Abstract: A motor includes a bearing holder for holding a bearing that rotatably supports a rotary shaft extending in the vertical direction, a bracket for holding the bearing holder, a circuit board having electronic components mounted thereon, and board fixing portions for fixing the circuit board to the bracket. The circuit board has a first region representing part of a mounting surface having the electronic components mounted thereon in the circumferential direction and a second region representing a region of the mounting surface other than the first region. The total weight of the electronic components mounted in the first region is greater than that in the second region. The number of the board fixing portions that fix the circuit board in the first region is greater than the number of the board fixing portions that fix the circuit board in the second region.

Abstract: An electric motor drive system includes an electric motor including windings for separate phases including a center tap, a winding for a low-speed rotation located between the center tap and a winding start terminal, and a winding for a high-speed rotation located between the center tap and a winding end terminal; an inverter configured to supply an inverter electric current to the winding of each phase; a first winding switch portion configured to open and close connection between the inverter and the winding start terminal, and a second winding switch portion configured to open and close connection between the inverter and the center tap of the winding of each phase; and a controller configured or programmed to control opening and closing of each of the first and second winding switch portions.