stator
pronunciation
How to pronounce stator in British English:
UK ['steɪtə]
How to pronounce stator in American English:
US ['steɪtə]
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- Noun:
- mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
Word Origin
- stator (n.)
- "stationary part of a generator" (opposed to rotor), 1895, from Latin stator, agent noun from stare "to stand" (see stay (v.)). In classical Latin it meant "an orderly, attendant upon a proconsul."
Example
- 1. The stator usually forms the casing and houses a set of permanent magnets .
- 2. Such machines are known as asynchronous motors , because the rotor 's magnetic field never catches up with the stator 's field .
- 3. Modern induction motors usually have three ( or more ) sets of stator windings , each using a different phase of the alternating current being applied .
- 4. An alternating current applied to the stator 's windings creates a rotating magnetic field , while simultaneously inducing a current in the separate conductors attached to the rotor .
- 5. Modern ac induction motors usually have three ( or more ) sets of stator windings , which smooths things out and allows more torque to be generated .