A. Cords are permitted if the length doesn’t exceed 3 ft, and it contains a copper equipment grounding conductor, sized in accordance with Sec. 250.122, based on the rating of the overcurrent device, ...
One of the principal NEC requirements for circuit protection is that you shut down the equipment rather than let supply conductors melt from overload. This can cause confusion, however, because Art.
The way we control the speed of fan motors or pump motors has tremendously changed in the past two decades with the introduction of variable-frequency drives (VFDs), aka variable-frequency controllers ...