Table 430.52 Maximum Rating or Setting of Motor Branch-Circuit Short-Circuit and Ground-Fault Protective Devices

Type of Motor Percentage of Full-Load Current
Nontime Delay Fuse 1 Dual Element (Time-Delay) Fuse 1 Instantaneous Trip Breaker Inverse Time Breaker 2
Single-phase motors 300 175 800 250
AC polyphase motors other than wound-rotor 300 175 800 250
Squirrel cage — other than Design B energy-efficient 300 175 800 250
Design B energy-efficient 300 175 1100 250
Synchronous 3 300 175 800 250
Wound-rotor 150 150 800 150
DC (constant voltage) 150 150 250 150