Motors and their associated equipment must be protected against both overload and overcurrent (short circuit or ground fault). This function is usually split, with ...
Art. 430, Part III provides the requirements for motor and branch-circuit overload protection. Because of inrush current, overload protection is separate from overcurrent and ground fault protection ...
The usual way of preventing a small motor from drawing too much current is to install overcurrent protection in the form of a circuit breaker or some other kind of limiter. But installations that ...
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