What Role Do Armature and Copper Windings Play in a Motor?

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The discussion centers on the role of armature and copper windings in squirrel cage ventilation motors, specifically shaded pole motors. The armature, featuring angled aluminum vanes, aids in rotation by creating a phase shift, which is essential for torque generation. The two closed-loop bare copper wires encircling the metal laminations serve to provide this phase shift, enhancing the motor's efficiency rather than merely serving an assembly purpose.

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What are these ?? in a motor?

I've taken a squirle cage ventilation motor appart to see what the laminations of the core material is within the electric coil. The core material then capsules an armature with an angled/off-set, made of aluminum vanes. How does the off-set aid in the armature rotating? What I also noticed is that there are two closed-loop, bare copper wires encircling the metal laminations, as if it were holding the whole essemble together. What is the electrical dynamic involvement with theses copper wires or is it simply for essembling porposes?

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It sounds like you are describing a shaded pole motor. The copper loops provide a phase shift for torque purposes.