Three phase Induction Motor Induction motors have a very simple construction composed of a stator covered with electromagnets, and a rotor composed of conductors shorted at each end, arranged as a “squirrel cage”. They focus on the basic principle of induction in which a rotating electro-magnetic field it made through the use of a three-stage current at the stators electromagnets. Therefore induces a current in the rotor’s conductors, which in turns produces rotor’s magnetic field that attempts to follow stator’s magnetic field, pulling the rotor into rotation.

Great things about AC Induction Motors are:

Induction motors are basic and rugged in structure. They are better quality and can operate in any environmental condition

Induction motors are cheaper in expense due to simple rotor construction, absence of brushes, commutators, and slide rings

They are free of maintenance motors unlike dc motors due to the lack of brushes, commutators and slip rings

Induction motors could be operated in polluted and explosive environments as they do not have brushes that may cause sparks

AC Induction motors are Asynchronous Devices and therefore the rotor does not convert at the precise same speed because the stator’s rotating magnetic field. Some difference in the rotor and stator quickness is necessary to be able to develop the induction in to the rotor. The difference between your two is called the slip. Slip should be kept in a optimal range to ensure that the motor to operate efficiently. Roboteq AC Induction controllers could be configured to operate in another of three modes:

Scallar (or Volts per Hertz): an Open loop mode where a command causes a simultaneous, fixed-ratio Frequency and Voltage modify.

Controlled Slip: a Shut Loop speed where voltage and frequency are controlled in order to keep slip within a narrow range while operating at a preferred speed.

Field Oriented Control (Vector Drive): a Closed Loop Swiftness and Torque control that works by optimizing the rotating field of the stator vs. this of the induced field in the rotor.

Observe this video from Learning Engineering for a visual illustration about how AC Induction Motors are constructed and work.