# Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breaker, MCCB, 3VA1, 4P, 36 kA, 415 V, 16 A, Without Auxiliary Contact

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**SKU**: 3VA1196-4EE42-0AA0
**Manufacturer**: SIEMENS
**Category**: Circuit Protection || Circuit Breakers || Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breakers
**Price**: €378.4500
**Stock**: 10+

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Product Range | SENTRON 3VA1 Series |

## Datasheet

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**3VA1196-4EE42-0AA0** 

**Data sheet** 

circuit breaker 3VA1 IEC Frame 160 breaking capacity class S Icu=36 kA @ 415 V 4-pole, line protection TM220, ATFM, In=16 A overload protection Ir=11 A...16 A short-circuit protection Ii=20 x In N conductor unprotected nut keeper kit 

||circuit breaker 3VA1 IEC Frame 160 breaking capacity class S Icu=36 kA @ 415 V<br>4-pole, line protection TM220, ATFM, In=16 A overload protection Ir=11 A...16 A<br>short-circuit protection Ii=20 x In N conductor unprotected nut keeper kit|
|---|---|
|**Model**||
|product brand name|SENTRON|
|product designation|Molded case circuit breaker|
|design of theproduct|Lineprotection|
|design of the overcurrent release|TM220|
|protection function of the overcurrent release|LI|
|number of poles|4|
|**General technical data**<br>~~|~~||
|insulation voltage / rated value<br>~~|~~|800 V<br>~~|~~|
|operatingvoltage / at DC / rated value|600 V|
|operatingvoltage / at AC / rated value|690 V|
|power loss[W]/ maximum|10.6 W|
|power loss [W] / for rated value of the current / at AC / in hot<br>operatingstate /perpole|3.53 W|
|mechanical service life(operatingcycles)/ typical|20 000|
|electrical endurance(operatingcycles)/ at AC-1 / at 380/415 V|9 000|
|electrical endurance(operatingcycles)/ at AC-1 / at 690 V|6 300|
|product feature / for neutral conductors / upgradable/retrofittable<br>/ short-circuit and overloadproof|No|
|ground-fault monitoringversion|Without|
|product function||
|● communication function|No|
|● other measurement function|No|
|Net Weight|1.194 kg|
|**Current**<br>~~|~~||
|operational current<br>~~|~~|~~|~~|
|● at 40 °C|16 A|
|● at 45 °C|16 A|
|● at 50 °C|16 A|
|● at 55 °C|16 A|
|● at 60 °C|15 A|
|● at 65 °C|15 A|
|● at 70 °C|15 A|
|**Switching capacity according to IEC 60947**<br>~~|~~||
|switchingcapacityclass of the circuit breaker<br>~~|~~|S<br>~~|~~|
|maximum short-circuit current breakingcapacity (Icu)||
|● at 240 V|55 kA|
|● at 415 V|36 kA|
|● at 440 V|25 kA|



