Squirrel Cage Rotor

The motor which employing squirrel cage type rotor is known as the squirrel cage motor. The rotor of the
motor consists the cylindrical laminated core having semi-closed circular slots and short circuit at each end by
copper or aluminium ring, called short circuiting ring. It is not possible to add any external resistance in the
rotor of the circuit.

Slip Ring Rotor

The motor which employing the wound rotor is known as a slip ring induction motor or phase wound motor.
It consists laminated cylindrical core which has a semi-closed slot at the outer periphery and carries three-
phase insulated winding. The rotor is wound for the same number of poles as that of the stator. The three
finish terminals are connected forming star point, and the three start terminals are connected to three
copper slip rings fixed on the shaft.
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Slip Ring Motor Squirrel Cage motor
Comparison
Defintion The rotor of the The rotor of the motor is a squirrel cage type.
motor is
constructed as a
slip ring type.
Rotor Cylindrical The slots of the rotor are not parallel, but are
laminated core with skewed.
parallel slots and
each slot consist
one bar.
Other name Phase wound rotor Cage motor
Construction Complicated Simple
Resistance Added external to The rotor bar is permanently shorted at the end
the rotor of the ring, thus it is not possible to add any
external resistance.
Starter The rotor Rotor resistance starter can not be used.
resistance starter
can be used.
Starting High Low
Torque
Brushes Present Absent
Maintenance Frequent Less maintenance required
maintenance
required
Copper Loss High Low
Efficieny Low High
Speed Possible Not Possible
Control
Power Factor Low HIgh
Cost Costly Cheap
Starting Low High
Current
Uses Use in hoist, Use in lathe machines, fan, blower, profiting
cranes, elevator machines, etc.
where high torque
is required.