3VA2040-8JQ42-0AA0

**3VA2040-8JQ42-0AA0** 

**Data sheet** 

|circuit breaker 3VA2 IEC Frame 100 breaking capacity class L Icu=150 kA @ 415<br>V 4-pole, line protection ETU560, LSIG, In=40 A overload protection Ir=16 A...40 A<br>short-circuit protection Isd=0.6..10x In, Ii=1.5..12x In neutral conductor protection<br>adjustable (OFF, up to 160%) ground-fault protection, can be switched off<br>Ig=0.4...1 x In= tg=0.05-0.8s nut keeper kit<br>**Model**<br>product brand name<br>SENTRON<br>product designation<br>Molded case circuit breaker<br>design of theproduct<br>Lineprotection<br>design of the overcurrent release<br>ETU560<br>protection function of the overcurrent release<br>LSIG<br>number of poles<br>4<br>**General technical data**<br>insulation voltage / rated value<br>800 V<br>operatingvoltage / at AC / rated value<br>690 V<br>power loss[W]/ maximum<br>1.2 W<br>power loss [W] / for rated value of the current / at AC / in hot<br>operatingstate /perpole<br>0.4 W<br>mechanical service life(operatingcycles)/ typical<br>25 000<br>electrical endurance(operatingcycles)/ at AC-1 / at 380/415 V<br>15 000<br>electrical endurance(operatingcycles)/ at AC-1 / at 690 V<br>10 500<br>product feature / for neutral conductors / upgradable/retrofittable<br>/ short-circuit and overloadproof<br>No<br>ground-fault monitoringversion<br>Summation current formation L + N conductor<br>product function<br>● communication function<br>Yes<br>● other measurement function<br>No<br>Net Weight<br>3.2 kg<br>**Current**<br>operational current<br>● at 40 °C<br>40 A<br>● at 45 °C<br>40 A<br>● at 50 °C<br>40 A<br>● at 55 °C<br>40 A<br>● at 60 °C<br>40 A<br>● at 65 °C<br>40 A<br>● at 70 °C<br>40 A<br>**Switching capacity according to IEC 60947**<br>switchingcapacityclass of the circuit breaker<br>L<br>maximum short-circuit current breakingcapacity (Icu)<br>● at 240 V<br>200 kA<br>● at 415 V<br>150 kA<br>● at 440 V<br>150 kA<br>● at 500 V<br>100 kA<br>● at 690 V<br>25 kA<br>operatingshort-circuit current breakingcapacity (Ics)<br>● at 240 V<br>200 kA<br>● at 415 V<br>150 kA<br>● at 440 V<br>150 kA<br>● at 500 V<br>100 kA<br>● at 690 V<br>18 kA<br>short-circuit current makingcapacity (Icm)<br>● at 240 V<br>440 kA<br>Siemens~~@~~<br>EcoTech|circuit breaker 3VA2 IEC Frame 100 breaking capacity class L Icu=150 kA @ 415<br>V 4-pole, line protection ETU560, LSIG, In=40 A overload protection Ir=16 A...40 A<br>short-circuit protection Isd=0.6..10x In, Ii=1.5..12x In neutral conductor protection<br>adjustable (OFF, up to 160%) ground-fault protection, can be switched off<br>Ig=0.4...1 x In= tg=0.05-0.8s nut keeper kit||
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||200 kA||
||150 kA||
||150 kA||
||100 kA||
||25 kA||
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||200 kA||
||150 kA||
||150 kA||
||100 kA||
||18 kA||
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||440 kA||



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||● at 415 V|330 kA||
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||● at 440 V|330 kA||
||● at 500 V|220 kA||
||● at 690 V|52.5 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 current response value current / for G-tripping / with<br>standard characteristic|||
||● initial value|16 A||
||● full-scale value|40 A||
||adjustable response value delay time (tg) / for G-tripping / with<br>I0t characteristic|||
||● minimum|0.05 s||
||● maximum|0.8 s||
||adjustable response value setting current (Ig) / for G-tripping /<br>with I2t characteristic|||
||● minimum|16 A||
||● maximum|40 A||
||adjustable response value delay time (tg) / for G-tripping / with<br>I2t characteristic|||
||● minimum|0.05 s||
||● maximum|0.8 s||
||adjustable settingcurrent(InN)/ for N-tripping|||
||● minimum|16 A||
||● maximum|64 A||
||design of the N-conductorprotection|adjustable OFF;40% to 160%||
||product function / grounding protection|Yes||
||**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||



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|width|140 mm|
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|depth[in]|3.39 in|
|depth<br>~~re~~|86 mm<br>~~re~~|
|**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<br>terminal connection / minimum|13 x 1 mm|
|type of connectable conductor cross-sections / for flat-bar<br>terminal connection / maximum|25 x 8 mm|
|design of the surface / of the connections / on the top of the<br>switch(N,1,3,5)|tin|
|design of the surface / of the connections / on the bottom of the<br>switch (N, 2, 4, 6)|tin|
|**Auxiliary circuit**<br>~~a~~||
|number of CO contacts / for auxiliary contacts<br>~~a~~|0|
|**Accessories**<br>~~ee~~||
|product extension / optional / motor drive<br>~~ee~~|Yes<br>~~ee~~|
|**Environmental conditions**<br>~~ee~~||
|protection class IP / on the front<br>~~ee~~|IP40<br>~~ee~~|
|ambient temperature||
|● duringoperation / minimum|-25 °C|
|● duringoperation / maximum|70 °C|
|● duringstorage / minimum|-40 °C|
|● during storage / maximum|80 °C|
|**Environmental footprint**<br>~~ee~~||
|global warming potential[CO2 eq]/ total<br>~~ee~~|61.814 kg<br>~~ee~~|
|global warming potential[CO2 eq]/ duringmanufacturing|14.6 kg|
|global warming potential[CO2 eq]/ duringoperation|48.9 kg|
|global warming potential[CO2 eq]/ after end of life|-2.2 kg|
|Siemens Eco Profile(SEP)<br>~~re~~|Siemens EcoTech<br>~~re~~|
|**reference code / according to IEC 81346-2**<br>~~re~~|Q<br>~~re~~|
|**Approvals / Certificates**||
|**General Product Approval**||



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