Various technologies and embodiments are presented to operate a two-phase machine. The two-phase machine is powered by a first phase circuit comprising a first string of battery cell devices electrically coupled to the machine via a first supply line and a first return line, and a second phase circuit comprising a second string of battery cell devices electrically coupled to the machine via a second supply line and a second return line. One or more processors can be configured to control operation of one or more switches in the first and second strings of battery cell devices, such that a first voltage provided by the first string of battery cell devices is 90 out of phase relative to a second voltage provided by the second string of battery cell devices. The two-phase machine can be a motor comprising a stator with a two-phase winding pattern.