# Soft Starter, 3RW Series, Three Phase, 63 A, 200 V to 690 V, 55 kW at 690 V, Spring Terminal

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**SKU**: 3RW5525-3HA16
**Manufacturer**: SIEMENS
**Category**: Automation & Process Control || Motors & Motor Controls || Motor Starters
**Price**: €2044.5000
**Stock**: 10+

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | To Be Advised |
| No. Of Poles | - |
| Power Rating | 30kW |
| No. Of Phases | Three Phase |
| Product Range | SIRIUS 3RW55 |
| Current Rating | 63A |
| Ip / Nema Rating | IP00 |
| Motor Starter Type | Soft Starter |
| Supply Voltage Max | 690VAC |
| Supply Voltage Min | 200VAC |

## Datasheet

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**3RW5525-3HA16** 

**Data sheet** 

SIRIUS soft starter 200-690 V 63 A, 110-250 V AC spring-type terminals 

|Siemens<br>EcoTech|SIRIUS soft starter 200-690 V 63 A, 110-250 V AC spring-type terminals|
|---|---|
|**product brand name**|SIRIUS|
|**product category**|Hybrid switchingdevices|
|**product designation**|Soft starter|
|**product type designation**|3RW55|
|**manufacturer's article number**||
|● of high feature HMI module usable|3RW5980-0HF00|
|● of communication module PROFINET standard usable|3RW5980-0CS00|
|● of communication module PROFINET high-feature usable|3RW5950-0CH00|
|● of communication module PROFIBUS usable|3RW5980-0CP00|
|● of communication module Modbus TCP usable|3RW5980-0CT00|
|● of communication module Modbus RTU usable|3RW5980-0CR00|
|● of communication module Ethernet/IP|3RW5980-0CE00|
|● of circuit breaker usable at 400 V|3VA2163-7MN32-0AA0; Type of coordination 1, Iq=65 kA, CLASS 10|
|● of circuit breaker usable at 500 V|3VA2163-7MN32-0AA0; Type of coordination 1, Iq=20 kA, CLASS 10|
|● of circuit breaker usable at 400 V at inside-delta circuit|3VA2110-7MN32-0AA0; Type of coordination 1, Iq=65 kA, CLASS 10|
|● of circuit breaker usable at 500 V at inside-delta circuit|3VA2110-7MN32-0AA0; Type of coordination 1, Iq=65 kA, CLASS 10|
|● of thegG fuse usable upto 690 V|3NA3830-6; Type of coordination 1, Iq=65 kA|
|● of thegG fuse usable at inside-delta circuit upto 500 V|3NA3830-6; Type of coordination 1, Iq=65 kA|
|● of full range R fuse link for semiconductor protection<br>usable upto 690 V|3NE1022-0; Type of coordination 2, Iq=65 kA|
|● of back-up R fuse link for semiconductor protection<br>usable up to 690 V|3NE3227; Type of coordination 2, Iq=65 kA|
|**General technical data**||
|**starting voltage [%]**|20 ... 100 %|
|**stopping voltage [%]**|50 %; non-adjustable|
|**start-up ramp time of soft starter**|0 ... 360 s|
|**ramp-down time of soft starter**|0 ... 360 s|
|**start torque[%]**|10 ... 100 %|
|**stopping torque[%]**|10 ... 100 %|
|**torque limitation[%]**|20 ... 200 %|
|**current limiting value[%] adjustable**|125 ... 800 %|
|**breakaway voltage [%] adjustable**|40 ... 100 %|
|**breakaway time adjustable**|0 ... 2 s|
|**number ofparameter sets**|3|
|**accuracy class**|5(based on IEC 61557-12)|
|**certificate of suitability**||
|● CE marking|Yes|
|● UL approval|Yes|
|● CSA approval|Yes|
|**product component**||
|● HMI-High Feature|Yes|
|● is supported HMI-High Feature|Yes|
|**product feature integrated bypass contact system**|Yes|
|**number of controlledphases**|3|
|**current unbalance limiting value[%]**|10 ... 60 %|
|**ground-fault monitoring limiting value[%]**|10 ... 95 %|
|**buffering time in the event ofpower failure**||
|● for main current circuit|100 ms|



