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An electric alternator/motor having a stator with at least two non-overlapping sectors is provided. Each sector includes a first winding, first and second magnetic circuits and a saturation control assembly. A cross-talk reduction feature, such as a peripheral slit is provided between each sector of

An electric alternator/motor having a stator with at least two non-overlapping sectors is provided. Each sector includes a first winding, first and second magnetic circuits and a saturation control assembly. A cross-talk reduction feature, such as a peripheral slit is provided between each sector of the stator for impeding magnetic flux crossing between the sectors.

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1. A method of regulating an electrical output of an alternator connected to a load, the alternator having a magnetic rotor, a stator having at least two non-overlapping sectors, each sector comprising at least a power winding and a control winding, each control winding being associated with at leas

1. A method of regulating an electrical output of an alternator connected to a load, the alternator having a magnetic rotor, a stator having at least two non-overlapping sectors, each sector comprising at least a power winding and a control winding, each control winding being associated with at least one magnetic circuit defined in the stator sector along a periphery of the stator sector, the method comprising: applying a DC current directly to each control winding;electromagnetically separating peripheral portions of the respective magnetic circuits using electromagnetic separation between the sectors; andgenerating an output current in the power windings of the sectors in response to the rotor moving relative to the stator. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein each sector is an alternator sector for connection to the load, and wherein the method further comprises: monitoring the output of each alternator sector for at least one criterion indicative of a fault; andconditioned upon detecting a fault indicative of one of the alternator sectors being deficient: deactivating the deficient alternator sector to cease electrical power generation therein, resulting in an associated power decrease; andcontrollably varying an output level of at least one non-deficient alternator sector to compensate for said power decrease. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic separation includes a peripheral slit between each sector. 4. A method of regulating an electrical output of an alternator connected to a load, the alternator having a magnetic rotor, a stator having at least two non-overlapping sectors, each sector comprising a stator winding assembly confined to its respective sector, each winding assembly associated with at least one magnetic circuit defined in the stator sector along a periphery of the stator sector, the method comprising: electromagnetically separating peripheral portions of the respective magnetic circuits using electromagnetic separation between the sectors;generating an output current in windings of the sectors in response to the rotor moving relative to the stator;monitoring the output of each sector for at least one criterion indicative of a fault; andconditioned upon detecting a fault indicative of one of the sectors being deficient: deactivating at least one winding of the deficient sector to cease electrical power generation therein, resulting in an associated power decrease; andcontrollably varying an output level of at least one non-deficient sector to compensate for said power decrease.