# Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breaker, MCCB, 3VA5, 3P, 65 kA, 480 V, 150 A, Without Auxiliary Contact

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**SKU**: 3VA5215-6EC31-1AA0
**Manufacturer**: SIEMENS
**Category**: Circuit Protection || Circuit Breakers || Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breakers
**Price**: €1231.9200
**Stock**: 10+

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | To Be Advised |
| No. Of Poles | 3 Pole |
| Product Range | SENTRON 3VA5 Series |
| Current Rating | 150A |
| Voltage Rating Vac | 690V |
| Voltage Rating Vdc | - |
| Circuit Breaker Mounting | DIN Rail |

## Datasheet

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**3RT2015-2QB42** 

**Data sheet** 

||power contactor, AC-3e/AC-3, 7 A, 3 kW / 400 V, 3-pole, 24 V DC, 0.7-1.25* Uc,<br>with varistor plugged on, auxiliary contacts: 1 NC, spring-loaded terminal, frame<br>size: S00, no auxiliary switch can be added|
|---|---|
|**product brand name**|SIRIUS|
|**product designation**|Power contactor|
|**product type designation**|3RT2|
|**General technical data**<br>~~|~~||
|**size of contactor**<br>~~|~~|S00<br>~~|~~|
|**product extension**||
|● function module for communication|No|
|● auxiliaryswitch|No|
|**power loss[W] for rated value of the current**||
|● at AC in hot operatingstate|0.6 W|
|● at AC in hot operatingstateperpole|0.2 W|
|● without load current share typical|2.8 W|
|**type of calculation ofpower loss current-dependent**|quadratic|
|**insulation voltage**||
|● of main circuit with degree ofpollution 3 rated value|690 V|
|● of auxiliarycircuit with degree ofpollution 3 rated value|690 V|
|**surge voltage resistance**||
|● of main circuit rated value|6 kV|
|● of auxiliarycircuit rated value|6 kV|
|maximum permissible voltage for protective separation between<br>coil and main contacts accordingto EN 60947-1|400 V|
|**shock resistance at rectangular impulse**||
|● at DC|6,7g/ 5 ms, 4,2g/ 10 ms|
|**shock resistance with sinepulse**||
|● at DC|10,5g/ 5 ms, 6,6g/ 10 ms|
|**mechanical service life(operating cycles)**||
|● of contactor typical|30 000 000|
|**reference code according to IEC 81346-2**|Q|
|**Substance Prohibitance(day/month/year)**|10/01/2009|
|**SVHC substance name**|Lead CAS-No. 7439-92-1|
|**Net Weight**|0.34g|
|**Ambient conditions**<br>~~|~~||
|installation altitude at height above sea level maximum<br>~~|~~|2 000 m<br>~~|~~|
|**ambient temperature**||
|● duringoperation|-25 ... +60 °C|
|● duringstorage|-55 ... +80 °C|
|**relative humidity minimum**|10 %|
|**relative humidity at 55 °C according to IEC 60068-2-30**<br>**maximum**|95 %|
|**Main circuit**<br>~~|~~||
|**number ofpoles for main current circuit**<br>~~|~~|3<br>~~|~~|
|**number of NO contacts for main contacts**|3|
|**number of NC contacts for main contacts**|0|
|**operating voltage**||
|● at AC-3 rated value maximum|690 V|
|● at AC-3e rated value maximum|690 V|
|**operational current**||
|● at AC-1 at 400 V at ambient temperature 40 °C rated<br>value|18 A|



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|● at AC-1||
|---|---|
|— up to 690 V at ambient temperature 40 °C rated<br>value|18 A|
|— up to 690 V at ambient temperature 60 °C rated<br>value|16 A|
|● at AC-3||
|— at 400 V rated value|7 A|
|— at 500 V rated value|6 A|
|— at 690 V rated value|4.9 A|
|● at AC-3e||
|— at 400 V rated value|7 A|
|— at 500 V rated value|6 A|
|— at 690 V rated value|4.9 A|
|● at AC-4 at 400 V rated value|6.5 A|
|● at AC-5a upto 690 V rated value|15.8 A|
|● at AC-5b upto 400 V rated value|5.8 A|
|● at AC-6a||
|— upto 230 V for currentpeak value n=20 rated value|4 A|
|— upto 400 V for currentpeak value n=20 rated value|4 A|
|— upto 500 V for currentpeak value n=20 rated value|3.8 A|
|— upto 690 V for currentpeak value n=20 rated value|3.6 A|
|● at AC-6a||
|— upto 230 V for currentpeak value n=30 rated value|2.7 A|
|— upto 400 V for currentpeak value n=30 rated value|2.7 A|
|— upto 500 V for currentpeak value n=30 rated value|2.5 A|
|— upto 690 V for currentpeak value n=30 rated value|2.4 A|
|minimum cross-section in main circuit at maximum AC-1 rated<br>value|2.5 mm²|
|**operational current for approx. 200000 operating cycles at**<br>**AC-4**||
|● at 400 V rated value|2.6 A|
|● at 690 V rated value|1.8 A|
|**operational current**||
|**● at 1 currentpath at DC-1**||
|— at 24 V rated value|15 A|
|— at 60 V rated value|15 A|
|— at 110 V rated value|1.5 A|
|— at 220 V rated value|0.6 A|
|— at 440 V rated value|0.42 A|
|— at 600 V rated value|0.42 A|
|**● with 2 currentpaths in series at DC-1**||
|— at 24 V rated value|15 A|
|— at 60 V rated value|15 A|
|— at 110 V rated value|8.4 A|
|— at 220 V rated value|1.2 A|
|— at 440 V rated value|0.6 A|
|— at 600 V rated value|0.5 A|
|**● with 3 currentpaths in series at DC-1**||
|— at 24 V rated value|15 A|
|— at 60 V rated value|15 A|
|— at 110 V rated value|15 A|
|— at 220 V rated value|15 A|
|— at 440 V rated value|0.9 A|
|— at 600 V rated value|0.7 A|
|**● at 1 currentpath at DC-3 at DC-5**||
|— at 24 V rated value|15 A|
|— at 60 V rated value|0.35 A|
|**● with 2 currentpaths in series at DC-3 at DC-5**||
|— at 24 V rated value|15 A|
|— at 60 V rated value|3.5 A|



