Brushless doubly-fed generator (BDFG) is a most promising candidate for the wind turbine due to its simple structure, high reliability, and low converter capacity. To improve space utilization and achieve higher power density, this paper proposes a new dual-stator BDFG (DS-BDFG), which provides two separated windings, namely, the power winding (PW) placed in the outer stator and the control winding (CW) placed in the inner stator. A cup-shaped rotor sandwiched between the inner and outer stators consists of the short-circuited coil and the salient-pole core. The coupling between the PW and the CW is realized via the rotor based on the general airgap magnetic field modulation theory for electrical machines. A prototype of the DS-BDFG with rated PW power of 7.2 kW is designed and optimized. The keys of this paper are the power equation derivation, the determination of pole/slot combinations, and the rotor optimization. The electromagnetic characteristics and unbalanced magnetic force of the DS-BDFG are analyzed by 2D finite element analysis to verify the reasonableness of the proposed model.