Glossary of Motor Terms
Squirrel-cage induction motor
An induction motor that uses a squirrel-cage rotor. Although a poly-phase distributed winding, as shown in (a), is normally used, there is also a single-phase operation system using one simple winding and 1or 2 short-circuit rings called “shading-pole coils” as shown in (b).

Term List (S)
- Salient-pole torque
- Salient-pole rotor-stator
- Sensorless drive
- Separately-excited DC motor
- Shaft, shapes of
- Simulation
- Sinusoidal voltage
- Skew,Skewed slots
- Slip ring
- Slot liner
- Slotless rotor
- Slot-pole combination
- Slots and teeth
- Small electrical motor
- Solenoid
- Space factor, Slot fill factor
- Speed control
- Speed variation rate
- Spindle motor
- Squirrel cage rotor
- Squirrel-cage induction motor
- Stall torque
- Starting torque
- Sturgeon's motor
- Switched reluctance motor
- Switched reluctance motor, Early
- Switching elements
- Synchronous speed