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||— at 110 V rated value|0.25 A||
|---|---|---|---|
||**● with 3 currentpaths in series at DC-3 at DC-5**|||
||— at 24 V rated value|15 A||
||— at 60 V rated value|15 A||
||— at 110 V rated value|15 A||
||— at 220 V rated value|1.2 A||
||— at 440 V rated value|0.14 A||
||— at 600 V rated value|0.14 A||
||**operating power**|||
||● at AC-3|||
||— at 230 V rated value|1.5 kW||
||— at 400 V rated value|3 kW||
||— at 500 V rated value|3 kW||
||— at 690 V rated value|4 kW||
||● at AC-3e|||
||— at 230 V rated value|1.5 kW||
||— at 400 V rated value|3 kW||
||— at 500 V rated value|3 kW||
||— at 690 V rated value|4 kW||
||**operating power for approx. 200000 operating cycles at AC-**<br>**4**|||
||● at 400 V rated value|1.15 kW||
||● at 690 V rated value|1.15 kW||
||**operating apparentpower at AC-6a**|||
||● upto 230 V for currentpeak value n=20 rated value|1.5 kVA||
||● upto 400 V for currentpeak value n=20 rated value|2.7 kVA||
||● upto 500 V for currentpeak value n=20 rated value|3.3 kVA||
||● upto 690 V for currentpeak value n=20 rated value|4.3 kVA||
||**operating apparentpower at AC-6a**|||
||● upto 230 V for currentpeak value n=30 rated value|1 kVA||
||● upto 400 V for currentpeak value n=30 rated value|1.8 kVA||
||● upto 500 V for currentpeak value n=30 rated value|2.2 kVA||
||● upto 690 V for currentpeak value n=30 rated value|2.9 kVA||
||**short-time withstand current in cold operating state up to**<br>**40 °C**|||
||● limited to 1 s switchingat zero current maximum|120 A; Use minimum cross-section acc. to AC-1 rated value||
||● limited to 5 s switchingat zero current maximum|86 A; Use minimum cross-section acc. to AC-1 rated value||
||● limited to 10 s switchingat zero current maximum|67 A; Use minimum cross-section acc. to AC-1 rated value||
||● limited to 30 s switchingat zero current maximum|52 A; Use minimum cross-section acc. to AC-1 rated value||
||● limited to 60 s switchingat zero current maximum|43 A; Use minimum cross-section acc. to AC-1 rated value||
||**no-load switching frequency**|||
||● at DC|10 000 1/h||
||**operating frequency**|||
||● at AC-1 maximum|1 000 1/h||
||● at AC-2 maximum|750 1/h||
||● at AC-3 maximum|750 1/h||
||● at AC-3e|||
||— maximum|750 1/h||
||● at AC-4 maximum|250 1/h||
||**Control circuit/ Control**|||
||**type of voltage of the control supply voltage**|DC||
||**control supply voltage at DC rated value**|24 V||
||**operating range factor control supply voltage rated value of**<br>**magnet coil at DC**|||
||● initial value|0.7||
||● full-scale value|1.25||
||**design of the surge suppressor**|with varistor||
||**closing power of magnet coil at DC**|2.8 W||
||**holding power of magnet coil at DC**|2.8 W||
||**closing delay**|||



