This paper analyzes different stator windings configurations for permanent-magnet synchronous machines during the presence of a stator turn fault. Due to the inverter pulsewidth modulation, the fault commonly occurs in variable-frequency permanent-magnet machine drives. In this paper, two types of windings are compared to identify key machine topologies that can achieve the reduced influence of the turn fault. When the machine is operated in real time, the windings with separated neutral points reduce the torque ripple caused by fault-reflected flux harmonics. Analytical models based on equivalent circuits are developed to predict the machine flux and torque waveform during the presence of the turn fault. All developed analytical models are verified by the finite-element analysis and experimental results on a 750-W surface permanent-magnet machine prototype.