| The armature current in the motor magnetizes the armature iron, and the interaction of this magnet with | | |
| In a generator, the field magnetizes the armature iron, and this field moves past the conductors as the armature rotates, with | | |
| The windings are either around the pole pieces, or placed in | | |
| The part that rotates is called the rotor, and the part that remains | | |
| DC machines typically have a salient-pole field on the stator, with the field windings on the pole pieces, and a non-salient pole winding on | | |
| The magnetic field of the stator is constant, while | | |
| A non-salient pole winding can be arranged to give any desired spatial | | |
