Squirrel-cage motor

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An induction motor in which a primary winding on one member, usually the stator, is connected to the power source, and a secondary squirrel-cage winding on the other member, usually the rotor, carries induced current.

Note: A squirrel-cage winding consists of a number of conducting bars having their extremities connected by metal rings or plates at each end.

Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)

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