A permanent magnet (PM) 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 . <EOS>