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|● for control circuit|100 ms|
|---|---|
|**idle time adjustable**|0 ... 255 s|
|**insulation voltage rated value**|690 V|
|**degree ofpollution**|3, acc. to IEC 60947-4-2|
|**impulse voltage rated value**|8 kV|
|**blocking voltage of the thyristor maximum**|1 800 V|
|**service factor**|1.15|
|**surge voltage resistance rated value**|8 kV|
|**maximumpermissible voltage forprotective separation**||
|● between main and auxiliarycircuit|690 V; does not applyfor thermistor connection|
|**shock resistance**|15g/ 11 ms, from 6g/ 11 ms withpotential contact lifting|
|**vibration resistance**|15 mm upto 6 Hz; 2gupto 500 Hz|
|**recovery time after overload trip adjustable**|60 ... 1 800 s|
|utilization categoryaccordingto IEC 60947-4-2|AC 53a|
|**reference code according to IEC 81346-2**|Q|
|**Substance Prohibitance(day/month/year)**|02/15/2018|
|**SVHC substance name**|Lead CAS-No. 7439-92-1<br>Lead monoxide (lead oxide) CAS-No. 1317-36-8<br>2-methyl-1-(4-methylthiophenyl)-2-morpholinopropan-1-one CAS-No. 71868-<br>10-5<br>Melamine CAS-No. 108-78-1<br>6,6'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-methylenedi-p-cresol CAS-No. 119-47-1<br>Dibutylbis(pentane-2,4-dionato-O,O')tin CAS-No. 22673-19-4<br>Diboron trioxide CAS-No. 1303-86-2<br>Lead titanium trioxide CAS-No. 12060-00-3|
|**Net Weight**|6.898 kg|
|**product function**||
|● ramp-up (soft starting)|Yes|
|● soft stopping|Yes|
|● breakaway pulse|Yes|
|● adjustable current limitation|Yes|
|● creepspeed in both directions of rotation|Yes|
|●pumpstop|Yes|
|● DC braking|Yes|
|● motor heating|Yes|
|● min/maxpointer|Yes|
|● trace function|Yes|
|● intrinsic deviceprotection|Yes|
|● motor overload protection|Yes; Full motor protection (thermistor motor protection and electronic motor<br>overloadprotection)|
|● evaluation of thermistor motorprotection|Yes; Type A PTC or Klixon / Thermoclick|
|● inside-delta circuit|Yes; Onlyupto 600 V operatingvoltage|
|● auto-RESET|Yes|
|● manual RESET|Yes|
|● remote reset|Yes|
|● communication function|Yes|
|● operatingmeasured value display|Yes|
|● event list|Yes|
|● error logbook|Yes|
|● via softwareparameterizable|Yes|
|● via software configurable|Yes|
|● screw terminal|No|
|● spring-loaded terminal|Yes|
|**● PROFIenergy**|Yes; in connection with the PROFINET Standard and PROFINET High-Feature<br>communication modules|
|**● firmware update**|Yes|
|**● removable terminal for control circuit**|Yes|
|● voltage ramp|Yes|
|● torque control|Yes|
|● combined braking|Yes|
|● analogoutput|Yes; 4 ... 20 mA(default)/ 0 ... 10 V|
|● programmable control inputs/outputs|Yes|



