A conveyance system includes a machine having a motor; a source of AC power; a drive system coupled to the source of AC power, the drive system to provide multi-phase drive signals to the motor, the drive system including: a first drive having a first converter and a first inverter, the first convertor including a first positive DC bus and a first negative DC bus; a second drive having a second converter and a second inverter, the second convertor including a second positive DC bus and a second negative DC bus; wherein the first positive DC bus and the second DC positive bus are electrically connected and the first negative DC bus and the second negative DC bus are electrically connected.