3VA2040-5KP42-0AA0

**3VA2040-5KP42-0AA0** 

**Data sheet** 

circuit breaker 3VA2 IEC Frame 100 breaking capacity class M Icu=55 kA @ 415 V 4-pole, line protection ETU850, LSI, In=40 A overload protection Ir=16 A...40 A short-circuit protection Isd=0.6..10x In, Ii=1.5..12x In neutral conductor protection adjustable (OFF, up to 160%) nut keeper kit 

|**Model**||
|---|---|
|product brand name|SENTRON|
|product designation|Molded case circuit breaker|
|design of theproduct|Lineprotection|
|design of the overcurrent release|ETU850|
|protection function of the overcurrent release|LSI|
|number of poles|4|
|**General technical data**||
|insulation voltage / rated value|800 V|
|operatingvoltage / at AC / rated value|690 V|
|power loss[W]/ maximum|2.2 W|
|power loss [W] / for rated value of the current / at AC / in hot|0.73 W|
|operatingstate /perpole||
|mechanical service life(operatingcycles)/ typical|25 000|
|electrical endurance(operatingcycles)/ at AC-1 / at 380/415 V|15 000|
|electrical endurance(operatingcycles)/ at AC-1 / at 690 V|10 500|
|product feature / for neutral conductors / upgradable/retrofittable|No|
|/ short-circuit and overloadproof||
|ground-fault monitoringversion|Without|
|product function||
|● communication function|Yes|
|● other measurement function|Yes|
|Net Weight|2.752 kg|
|**Current**||
|operational current||
|● at 40 °C|40 A|
|● at 45 °C|40 A|
|● at 50 °C|40 A|
|● at 55 °C|40 A|
|● at 60 °C|40 A|
|● at 65 °C|40 A|
|● at 70 °C|40 A|
|**Switching capacity according to IEC 60947**||
|switchingcapacityclass of the circuit breaker|M|
|maximum short-circuit current breakingcapacity (Icu)||
|● at 240 V|85 kA|



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||● at 415 V|55 kA||
|---|---|---|---|
||● at 440 V|55 kA||
||● at 500 V|36 kA||
||● at 690 V|2 kA||
||operatingshort-circuit current breakingcapacity (Ics)|||
||● at 240 V|85 kA||
||● at 415 V|55 kA||
||● at 440 V|55 kA||
||● at 500 V|36 kA||
||● at 690 V|2 kA||
||short-circuit current makingcapacity (Icm)|||
||● at 240 V|187 kA||
||● at 415 V|121 kA||
||● at 440 V|121 kA||
||● at 500 V|75.5 kA||
||● at 690 V|3 kA||
||**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|16 A||
||● maximum|40 A||
||adjustable response value delay time (tr) / for L-tripping / with I2t<br>characteristic|||
||● minimum|0.5 s||
||● maximum|25 s||
||adjustable response value setting current (Isd) / of S-trip / with<br>I0t characteristic|||
||● minimum|24 A||
||● maximum|400 A||
||adjustable response value setting current (Isd) / of S-trip / with<br>I2t characteristic|||
||● minimum|24 A||
||● maximum|400 A||
||adjustable response value delay time (tsd) / for S-tripping / with<br>I0t characteristic|||
||● minimum|0.05 s||
||● maximum|0.5 s||
||adjustable response value delay time (tsd) / for S-tripping / with<br>I2t characteristic|||
||● minimum|0.05 s||
||● maximum|0.5 s||
||adjustable response value settingcurrent(Ii)/ for I-tripping|||
||● minimum|60 A||
||● maximum|480 A||
||adjustable settingcurrent(InN)/ for N-tripping|||
||● minimum|16 A||
||● maximum|64 A||
||design of the N-conductorprotection|adjustable OFF; 40% to 160%||
||product function /groundingprotection|No||
||**Mechanical Design**|||
||product component|||
||● undervoltage release|No||
||● voltage trigger|No||
||● tripindicator|No||
||height[in]|7.13 in||
||height|181 mm||
||width[in]|5.51 in||
||width|140 mm||
||depth[in]|3.39 in||
||depth|86 mm||



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|a|Connections|
|arrangement of electrical connectors / for main current circuit|Front terminal|
|type of electrical connection / for main current circuit|on both sides nut keeper kit|
|type of connectable conductor cross-sections / for flat-bar|13 x 1 mm|
|terminal connection / minimum|
|type of connectable conductor cross-sections / for flat-bar|25 x 8 mm|
|terminal connection / maximum|
|design of the surface / of the connections / on the top of the|tin|
|switch (N, 1, 3, 5)|
|design of the surface / of the connections / on the bottom of the|tin|
|switch (N, 2, 4, 6)|
|a|Auxiliary circuit|
|number of CO contacts / for auxiliary contacts|0|
|a|Accessories|
|product extension / optional / motor drive|Yes|
|Environmental conditions|
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|protection class IP / on the front|IP40|
|ambient temperature|
|● during operation / minimum|-25 °C|
|● during operation / maximum|70 °C|
|● during storage / minimum|-40 °C|
|● during storage / maximum|80 °C|
|ee|Environmental footprint|
|global warming|potential [CO2 eq] / total|61.814 kg|
|global warming|potential [CO2 eq] / during manufacturing|14.6 kg|
|global warming|potential [CO2 eq] / during operation|48.9 kg|
|global warming|potential [CO2 eq] / after end of life|-2.2 kg|
|re|Siemens Eco Profile (SEP)|Siemens EcoTech|
|reference code / according to IEC 81346-2|Q|
|Approvals / Certificates|
|General Product Approval|
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|General Product Approval|EMV|Test Certificates|
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