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Difference Between a
Transformer and an
Induction Motor
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An Induction Motor is fundamentally a

Transformer – What is the Difference?
The induction motor is fundamentally a transformer in
which the stator is the primary and the rotor is short
circuited secondary. This is evident, particularly then
the rotor is stationary. The rotor current establishes a
flux which opposes and, therefore, tends to weaken
the stator flux. This causes more current to flow in the
stator winding just as increase in secondary current in
a transformer causes a corresponding increase in
primary current. Very often the analysis of an
induction motor is made on the same lines as the
transformer with the modification that short circuited
secondary is considering rotating.

Note that the working principle of both transformer

and Induction motor is same i.e. Faraday law’s of
electromagnetic induction or mutual induction.

So what is the difference between a transformer and

an induction motor while the operation of principle is
same for both machines?

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Difference between Induction

Motor and Transformer
1. A Transformer is a static device, whereas
motor is a dynastic machine contains on
moving parts.
2. A transformer transfers electrical power from
one circuit to another without changing the
supply frequency, i.e. it only step-up or step-
down the level of voltage and current, whereas
induction motor converts electrical power
into mechanical power.
3. In a transformer, the frequency of induced
EMF and current in the secondary is same as
supply frequency, i.e. primary and secondary
frequency is constant while in an induction
motor, the frequency of current and EMF on
stator remains same, whereas the frequency of
the rotor is variable which depends on slip and
slip is further depends on motor loads. The
frequency of induced EMF on the rotor is equal
to slip times the stator frequency.
4. In a transformer, both the input and output
energy (primary and secondary) is in the form of
electrical energy, whereas in motor, the supply
energy in the rotor is in electrical form and the
stator energy converted to the mechanical form
of energy.
5. A transformer is an alternating flux machine
while induction motor is a rotating flux
machine.
6. In a transformer, mostly a ferromagnetic iron
core is used as a medium for the passage of
flux from primary to secondary, whereas in an
induction motor, the air gap is used between
rotor and stator.
7. A transformer can be operated at any kind of
power factor depends on load while induction
motor operated on lagging power factor
because it draws lagging current to magnetize
the rotor filed at starting and operating due to air
gap.
8. A transformer efficiency is always higher than
the induction motor efficiency because there is
no moving parts in a transformer, whereas
mechanical losses occurs in an induction motor
as it is not static machine like a transformer.

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