What is the function of the squirrel cage windings installed on a synchronous motor rotor?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option D — provide starting torque
Amortisseur or squirrel-cage windings embedded in the rotor pole faces provide the necessary asynchronous starting torque by acting like an induction motor during startup before DC excitation is applied.
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