Statorbased

Statorbased is an adjective used to describe designs, architectures, or control approaches in electric machines in which the stator—the stationary part containing windings and related hardware—is the primary locus of energy conversion, sensing, or control. The term is not widely standardized but is used to contrast stator-centric approaches with rotor-based designs in which the rotor carries most of the energy storage, actuation, or mechanical output and often houses key rotating electronics or commutation hardware.

In many electric machines, the stator provides the magnetic field through windings powered by supply networks, while the rotor provides motion. A statorbased approach emphasizes the design, integration, and control of the stator subsystem—such as winding layouts, stator-side power electronics, and embedded sensors—to improve thermal management, modularity, or control accuracy. This can include stator-mounted drive electronics in brushless designs, or control algorithms implemented in a stator-referenced frame (stator-based current or voltage strategies).

Applications span electric motors, generators, and drive systems where stator-centric solutions are advantageous, including modular drives, certain wind turbine generators, and high-voltage motor applications. Benefits may include easier cooling for electronics, reduced rotor complexity, and improved fault isolation, while challenges involve wiring complexity, insulation, and thermal management of large stator assemblies.

As with many engineering terms, usage of 'statorbased' varies by field and vendor, and it often denotes a design philosophy rather than a formal specification.