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|● at 500 V|7 kA|
|---|---|
|● at 690 V|7 kA|
|operatingshort-circuit current breakingcapacity (Ics)||
|● at 240 V|55 kA|
|● at 415 V|36 kA|
|● at 440 V|25 kA|
|● at 500 V|5 kA|
|● at 690 V|5 kA|
|short-circuit current makingcapacity (Icm)||
|● at 240 V|121 kA|
|● at 415 V|75.5 kA|
|● at 440 V|52.5 kA|
|● at 500 V|11.9 kA|
|● at 690 V|11.9 kA|
|design of short-circuit protection|For switching power values in DC networks, see the 3VA molded case circuit<br>breaker device manual; link to be found under Service & Support in the last<br>chapter|
|**Adjustable parameters**||
|product feature / for L-tripping/ can be switched on/off|No|
|adjustable response value setting current (Ir) / of the L-trip / with<br>I2t characteristic||
|● minimum|11 A|
|● maximum|16 A|
|adjustable response value delay time (tr) / for L-tripping / with I2t<br>characteristic||
|● minimum|1 s|
|● maximum|1 s|
|adjustable response value settingcurrent(Ii)/ for I-tripping||
|● minimum|320 A|
|● maximum|320 A|
|adjustable settingcurrent(InN)/ for N-tripping||
|● minimum|0 A|
|● maximum|0 A|
|design of the N-conductorprotection|without|
|product function /groundingprotection|No|
|**Mechanical Design**||
|product component||
|● undervoltage release|No|
|● voltage trigger|No|
|● tripindicator|No|
|height[in]|5.12 in|
|height|130 mm|
|width[in]|4 in|
|width|101.5 mm|
|depth[in]|2.76 in|
|depth|70 mm|
|**Connections**||
|arrangement of electrical connectors / for main current circuit|Front terminal|
|type of electrical connection / for main current circuit|nut keeper kit on both ends|
|type of connectable conductor cross-sections / for flat-bar<br>terminal connection / minimum|12 x 1 mm|
|type of connectable conductor cross-sections / for flat-bar<br>terminal connection / maximum|17 x 6,5 mm|
|design of the surface / of the connections / on the top of the<br>switch(N, 1, 3, 5)|Silver|
|design of the surface / of the connections / on the bottom of the<br>switch(N, 2, 4, 6)|Tin|
|**Auxiliary circuit**||
|number of CO contacts / for auxiliarycontacts|0|
|**Accessories**||
|product extension / optional / motor drive|Yes|



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|**Environmental conditions**<br>~~a~~|**Environmental conditions**<br>~~a~~|**Environmental conditions**<br>~~a~~|**Environmental conditions**<br>~~a~~|**Environmental conditions**<br>~~a~~|**Environmental conditions**<br>~~a~~|**Environmental conditions**<br>~~a~~|
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|protection class IP / on the front|||IP40||||
|ambient temperature|||||||
|● duringoperation / minimum|||-25 °C||||
|● duringoperation / maximum|||70 °C||||
|● duringstorage / minimum|||-40 °C||||
|● duringstorage / maximum|||80 °C||||
|**Environmental footprint**<br>~~a~~|||||||
|Environmental Product Declaration(EPD)|||Yes||||
|global warming potential[CO2 eq]/ total|||190 kg||||
|global warming potential[CO2 eq]/ duringmanufacturing|||4.67 kg||||
|global warming potential[CO2 eq]/ duringoperation|||186 kg||||
|global warming potential[CO2 eq]/ after end of life|||-0.826 kg||||
|**reference code / according to IEC 81346-2**|||Q||||
|**Approvals / Certificates**<br>~~ee~~|||||||
|**General Product Approval**|||||||
||Miscellaneous<br>~~~~~|||(eEAL|||
|**General Product Approval**||||**EMV**|**Test Certificates**||
|Confirmation<br>~~——~~<br>UK<br>ca|S£§|||@&|Miscellaneous<br>Special Test Certific-<br>ate<br>~~OO~~||
|**Test Certificates**<br>**Maritime application**<br>Type Test Certific-<br>ates/Test Report<br>~~—eo~~||||8|=||
|**Maritime application**<br>**other**|||||**Environment**||
|CCS (China Classifica-<br>tion Society)<br>Miscellaneous<br>~~——_-~~|Confirmation<br>Environmental Con-<br>firmations<br>Environmental Con-<br>firmations<br>~~ll~~<br>QC PASS||||||
|**Environment**|||||||
|a<br>a|||||||
|EPD<br>EPD|||||||
|**Further information**<br>~~ee~~|||||||
|**Information on the packaging**|||||||
|https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109813875|||||||
|**Information for data generation and storage**|||||||
|https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109995012|||||||
|**Information- and Downloadcenter (Catalogs, Brochures,…)**|||||||
|https://www.siemens.com/lowvoltage/catalogs|||||||
|**Industry Mall (Online ordering system)**|||||||
|https://mall.industry.siemens.com/mall/en/en/Catalog/product?mlfb=3VA1196-4EE42-0AA0|||||||
|**Service&Support (Manuals, Certificates, Characteristics, FAQs,...)**|||||||
|https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/ps/3VA1196-4EE42-0AA0|||||||



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