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Chapter 5
Induction Motors

Induction Motor Construction • Stator

Construction • Rotor Construction •
Operating Principles • Slip and Torque
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Induction motors consist

of a stator and a rotor
enclosed within a frame,
with no physical
electrical connections
between the stator and
the rotor.
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The stator consists of a core and

windings, or coils, that convert
electrical energy to the energy of
a magnetic field.
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A squirrel-cage rotor is
an induction motor rotor
consisting of conductors
made from solid bars
assembled into a cage
frame resembling a
squirrel cage.
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Different standard rotor designs are used for different

applications.
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The stator magnetic field induces

current in the rotor. The current
creates a magnetic field and
poles within the rotor.