Overcurrent Condition

Excessive circuit current which could damage
equipment connected to the circuit. Typically a
circuit breaker is designed to sense overcurrent
conditions. When it does the breaker opens the
electrical path protecting the connected
equipment from being damaged by excessive
current. When this happen the circuit breaker is
said to have “tripped”. When the situation that
caused an overcurrent has been corrected,
power can be restored to the circuit. This is
done by moving the circuit breaker handle from
its trip position to the “off” position to reset it.
Then the handle can be moved to the “on”
position.