Operation of equipment in excess of normal, full load rating, or of a conductor in excess of rated ampacity which, when it persists for a sufficient length of time, would cause damage or dangerous overheating. A fault, such as a short circuit or ground fault, is not an overload.
Overload or overloaded may refer to:
English
Etymology
From over- + load.
Pronunciation
- (verb)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈloʊd/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌəʉvəˈləʉd/, /ˌɐʉvəˈlɐʉd/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɐʉvəˈlɐʉd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
- (noun)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvəˌləʊd/
- (General American, Canada) IPA