INDUCTION MOTOR 35 current in the middle squirrel cage: current in the outer squirrel cage: li = ~ primary current: /o = /a + /2 + The voltages are related by: + (2) (3) (4) JT' — TT I rt/y. 7" /'Cv^ # = #1 + ja?i (/i + /2 + /3), (7) #0 = E + ZQ!Q, (8) where x$ is the reactance due to the flux leakage between the third and the second squirrel cage; #2 the reactance of the leak- age flux between second and first squirrel cage; x3 the reactance of the first squirrel cage and XQ that of the primary circuit, that is, xi + XQ corresponds to the total leakage flux between primary and outer most squirrel cage. $3, $2 and $1 are the true induced voltages in the three squirrel cages, $ the mutual inductive voltage between primary and secondary, and $0 the primary impressed voltage 25. From equations (1) to (8) then follows: (9) (10) where: a2 = _ « p , --&, r3 (ID (12) (13)