electrical overload
Too much current
An electrical overload occurs when more current flows through a circuit than it's designed to handle, causing wires to overheat and potentially start fires.
Circuit breakers and fuses protect against overloads by cutting power when current exceeds safe limits.
Figuratively, any system pushed beyond capacity experiences overload: The server crashed from overload during the sale.
- power surgeAbrupt voltage increase
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- fuseProtective melting wire
- circuit breakerAutomatic power cutoff device
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
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electrical overloadunderload
Insufficient load amount
within tolerance · brownout · low voltage · undercurrent · energy deficit
electrical overloadpower outage
Loss of electrical supply
blackout · brownout · power failure · undervoltage · grid failure
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