the stationary part of a rotary machine or device, esp of a motor or generator
2.
a system of nonrotating, radially arranged parts within a rotating assembly, esp the fixed blades of an axial flow compressor in a gas turbine
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Word origin
C20: from Latin: one who stands (by), from stāre to stand
stator in American English
(ˈsteɪtər)
noun
a fixed part forming the pivot or housing for a revolving part (rotor), as in a motor, dynamo, etc.
Word origin
ModL < L, one who stands < pp. of stare, to stand
stator in Electrical Engineering
(steɪtər)
Word forms: (regular plural) stators
noun
(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Motor or generator)
A stator is the stationary part of a machine in the form of a hollow cylinder inside which the rotor will be placed with a narrow air gap between them.
The development of electric motors of acceptable efficiency was delayed for severaldecades by failure to recognize the extreme importance of a relatively small air gapbetween rotor and stator.
The main electrical elements of our motors are the stator, in which the exciter winding is included, and the rotor.
A stator is the stationary part of a machine in the form of a hollow cylinder inside whichthe rotor will be placed with a narrow air gap between them.