Distributed stator winding

A method of forming a stator for an electric machine comprising:

• forming a first conductor into a plurality of bends having a first winding pitch;
• forming a second conductor into a plurality of bends having the first winding pitch;
• creating a winding layer of the stator by introducing the first conductor and the second conductor into a first pole of a stator having a first end loop crossing zone, wherein the second conductor is on top of the first conductor at the first end loop crossing zone;
• changing the winding pitch of the first conductor to a second winding pitch that is distinct from the first winding pitch;
• changing a winding pitch of the second conductor to a third winding pitch that is distinct from the first winding pitch and the second winding pitch;
• weaving the first conductor relative to the second conductor between the first pole and a second pole of the stator;
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• introducing the first conductor and the second conductor into the second pole of the stator having a second end loop crossing zone, wherein the first conductor is on top of the second conductor at the second end loop crossing zone.