[Diato556] made a really cool single-phase induction motor with parts mounted on Duplo blocks. He has posted an Instructable where he uses these modular parts to demonstrate the motor and the prin… ...

Wound-rotor motors: Squirrel-cage motors are relatively inflexible with regard to speed and torque characteristics, ... Single-phase induction motors are commonly fractional-horsepower types, ...

Motor slip is necessary for torque generation. An AC induction motor consists of two basic assemblies: the stator and rotor. The stator structure is composed of steel laminations shaped to form poles.

Single-phase ac motors are as ubiquitous as they are useful -- serving as prime power sources for a seemingly limitless array of small-horsepower applications in industry and home.

While this article focuses primarily on the electrical aspects of selecting a 3-phase squirrel cage induction motor (SCIM) replacement for a DC motor or an AC 3-phase synchronous or wound rotor ...

1. Cross-sectional view of a two-phase machine with distributed windings represented by single-turn coils. (Credit: Herbert H. Woodson and James R. Melcher, “Electromechanical Dynamics, Part 1 ...