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||● condition monitoring|Yes||
|---|---|---|---|
||● automaticparameterisation|Yes||
||● application wizards|Yes||
||● alternative stoppingmode|Yes||
||● emergencyoperation mode|Yes||
||● reversingoperation|Yes||
||● soft startingat heavystartingconditions|Yes||
||**Power Electronics**|||
||**operational current**|||
||● at 40 °C rated value|63 A||
||● at 40 °C rated value minimum|13 A||
||● at 50 °C rated value|55.5 A||
||● at 60 °C rated value|50.5 A||
||**operational current at inside-delta circuit**|||
||● at 40 °C rated value|109 A||
||● at 50 °C rated value|96 A||
||● at 60 °C rated value|87.5 A||
||**operating voltage**|||
||● rated value|200 ... 690 V||
||● at inside-delta circuit rated value|200 ... 600 V||
||**relative negative tolerance of the operating voltage**|-15 %||
||**relativepositive tolerance of the operating voltage**|10 %||
||**relative negative tolerance of the operating voltage at**<br>**inside-delta circuit**|-15 %||
||**relative positive tolerance of the operating voltage at**<br>**inside-delta circuit**|10 %||
||**operating power for 3-phase motors**|||
||● at 230 V at 40 °C rated value|18.5 kW||
||● at 230 V at inside-delta circuit at 40 °C rated value|30 kW||
||● at 400 V at 40 °C rated value|30 kW||
||● at 400 V at inside-delta circuit at 40 °C rated value|55 kW||
||● at 500 V at 40 °C rated value|37 kW||
||● at 500 V at inside-delta circuit at 40 °C rated value|55 kW||
||● at 690 V at 40 °C rated value|55 kW||
||**Operating frequency 1 rated value**|50 Hz||
||**Operating frequency 2 rated value**|60 Hz||
||**relative negative tolerance of the operating frequency**|-10 %||
||**relativepositive tolerance of the operating frequency**|10 %||
||**minimum load[%]**|10 %; Relative to set Ie||
||**power loss[W] for rated value of the current at AC**|||
||● at 40 °C after startup|19 W||
||● at 50 °C after startup|17 W||
||● at 60 °C after startup|15 W||
||**power loss[W] at AC at current limitation 350 %**|||
||● at 40 °C duringstartup|1 056 W||
||● at 50 °C duringstartup|732 W||
||● at 60 °C duringstartup|647 W||
||**type of the motor protection**|Electronic, trippingin the event of thermal overload of the motor||
||**Control circuit/ Control**|||
||**type of voltage of the control supply voltage**|AC||
||**control supply voltage at AC**|||
||● at 50 Hz|110 ... 250 V||
||● at 60 Hz|110 ... 250 V||
||**relative negative tolerance of the control supply voltage at**<br>**AC at 50 Hz**|-15 %||
||**relative positive tolerance of the control supply voltage at**<br>**AC at 50 Hz**|10 %||
||**relative negative tolerance of the control supply voltage at**<br>**AC at 60 Hz**|-15 %||
||**relative positive tolerance of the control supply voltage at**<br>**AC at 60 Hz**|10 %||



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|**control supply voltage frequency**|50 ... 60 Hz|
|---|---|
|**relative negative tolerance of the control supply voltage**<br>**frequency**|-10 %|
|**relative positive tolerance of the control supply voltage**<br>**frequency**|10 %|
|**control supply current in standby mode rated value**|100 mA|
|**holding current in bypass operation rated value**|180 mA|
|**inrush current by closing the bypass contacts maximum**|0.8 A|
|inrush current peak at application of control supply voltage<br>maximum|43 A|
|duration of inrush current peak at application of control supply<br>voltage|1.6 ms|
|**design of the overvoltage protection**|Varistor|
|**design of short-circuit protection for control circuit**|4 A gG fuse (Icu=1 kA), 6 A quick-acting fuse (Icu=1 kA), C1 miniature circuit<br>breaker (Icu= 600 A), C6 miniature circuit breaker (Icu= 300 A); Is not part of<br>scope of supply|
|**Inputs/ Outputs**||
|**number of digital inputs**|4|
|●parameterizable|4|
|||
|**● number of digital outputs**|4|
|● number of digital outputsparameterizable|3|
|● number of digital outputs notparameterizable|1|
|**digital output version**|3 normally-open contacts(NO)/ 1 changeover contact(CO)|
|**number of analog outputs**|1|
|**switching capacity current of the relay outputs**||
|● at AC-15 at 250 V rated value|3 A|
|● at DC-13 at 24 V rated value|1 A|
|**Installation/ mounting/ dimensions**||
|**mounting position**|Vertical(can be rotated +/- 90° and tilted forward or backward +/- 22.5°)|
|**fastening method**|screw fixing|
|**height**|306 mm|
|**width**|185 mm|
|**depth**|203 mm|
|required spacingwith side-by-side mounting||
|● forwards|10 mm|
|● backwards|0 mm|
|● upwards|100 mm|
|● downwards|75 mm|
|● at the side|5 mm|
|**weight without packaging**|5.9 kg|
|**Connections/ Terminals**||
|**type of electrical connection**||
|● for main current circuit|box terminal|
|● for control circuit|spring-loaded terminals|
|**width of connection bar maximum**|25 mm|
|**wire length for thermistor connection**||
|● with conductor cross-section = 0.5 mm² maximum|50 m|
|● with conductor cross-section = 1.5 mm² maximum|150 m|
|● with conductor cross-section = 2.5 mm² maximum|250 m|
|**type of connectable conductor cross-sections for main**<br>**contacts for box terminal**||
|● usingthe front clamping point solid|1x(2.5 ... 16 mm²)|
|● using the front clamping point finely stranded with core<br>endprocessing|1x (2.5 ... 50 mm²)|
|● usingthe front clamping point stranded|1x(10 ... 70 mm²)|
|● usingthe back clamping point solid|1x(2.5 ... 16 mm²)|
|● r box terminal usingthe back clamping point|1x(10 ... 2/0)|
|● usingboth clamping points solid|2x(2.5 ... 16 mm²)|
|● using both clamping points finely stranded with core end<br>processing|2x (2.5 ... 35 mm²)|



