Three phase induction motors employ a simple construction composed of a stator protected with electromagnets, and a rotor made up of conductors shorted at each end, arranged as a “squirrel cage”. They focus on the basic principle of induction where a rotating electro-magnetic field it created through the use of a three-stage current at the stators electromagnets. Therefore induces a current inside the rotor’s conductors, which in turns creates rotor’s magnetic field that tries to check out stator’s magnetic field, pulling the rotor into rotation.

Benefits of AC Induction Motors are:

Induction motors are basic and Induction Motor rugged in structure. They are more robust and can operate in virtually any environmental condition

Induction motors are cheaper in cost due to simple rotor construction, absence of brushes, commutators, and slip rings

They are maintenance free motors unlike dc motors due to the absence of brushes, commutators and slip rings

Induction motors can be operated in polluted and explosive conditions as they do not have brushes that may cause sparks

AC Induction motors are Asynchronous Machines meaning that the rotor does not turn at the specific same speed as the stator’s rotating magnetic field. Some difference in the rotor and stator quickness is necessary to be able to generate the induction into the rotor. The difference between your two is called the slip. Slip must be kept in a optimal range to ensure that the motor to operate efficiently. Roboteq AC Induction controllers can be configured to operate in another of three modes:

Scallar (or Volts per Hertz): an Open loop mode in which a command causes a simultaneous, fixed-ratio Frequency and Voltage modify.

Controlled Slip: a Closed Loop speed where voltage and frequency are controlled in order to keep slip within a narrow range while working at a desired speed.

Field Oriented Control (Vector Drive): a Closed Loop Rate and Torque control that works by optimizing the rotating field of the stator vs. this of the induced field in the rotor.

Discover this video from Learning Engineering for a visual illustration about how AC Induction Motors are constructed and work.