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AC motor
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<p>An AC motor is an <a href="/facts/Electric_motor/ArD7BGDa">electric motor</a> driven by an <a href="/facts/Alternating_current/qxICS3xa">alternating current</a> (AC). The AC motor commonly consists of two basic parts, an outside <a href="/facts/Stator/pKBWvIHI">stator</a> having coils supplied with alternating current to produce a <a href="/facts/Rotating_magnetic_field/xGYa8BPb">rotating magnetic field</a>, and an inside <a href="/facts/Rotor_(electric)/TJegVHtc">rotor</a> attached to the output shaft producing a second rotating magnetic field. The rotor magnetic field may be produced by permanent magnets, reluctance saliency, or DC or AC electrical windings. </p><p>Less common, AC <a href="/facts/Linear_motor/cLBAMYtq">linear motors</a> operate on similar principles as rotating motors but have their stationary and moving parts arranged in a straight line configuration, producing linear motion instead of rotation. </p>