But what IS a short circuit? A short circuit happens when an electrical current flows outside of its intended circuit with no resistance to the flow.

Rosenstark’s brilliant idea was to perform a pair of loop measurements with the return side terminated first on an open circuit and then on a short circuit , and then to suitably combine the two ...

Each motor branch circuit must be protected against short circuit and ground faults by an overcurrent device sized no greater than the percentages listed in Table 430.52. A branch-circuit ...