The copper ring in the shaded pole motor is also called

The copper ring in the shaded pole motor is also called

Right Answer is:

Shading coil

SOLUTION

A Shaded Pole motor is an AC single-phase induction motor. The auxiliary winding, which is composed of a copper ring, is called a shading coil. The shading coil is wound around one end of the pole piece. It is actually a large loop of copper wire or a copper band. The two ends are connected to form a complete circuit. The shading coil acts like a transformer with a shorted secondary winding.

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