X-Y-Z: AC Induction Motors Drive Many Industrial Applications
AC induction motors are the most common electric motors in the world. These simple, reliable and economical motors are found in refrigerators, washing machines and furnaces, as well as conveyors, pumps, winders, wind tunnels and other industrial equipment.
In an AC induction motor, the stator consists of numerous thin laminations of steel. They are clamped together to form a hollow cylinder with parallel slots running axially along the interior. Coils of insulated wire are inserted into the slots. Each group of coils, together with the core it surrounds, forms an electromagnet when energized.