Method of manufacturing an induction rotor

A method for manufacturing an induction rotor, the method comprising:

• providing a lamination stack comprising a plurality of laminates and a plurality of conduction bars, the lamination stack having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and wherein each of the laminates of the plurality of laminates include a plurality of slots equally spaced on an outside perimeter of the laminates forming a plurality of elongated grooves and one of the plurality of conduction bars are disposed in each of the elongated grooves of the plurality of elongated grooves;
• installing a retainer ring on each of the first end and the second end of the lamination stack;
• placing the lamination stack into a fixture;
• rotating the first end of the lamination stack in an opposite rotational direction from the second end of the lamination stack to skew the conduction bars to an angle α;
• fixing a plurality of vertical members to a first outer perimeter of each of the plurality of laminates of the lamination stack;
• fixing a plurality of hoop members to each of the plurality of vertical members and an outer edge of each of the plurality of conduction bars;
• fixing a conduction ring on each of the first end and the second end of the lamination stack;
• machining a second outer perimeter of the lamination stack to remove the plurality of vertical members and the plurality of hoop members from the lamination stack.

An induction rotor for an induction motor, the induction rotor comprising:

• a lamination stack comprising a rotating axis, a plurality of annular laminates, and a plurality of equally spaced slots;
• a plurality of conduction bars each comprising at least one notch and a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and wherein one of the plurality of conduction bars are disposed in each of the slots of the lamination stack and the at least one notch of each of the plurality of conduction bars align to form a groove;
• a retention ring disposed in the groove of the plurality of conduction bars;
• a first and a second conduction rings, and wherein the first conduction ring is fixed to each of the first ends of the plurality of conduction bars and the second conduction ring is fixed to each of the second ends of the plurality of conduction bars.