase legs, each being connected to a respective phase of the second three-phase set of reversed polarity windings. 14. A system according to claim 1, further comprising: a capacitor coupled to the inverter module and the energy source, wherein the capacitor is electrically parallel to the energy source. 15. An automotive drive system having an energy source, comprising: a three-phase motor having three motor phases that are driven by one of a first phase current signal (ia), a second phase current signal (ib) and a third phase current signal (ic), the three-phase motor, the motor comprising: a first set of windings each having a first magnetic polarity;a second set of windings each having a second magnetic polarity that is opposite the first magnetic polarity, the first set of windings being electrically isolated from the second set of windings;an inverter module coupled between the energy source and the motor, the inverter module comprising: a first set of phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding phase of the first set of windings,a second set of phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding phase of the second set of windings; anda capacitor coupled to the inverter module and the energy source, wherein the capacitor is electrically parallel to the energy source, andwherein inverting polarity of the second set of reversed polarity windings with respect to the first set of normal polarity windings and reversing direction of current signals flowing in the second set of reversed polarity windings with respect current signals flowing in the first set of normal polarity windings allows for an approximately zero net current flow in each of the three motor phases. 16. An automotive drive system having an energy source, the automotive drive system, comprising: a three-phase motor driven by a first phase current signal (ia), a second phase current signal (ib) and a third phase current signal (ic), the three-phase motor, the motor comprising: a first set of windings each having a first magnetic polarity;a second set of windings each having a second magnetic polarity that is opposite the first magnetic polarity, the first set of windings being electrically isolated from the second set of windings;an inverter module coupled between the energy source and the motor, the inverter module comprising: a first set of phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding phase of the first set of windings,a second set of phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding phase of the second set of windings;a first inverter sub-module;a second inverter sub-module; anda third inverter sub-module, andwherein each of the first, second and third inverter sub-modules, includes one of the first set of phase legs and one of the second set of phase legs; anda capacitor coupled to the inverter module and the energy source, wherein the capacitor is electrically parallel to the energy source. 17. An automotive drive system An automotive drive system having an energy source, comprising: a three-phase motor driven by a first phase current signal (ia), a second phase current signal (ib) and a third phase current signal (ic), the three-phase motor, the motor comprising: a first set of windings each having a first magnetic polarity;a second set of windings each having a second magnetic polarity that is opposite the first magnetic polarity, the first set of windings being electrically isolated from the second set of windings;an inverter module coupled between the energy source and the motor, the inverter module comprising: a first set of phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding phase of the first set of windings,a second set of phase legs each being coupled to a corresponding phase of the second set of windings; anda first inverter sub-module comprising: a first normal polarity phase leg and a first reversed polarity phase leg, wherein the first set of windings comprises a first normal polarity winding, and wherein the second set of windings comprises a first reversed polarity winding, anda first motor cable, comprising:a first conductor that couples the first normal polarity phase leg to the first normal polarity winding, wherein the first conductor is designed to carry one-half of a first phase current signal ((−ia)/2)) to the first normal polarity winding; anda second conductor that couples the first reversed polarity phase leg to the first reversed polarity winding, wherein the second conductor designed to carry the other one-half of the first phase current signal ((+ia)/2) to the first reversed polarity winding, andwherein the one-half of the first phase current signal ((−ia)/2) is equal in magnitude and opposite in phase to the other one-half of the first phase current signal ((+ia)/2) provided to the first reversed polarity winding of the second set of windings; anda capacitor coupled to the inverter module and the energy source, wherein the capacitor is electrically parallel to the energy source. 18. An automotive drive system according to claim 17, wherein the first conductor is encased in a first insulative sheath and the second conductor is encased in a second insulative sheath, wherein the first conductor and the second conductor are twisted together, and wherein the first conductor and the second conductor are enclosed within a conductive shield that surrounds the first conductor and the second conductor, and wherein the conductive shield is encased in a third insulative sheath that surrounds the conductive shield, the first conductor, and the second conductor. 19. The automotive drive system of claim 15, wherein the energy source is selected from the group consisting of a battery, a fuel cell, an ultracapacitor, and a generator output. 20. A method of making an automotive drive system, comprising: providing a three-phase motor having three motor phases that are driven by one of a first phase current signal (ia), a second phase current signal (ib) and a third phase current signal (ic), the three-phase motor comprising: a first set of windings each having a first magnetic polarity; and a second set of windings each having a second magnetic polarity that is opposite the first magnetic polarity, the first set of windings being electrically isolated from the second set of windings;providing an inverter module comprising a first set of phase legs and a second set of phase legs;coupling each one of the first set of phase legs to a corresponding phase of the first set of windings via a corresponding AC motor cable that includes a twisted pair of conductors; andcoupling each one of the second set of phase legs to a corresponding phase of the second set of windings via a corresponding AC motor cable that includes a twisted pair of conductors, andwherein inverting polarity of the second set of windings with respect to the first set of windings and reversing direction of current signals flowing in the second set of windings with respect current signals flowing in the first set of windings allows for an approximately zero net current flow in each of the three motor phases.