A field winding type rotating electric machine, whose power factor is cos θ, includes a stator, a rotor with a field winding, a rectifying element, a drive unit and a control unit. When performing rectangular-wave or overmodulation energization, the control unit generates a voltage pulse pair, which induces a current pulse pair, by: setting a reference time to the center of an ON duration or OFF duration of a control signal of a first phase; and providing a temporary ON duration and a temporary OFF duration after a predetermined angle from the reference time. The predetermined angle is within a predetermined range including cos−1 θ in electrical angle. The temporary ON duration is provided to temporarily turn ON a control signal of a second phase during an OFF duration thereof. The temporary OFF duration is provided to temporarily turn OFF a control signal of a third phase during an ON duration thereof.