An electric motor comprising: a conductive winding including a plurality of turns, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal, wherein a first number of the plurality of turns are between the first terminal and the third terminal, a second number of the plurality of turns are between the second terminal and the third terminal, and the first number is different from the second number; a switching device configured to selectively conduct power from an AC source to the first terminal in a first state and the second terminal in a second state, wherein, with the switching device in the first state, the conductive winding generates a first magnetic field responsive to the AC source conducting power to the first terminal, and wherein, with the switching device in the second state, the conductive winding generates a second magnetic field responsive to the AC source conducting power to the second terminal; a rotor configured to magnetically interact with the first and second magnetic fields generated by the conductive winding such that a torque is applied on the rotor; and a controller configured to: determine a metric indicative of a load condition of the electric motor based on one or more sensor measurements, wherein the load condition is a power factor indicative of a ratio between power delivered to the conductive winding and power consumed by the load; determine that the power factor is within a range; and responsive to the determination that the power factor is within the range, cause the switching device to switch between the first state and the second state in accordance with a switching pattern, wherein the switching pattern indicates a rate of switching between (i) the first state and (ii) the second state; wherein a first amount of power is delivered to the conductive winding when the switching device is in the first state, a second amount of power is delivered to the conductive winding when the switching device is in the second state, and a third amount of power between the first amount and the second amount is delivered to the conductive winding when the switching device operates in accordance with the switching pattern. a conductive winding including a plurality of turns, a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal, wherein a first number of the plurality of turns are between the first terminal and the third terminal, a second number of the plurality of turns are between the second terminal and the third terminal, and the first number is different from the second number; a switching device configured to selectively conduct power from an AC source to the first terminal in a first state and the second terminal in a second state, wherein, with the switching device in the first state, the conductive winding generates a first magnetic field responsive to the AC source conducting power to the first terminal, and wherein, with the switching device in the second state, the conductive winding generates a second magnetic field responsive to the AC source conducting power to the second terminal; a rotor configured to magnetically interact with the first and second magnetic fields generated by the conductive winding such that a torque is applied on the rotor; and a controller configured to: determine a metric indicative of a load condition of the electric motor based on one or more sensor measurements, wherein the load condition is a power factor indicative of a ratio between power delivered to the conductive winding and power consumed by the load; determine that the power factor is within a range; and responsive to the determination that the power factor is within the range, cause the switching device to switch between the first state and the second state in accordance with a switching pattern, wherein the switching pattern indicates a rate of switching between (i) the first state and (ii) the second state; wherein a first amount of power is delivered to the conductive winding when the switching device is in the first state, a second amount of power is delivered to the conductive winding when the switching device is in the second state, and a third amount of power between the first amount and the second amount is delivered to the conductive winding when the switching device operates in accordance with the switching pattern. determine a metric indicative of a load condition of the electric motor based on one or more sensor measurements, wherein the load condition is a power factor indicative of a ratio between power delivered to the conductive winding and power consumed by the load; determine that the power factor is within a range; and responsive to the determination that the power factor is within the range, cause the switching device to switch between the first state and the second state in accordance with a switching pattern, wherein the switching pattern indicates a rate of switching between (i) the first state and (ii) the second state; wherein a first amount of power is delivered to the conductive winding when the switching device is in the first state, a second amount of power is delivered to the conductive winding when the switching device is in the second state, and a third amount of power between the first amount and the second amount is delivered to the conductive winding when the switching device operates in accordance with the switching pattern.