Generally, the Art. 210 requirements for branch circuits are prerequisites for applying requirements found elsewhere. This fact is exemplified by the overcurrent protection requirements [Sec. 210.20].

Note: All Code references are based on the 2014 NEC. The NEC has separate sections for transformer feeder protection and transformer protection. Article 240 lists requirements for transformer feeder ...

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 ...