A permanent magnet dynamoelectric machine with directly controllable PM flux control comprising: a drive shaft; a PM rotor assembly coupled to the drive shaft and with multiple PMs arranged annularly around an outer annular periphery of the rotor assembly; a first outer stator assembly comprising a ferromagnetic stator core, a first plurality ferromagnetic stator teeth mounted to the stator core with distal ends proximate the outer annular periphery of the rotor assembly, wherein the outer annular periphery of the rotor assembly and the stator teeth are separated by a first air gap, and a first plurality of stator coils mounted between the stator teeth of the first plurality of stator teeth; and a second inner stator assembly arranged concentric with and radially inward of the rotor assembly and comprising a second inner ferromagnetic stator core, a second plurality of ferromagnetic stator teeth mounted to the inner stator core with distal ends forming winding slots and proximate an inner periphery of the rotor assembly, wherein an outer periphery of the inner stator core and the inner periphery of the rotor assembly are separated by a second air gap, and at least one control coil being wound in the slots of the inner stator assembly; wherein the PMs are arranged in radial direction and magnetized tangentially; characterized in that the second stator assembly and the second plurality of stator teeth have their distal ends closed and forming closed slots, wherein a ferromagnetic bridge at the distal ends of the stator teeth of the second plurality of stator teeth which closes the slot forms a saturable region of each of the second plurality of stator teeth which is operable as a magnetic diverter to divert air gap magnetic flux generated by the PMs across the second air gap through the distal ends of the second plurality of stator teeth. a drive shaft; a PM rotor assembly coupled to the drive shaft and with multiple PMs arranged annularly around an outer annular periphery of the rotor assembly; a first outer stator assembly comprising a ferromagnetic stator core, a first plurality ferromagnetic stator teeth mounted to the stator core with distal ends proximate the outer annular periphery of the rotor assembly, wherein the outer annular periphery of the rotor assembly and the stator teeth are separated by a first air gap, and a first plurality of stator coils mounted between the stator teeth of the first plurality of stator teeth; and a second inner stator assembly arranged concentric with and radially inward of the rotor assembly and comprising a second inner ferromagnetic stator core, a second plurality of ferromagnetic stator teeth mounted to the inner stator core with distal ends forming winding slots and proximate an inner periphery of the rotor assembly, wherein an outer periphery of the inner stator core and the inner periphery of the rotor assembly are separated by a second air gap, and at least one control coil being wound in the slots of the inner stator assembly; wherein the PMs are arranged in radial direction and magnetized tangentially; characterized in that the second stator assembly and the second plurality of stator teeth have their distal ends closed and forming closed slots, wherein a ferromagnetic bridge at the distal ends of the stator teeth of the second plurality of stator teeth which closes the slot forms a saturable region of each of the second plurality of stator teeth which is operable as a magnetic diverter to divert air gap magnetic flux generated by the PMs across the second air gap through the distal ends of the second plurality of stator teeth.