Question 43Electricity/Electronics - Assistant Engineer70% to pass
What type of rotor is most commonly used in the split-phase family of single-phase motors?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is B) Squirrel-cage.
In the split-phase family of single-phase motors, the most commonly used rotor type is the squirrel-cage rotor. This is because the split-phase motor design uses a starting winding and a running winding to provide the necessary starting torque, and the simple and robust squirrel-cage rotor is well-suited to work with this type of motor configuration.
The other options are not commonly used in split-phase single-phase motors. Drum rotors are typically found in DC motors, salient pole rotors are more common in polyphase AC motors, and wound-rotors are typically used in larger, more specialized AC motor designs.
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