Stator (electric machines)
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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.
Electric generator
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In electricity generation, a generator, also called an electric generator, electrical generator, and electromagnetic generator is an electromechanical device that converts mechanical energy to electri
U.S. NRC image of a modern steam turbine generator (STG)
Early Ganz Generator in Zwevegem, West Flanders, Belgium
The Faraday disk was the first electric generator. The horseshoe-shaped magnet (A) created a magnetic field through the disk (D). When the disk was turned, this induced an electric current radially outward from the center toward the rim. The current flowed out through the sliding spring contact m, through the external circuit, and back into the center of the disk through the axle.
Hippolyte Pixii's dynamo. The commutator is located on the shaft below the spinning magnet.