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rotor
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non-stationary part of a rotary electric motor
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Encyclopedic overview
A selection of various types of rotors Rotor from Hoover Dam generator The rotor is a moving component of an electromagnetic system in the electric motor, electric generator, or alternator. Its rotation is due to the interaction between the windings and magnetic fields which produces a torque around the rotor's axis.
Early development
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “rotor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.