Magnetic Field (Rotor) The rotor is the rotating part of the motor.

The rotor consists of copper or aluminum bars, connected together at the ends with end rings. Refer to Figure 3-27.

The inside of the rotor is filled with many individual disks of steel, called laminations. The revolving field set up by the stator currents, cut the squirrel cage conducting aluminum bars of the rotor. This causes voltage in these bars, called induced voltage. This voltage causes current to flow in the aluminum bars. The current sets up a magnetic field around the bars with corresponding north and south poles in the rotor. Torque is produced from the attraction and repulsion between these poles and the poles of the revolving stator field. Figure 3-28 shows the assembly of the parts into a complete induction motor unit.