Simple, whenever a moving conductor is placed in a magnetic

field, it acts as a generator.

Similarly, whenever a current-carrying conductor is placed in a

magnetic field, it acts as a motor.
The no-load speed of a DC motor is the speed that the DC motor will turn when nothing is
attached to its shaft. This is why it is called no load. The DC motor isn't loaded with an object.

When a DC motor has nothing attached to its shaft, it is able to operate at its highest maximum
speed. When it is then loaded with an object on its shaft, its speed will decrease. This is because
it now has to bear with the weight of an object on it.
Why DC Series motor can not operates at
no load condition ?
 Asynchronous motor

DC motor

Stator and Rotor requires sperate excitation (3phase AC+ DC)

Induction motor

Stator and Rotor requires only one excitation (stator)

Similar to transformer principle of mutual induction
 Why is an induction motor called a rotating transformer?

In a transformer, AC supply is fed to the primary and the

flux produced travels through the magnetic core and gets
linked to the secondary of the transformer. The air gap is
absent in the transformer whereas the induction motor
has air gap.

The transformer does not have the air gap. but the induction motor
has the air gap for its operation. Without air gap, the motor
rotation is not possible, therefore, air gap is kept in the motor.

That is why Induction Motor is called Rotating Transformer.

Why Single phase induction motor is not self starting?