3VA2140-6HM42-0AA0

**3VA2140-6HM42-0AA0** 

**Data sheet** 

|Siemens~~@~~<br>EcoTech|circuit breaker 3VA2 IEC Frame 160 breaking capacity class H Icu=85 kA @ 415 V<br>4-pole, line protection ETU330, LIG, In=40 A overload protection Ir=16 A...40 A<br>short-circuit protection Ii=1.5...12 x In neutral conductor protection adjustable (OFF,<br>100%) ground-fault protection Ig=0.4...1 x In= tg=0.1/0.3s nut keeper kit|
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|**Model**||
|product brand name|SENTRON|
|product designation|Molded case circuit breaker|
|design of theproduct|Lineprotection|
|design of the overcurrent release|ETU330|
|protection function of the overcurrent release|LIG|
|number of poles|4|
|**General technical data**||
|insulation voltage / rated value|800 V|
|operatingvoltage / at AC / rated value|690 V|
|power loss[W]/ maximum|1.6 W|
|power loss [W] / for rated value of the current / at AC / in hot<br>operatingstate /perpole|0.53 W|
|mechanical service life(operatingcycles)/ typical|25 000|
|electrical endurance(operatingcycles)/ at AC-1 / at 380/415 V|14 000|
|electrical endurance(operatingcycles)/ at AC-1 / at 690 V|9 800|
|product feature / for neutral conductors / upgradable/retrofittable<br>/ short-circuit and overloadproof|No|
|ground-fault monitoringversion|Summation current formation L + N conductor|
|product function||
|● communication function|No|
|● other measurement function|No|
|Net Weight|3.2 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|H|
|maximum short-circuit current breakingcapacity (Icu)||
|● at 240 V|110 kA|
|● at 415 V|85 kA|
|● at 440 V|85 kA|
|● at 500 V|55 kA|
|● at 690 V|3 kA|
|operatingshort-circuit current breakingcapacity (Ics)||
|● at 240 V|110 kA|
|● at 415 V|85 kA|
|● at 440 V|85 kA|
|● at 500 V|55 kA|
|● at 690 V|2.5 kA|
|short-circuit current makingcapacity (Icm)||
|● at 240 V|242 kA|



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|● at 415 V|187 kA|
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|● at 440 V|187 kA|
|● at 500 V|121 kA|
|● at 690 V|3.7 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|17 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|0.1 s|
|● maximum|0.3 s|
|adjustable settingcurrent(InN)/ for N-tripping||
|● minimum|16 A|
|● maximum|40 A|
|design of the N-conductorprotection|adjustable OFF; 100%|
|product function /groundingprotection|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|
|width|140 mm|
|depth[in]|3.39 in|
|depth|86 mm|
|**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**||
|number of CO contacts / for auxiliarycontacts|0|
|**Accessories**||
|product extension / optional / motor drive|Yes|
|**Environmental conditions**||
|protection class IP / on the front|IP40|
|ambient temperature||
|● duringoperation / minimum|-25 °C|
|● during operation / maximum|70 °C|



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|● duringstorage / minimum|||-40 °C|-40 °C||||||
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|● duringstorage / maximum|||80 °C|||||||
|**Environmental footprint**<br>~~a~~||||||||||
|global warming potential[CO2 eq]/ total|||61.814 k||61.814 kg|||||
|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)|||Siemens EcoTech|||||||
|**reference code / according to IEC 81346-2**|||Q|||||||
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