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||● usingboth clamping points stranded|2x(6 ... 16 mm²), 2x(10 ... 50 mm²)||
|---|---|---|---|
||● using the back clamping point finely stranded with core<br>endprocessing|1x (2.5 ... 50 mm²)||
||● usingthe back clamping point stranded|1x(10 ... 70 mm²)||
||**type of connectable conductor cross-sections**|||
||● for control circuit solid|2x(0.25 ... 1.5 mm²)||
||● for control circuit finelystranded with core endprocessing|2x(0.25 ... 1.5 mm²)||
||● for AWG cables for control circuit solid|2x(24 ... 16)||
||● for AWG cables for control circuit finely stranded with<br>core endprocessing|2x (24 ... 16)||
||**wire length**|||
||● between soft starter and motor maximum|800 m||
||● at the digital inputs at DC maximum|1 000 m||
||**tightening torque**|||
||● for main contacts with screw-type terminals|4.5 ... 6 N·m||
||● for auxiliary and control contacts with screw-type<br>terminals|0.8 ... 1.2 N·m||
||**tightening torque[lbf·in]**|||
||● for main contacts with screw-type terminals|40 ... 53 lbf·in||
||● for auxiliary and control contacts with screw-type<br>terminals|7 ... 10.3 lbf·in||
||**Ambient conditions**|||
||installation altitude at height above sea level maximum|2 000 m||
||**ambient temperature**|||
||● duringoperation|-25 ... +60 °C; Please observe deratingat temperatures of 40 °C or above||
||● duringstorage and transport|-40 ... +80 °C||
||**environmental category**|||
||● during operation according to IEC 60721|3K6 (no ice formation, only occasional condensation), 3C3 (no salt mist), 3S2<br>(sand must notget into the devices), 3M6||
||● during storage according to IEC 60721|1K6 (only occasional condensation), 1C2 (no salt mist), 1S2 (sand must not get<br>inside the devices), 1M4||
||● duringtransport accordingto IEC 60721|2K2, 2C1, 2S1, 2M2(max. fall height 0.3 m)||
||**Electromagnetic compatibility**|||
||**EMC emitted interference**|acc. to IEC 60947-4-2: Class A, Class B on request||
||**Communication/ Protocol**|||
||**communication module is supported**|||
||● PROFINET standard|Yes||
||● PROFINET high-feature|Yes||
||● EtherNet/IP|Yes||
||● Modbus RTU|Yes||
||● Modbus TCP|Yes||
||● PROFIBUS|Yes||
||**UL/CSA ratings**|||
||**manufacturer's article number**|||
||**● of circuit breaker usable for Standard Faults**|||
||— at 460/480 V accordingto UL|Siemens type: 3RV2742, max. 70 A or 3VA51, max. 125 A; Iq= 10 kA||
||— 60/480 V accordingto UL|Siemens type: 3VA51, max. 125 A; Iqmax = 65 kA||
||— at 460/480 V at inside-delta circuit accordingto UL|Siemens type: 3VA51, max. 125 A; Iq= 10 kA||
||— 60/480 V at inside-delta circuit accordingto UL|Siemens type: 3VA51, max. 125 A; Iqmax = 65 kA||
||— at 575/600 V accordingto UL|Siemens type: 3RV2742, max. 70 A or 3VA51, max. 125 A; Iq= 10 kA||
||— 75/600 V at inside-delta circuit accordingto UL|Siemens type: 3VA51, max. 125 A; Iqmax = 65 kA||
||— at 575/600 V at inside-delta circuit accordingto UL|Siemens type: 3VA51, max. 125 A; Iq= 10 kA||
||**● of the fuse**|||
||— usable for Standard Faults up to 575/600 V<br>accordingto UL|Type: Class RK5 / K5, max. 200 A; Iq = 10 kA||
||— usable for High Faults up to 575/600 V according to<br>UL|Type: Class J / L, max. 225 A; Iq = 100 kA||
||— usable for Standard Faults at inside-delta circuit up<br>to 575/600 V accordingto UL|Type: Class RK5 / K5, max. 200 A; Iq = 10 kA||
||— usable for High Faults at inside-delta circuit up to<br>575/600 V accordingto UL|Type: Class J / L, max. 225 A; Iq = 100 kA||
||**operating power [hp] for 3-phase motors**|||



