Electric machines function through the interaction between a rotating component, the rotor, and a non-rotating component, the stator. In an electric motor, the stator provides a magnetic field that dr
Rotor (lower left) and stator (upper right) of an electric motor
Stator of a 3-phase AC-motor
Stator of a brushless DC motor from computer cooler fan
Stator winding of a generator at a hydroelectric power station.