Figure 5—It’s almost magic the way a mechanically fixed stator can produce a rotating magnetic field.

 

Rotation

Stator

Pole

Applied Voltage

0°=360°

A

0

B

S

C

N

A’

B’

N

C’

S

30°

A

N

½

B

S

–1

C

N

½

A’

S

B’

N

C’

S

60°

A

N

B

S

C

X

0

A’

S

B’

N

C’

X

90°

A

N

1

B

S

–½

C

S

–½

A’

S

B’

N

C’

N

120°

A

N

B

X

0

C

S

A’

S

B’

X

C’

N

150°

A

N

½

B

N

½

C

S

–1

A’

S

B’

S

C’

N

180°

A

0

B

N

C

S

A’

B’

S

C’

N

210°

A

S

–½

B

N

1

C

S

–½

A’

N

B’

S

C’

N

240°

A

S

B

N

C

0

A’

N

B’

N

C’

270°

A

S

–1

B

N

½

C

N

½

A’

N

B’

S

C’

S

300°

A

S

B

0

C

N

A’

N

B’

C’

S

330°

A

S

–½

B

S

–½

C

N

1

A’

N

B’

N

C’

S