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|● at 200/208 V at 50 °C rated value|15 hp|
|---|---|
|● at 220/230 V at 50 °C rated value|20 hp|
|● at 460/480 V at 50 °C rated value|40 hp|
|● at 575/600 V at 50 °C rated value|50 hp|
|● at 200/208 V at inside-delta circuit at 50 °C rated value|30 hp|
|● at 220/230 V at inside-delta circuit at 50 °C rated value|30 hp|
|● at 460/480 V at inside-delta circuit at 50 °C rated value|75 hp|
|● at 575/600 V at inside-delta circuit at 50 °C rated value<br>~~bs~~|75 hp<br>~~bs~~|
|**contact rating of auxiliary contacts according to UL**<br>~~bs~~|R300-B300<br>~~bs~~|
|Electrical Safety<br>~~bs~~||
|**protection class IP on the front according to IEC 60529**<br>~~bs~~|IP00; IP20 with cover<br>~~bs~~|
|**touch protection on the front according to IEC 60529**|finger-safe, for vertical contact from the front with cover|
|**ATEX**<br>~~ee~~||
|**Safety Integrity Level (SIL) according to IEC 61508 relating**<br>**to ATEX**<br>~~ee~~|SIL 1<br>~~ee~~|
|**PFHD with high demand rate according to IEC 61508**<br>**relating to ATEX**|5E-7 1/h|
|**PFDavg with low demand rate according to IEC 61508**<br>**relating to ATEX**|0.008|
|**hardware fault tolerance according to IEC 61508 relating to**<br>**ATEX**|0|
|**T1 value for proof test interval or service life according to**<br>**IEC 61508 relating to ATEX**|3 a|
|**certificate of suitability**||
|● ATEX|Yes|
|● IECEx|Yes|
|● accordingto ATEX directive 2014/34/EU|BVS 18 ATEX F 003 X|
|**type of protection according to ATEX directive 2014/34/EU**|II (2)G [Ex eb Gb] [Ex db Gb] [Ex pxb Gb], II (2)D [Ex tb Db] [Ex pxb Db], I (M2)<br>[Ex db Mb]|
|**Approvals Certificates**<br>~~SN~~<br>~~————~~||
|Environmental Product Declaration<br>● global warming potential [CO2 eq] / during manufacturing<br>92.599 kg<br>● global warming potential [CO2 eq] / during sales<br>2.37 kg<br>● global warming potential [CO2 eq] / during operation<br>324 kg<br>● global warming potential [CO2 eq] / after end of life<br>-19.4 kg<br>● global warming potential [CO2 eq] / total<br>399 kg<br>**Environment**<br>**General Product Approval**<br>~~SN~~<br>~~————~~||



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