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stationary part of a rotary system

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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

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 drives the rotating armature; in a generator, the stator converts the rotating magnetic field to electric current.

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