A linear-motor stator assembly comprising: a stator including: a stator core portion (48; 56) having: a first end and an opposite second end defining the length of the stator core portion (38, 48, 56); an outer face having a plurality of pole faces (20, 70) separated by a plurality of stator coil slots opening onto the outer face between the first and second ends; a plurality of sets of stator coils residing in the stator coil slots and connected to form polyphase stator windings propagating a magnetic flux wave along the length of the stator portion through the pole faces; wherein each set of stator coils has an inductance (L u, L v, L w) and defines a phase of the polyphase stator; a reactor including: a reactor core portion (39, 49, 58) abutting the stator core portion (38, 48, 56) and having: an outer face having a plurality of inductor coil slots (28, 28') opening onto the outer face; characterised in that the reactor further includes: a plurality of inductor coils (30; 30A, 30B, 30C, 66A, 66B, 66C) residing in the inductor coil slots, wherein each of the inductor coils has an inductance (L 1, L 2, L 3) and is connected electrically in series with one or another of the sets of stator coils such that the total inductance in each phase is the sum of the inductance of the stator coil and the inductance of any inductor coils electrically connected in series with the stator coil; wherein the total inductances of the phases are more nearly equal than the inductances (L u, L v, L w) of the sets of stator coils. comprising: a stator including: a stator core portion (48; 56) having: a first end and an opposite second end defining the length of the stator core portion (38, 48, 56); an outer face having a plurality of pole faces (20, 70) separated by a plurality of stator coil slots opening onto the outer face between the first and second ends; a plurality of sets of stator coils residing in the stator coil slots and connected to form polyphase stator windings propagating a magnetic flux wave along the length of the stator portion through the pole faces; wherein each set of stator coils has an inductance (L u, L v, L w) and defines a phase of the polyphase stator; a stator core portion (48; 56) having: a first end and an opposite second end defining the length of the stator core portion (38, 48, 56); an outer face having a plurality of pole faces (20, 70) separated by a plurality of stator coil slots opening onto the outer face between the first and second ends; a first end and an opposite second end defining the length of the stator core portion (38, 48, 56); an outer face having a plurality of pole faces (20, 70) separated by a plurality of stator coil slots opening onto the outer face between the first and second ends; plurality of stator coil slots opening onto the outer face between the first and second ends; a plurality of sets of stator coils residing in the stator coil slots and connected to form polyphase stator windings propagating a magnetic flux wave along the length of the stator portion through the pole faces; wherein each set of stator coils has an inductance (L u, L v, L w) and defines a phase of the polyphase stator; a reactor including: a reactor core portion (39, 49, 58) abutting the stator core portion (38, 48, 56) and having: an outer face having a plurality of inductor coil slots (28, 28') opening onto the outer face; characterised in that the reactor further includes: a plurality of inductor coils (30; 30A, 30B, 30C, 66A, 66B, 66C) residing in the inductor coil slots, wherein each of the inductor coils has an inductance (L 1, L 2, L 3) and is connected electrically in series with one or another of the sets of stator coils such that the total inductance in each phase is the sum of the inductance of the stator coil and the inductance of any inductor coils electrically connected in series with the stator coil; wherein the total inductances of the phases are more nearly equal than the inductances (L u, L v, L w) of the sets of stator coils. a reactor core portion (39, 49, 58) abutting the stator core portion (38, 48, 56) and having: an outer face having a plurality of inductor coil slots (28, 28') opening onto the outer face; characterised in that the reactor further includes: a plurality of inductor coils (30; 30A, 30B, 30C, 66A, 66B, 66C) residing in the inductor coil slots, wherein each of the inductor coils has an inductance (L 1, L 2, L 3) and is connected electrically in series with one or another of the sets of stator coils such that the total inductance in each phase is the sum of the inductance of the stator coil and the inductance of any inductor coils electrically connected in series with the stator coil; wherein the total inductances of the phases are more nearly equal than the inductances (L u, L v, L w) of the sets of stator coils.