<s>
In	O
power	O
engineering	O
,	O
winding	B-Algorithm
factor	I-Algorithm
provides	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
compare	O
of	O
the	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
different	O
designs	O
of	O
stators	O
for	O
alternators	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winding	B-Algorithm
factor	I-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
ratio	O
of	O
electromotive	O
force	O
(	O
EMF	O
)	O
produced	O
by	O
a	O
stator	O
having	O
a	O
short-pitch	O
,	O
distributed	O
,	O
or	O
skewed	O
winding	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
stator	O
having	O
full-pitch	O
,	O
concentrated	O
,	O
and	O
non-skewed	O
,	O
windings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
most	O
alternators	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
stator	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
armature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winding	B-Algorithm
factor	I-Algorithm
also	O
applies	O
to	O
other	O
electric	O
machines	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
article	O
focuses	O
on	O
winding	B-Algorithm
factor	I-Algorithm
as	O
it	O
applies	O
to	O
alternators	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Practical	O
alternators	B-Algorithm
have	O
a	O
short-pitched	O
and	O
distributed	O
windings	O
to	O
reduce	O
harmonics	O
and	O
maintain	O
constant	O
torque	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
factors	O
that	O
can	O
reduce	O
the	O
winding	B-Algorithm
factor	I-Algorithm
are	O
pitch	O
factor	O
and	O
skew	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
alternator	B-Algorithm
design	O
,	O
pitch	O
means	O
angle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
3-phase	O
6	O
slot	O
4	O
pole	O
non-overlapping	O
winding	O
alternator	B-Algorithm
:	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
3-phase	O
motors	O
have	O
winding	B-Algorithm
factor	I-Algorithm
values	O
between	O
0.85	O
and	O
0.95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winding	B-Algorithm
factor	I-Algorithm
(	O
along	O
with	O
some	O
other	O
factors	O
like	O
winding	O
skew	O
)	O
can	O
help	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
harmonic	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
generated	O
EMF	O
of	O
the	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