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||● at DC|25 ... 130 ms|
|---|---|---|
||**opening delay**||
||● at DC|7 ... 20 ms|
||**arcing time**|10 ... 15 ms|
||**control version of the switch operating mechanism**|Standard A1 - A2|
||**Auxiliary circuit**||
||number of NC contacts for auxiliary contacts instantaneous<br>contact|1|
||number of NO contacts for auxiliary contacts instantaneous<br>contact|0|
||operational current at AC-12 maximum|10 A|
||**operational current at AC-15**||
||● at 230 V rated value|10 A|
||● at 400 V rated value|3 A|
||● at 500 V rated value|2 A|
||● at 690 V rated value|1 A|
||**operational current at DC-12**||
||● at 24 V rated value|10 A|
||● at 48 V rated value|6 A|
||● at 60 V rated value|6 A|
||● at 110 V rated value|3 A|
||● at 125 V rated value|2 A|
||● at 220 V rated value|1 A|
||● at 600 V rated value|0.15 A|
||**operational current at DC-13**||
||● at 24 V rated value|10 A|
||● at 48 V rated value|2 A|
||● at 60 V rated value|2 A|
||● at 110 V rated value|1 A|
||● at 125 V rated value|0.9 A|
||● at 220 V rated value|0.3 A|
||● at 600 V rated value|0.1 A|
||**contact reliability of auxiliary contacts**|1 faultyswitchingper 100 million(17 V, 1 mA)|
||**UL/CSA ratings**||
||**full-load current(FLA) for 3-phase AC motor**||
||● at 480 V rated value|4.8 A|
||● at 600 V rated value|6.1 A|
||**yielded mechanicalperformance[hp]**||
||● for single-phase AC motor||
||— at 110/120 V rated value|0.25 hp|
||— at 230 V rated value|0.75 hp|
||● for 3-phase AC motor||
||— at 200/208 V rated value|1.5 hp|
||— at 220/230 V rated value|2 hp|
||— at 460/480 V rated value|3 hp|
||— at 575/600 V rated value|5 hp|
||**contact rating of auxiliary contacts according to UL**|A600 / Q600|
||**Short-circuit protection**||
||design of the miniature circuit breaker for short-circuit protection<br>of the auxiliarycircuit upto 230 V|C characteristic: 10 A; 0.4 kA|
||**design of the fuse link**||
||● for short-circuitprotection of the main circuit||
||— with type of coordination 1 required|gG: 35 A(690 V,100 kA), aM: 20 A(690 V,100 kA), BS88: 35 A(415 V,80 kA)|
||— with type of coordination 2 required|gG: 20 A(690 V, 100 kA), aM: 16 A(690 V, 100 kA), BS88: 20 A(415 V, 80 kA)|
||● for short-circuit protection of the auxiliaryswitch required|gG: 10 A(500 V, 1 kA)|
||**Installation/ mounting/ dimensions**||
||**mounting position**|+/-180° rotation possible on vertical mounting surface; can be tilted forward and<br>backward by+/- 22.5° on vertical mountingsurface|
||fasteningmethod side-by-side mounting|Yes|
||**fastening method**|screw and snap-on mounting onto 35 mm DIN rail according to DIN EN 60715|
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|**height**|70 mm|
|---|---|
|**width**|45 mm|
|**depth**|121 mm|
|**required spacing**||
|● with side-by-side mounting||
|— forwards|10 mm|
|— upwards|10 mm|
|— downwards|10 mm|
|— at the side|0 mm|
|● forgroundedparts||
|— forwards|10 mm|
|— upwards|10 mm|
|— at the side|6 mm|
|— downwards|10 mm|
|● for liveparts||
|— forwards|10 mm|
|— upwards|10 mm|
|— downwards|10 mm|
|— at the side|6 mm|
|**Connections/ Terminals**||
|**type of electrical connection**||
|● for main current circuit|spring-loaded terminals|
|● for auxiliaryand control circuit|spring-loaded terminals|
|● at contactor for auxiliarycontacts|Spring-type terminals|
|● of magnet coil|Spring-type terminals|
|**type of connectable conductor cross-sections**||
|● for main contacts||
|— solid|2x(0.5 ... 4 mm²)|
|— solid or stranded|2x(0,5 ... 4 mm²)|
|— finelystranded with core endprocessing|2x(0.5 ... 2.5 mm²)|
|— finelystranded without core endprocessing|2x(0.5 ... 2.5 mm²)|
|● for AWG cables for main contacts|2x(20 ... 12)|
|**connectable conductor cross-section for main contacts**||
|● solid|0.5 ... 4 mm²|
|● stranded|0.5 ... 4 mm²|
|● finelystranded with core endprocessing|0.5 ... 2.5 mm²|
|● finelystranded without core endprocessing|0.5 ... 2.5 mm²|
|**connectable conductor cross-section for auxiliary contacts**||
|● solid or stranded|0.5 ... 4 mm²|
|● finelystranded with core endprocessing|0.5 ... 2.5 mm²|
|● finelystranded without core endprocessing|0.5 ... 2.5 mm²|
|**type of connectable conductor cross-sections**||
|● for auxiliarycontacts||
|— solid or stranded|2x(0,5 ... 4 mm²)|
|— finelystranded with core endprocessing|2x(0.5 ... 2.5 mm²)|
|— finelystranded without core endprocessing|2x(0.5 ... 2.5 mm²)|
|● for AWG cables for auxiliarycontacts|2x(20 ... 12)|
|**AWG number as coded connectable conductor cross**<br>**section for main contacts**|20 ... 12|
|**AWG number as coded connectable conductor cross**<br>**section for auxiliary contacts**|20 ... 12|
|**Safety related data**||
|**product function**||
|● mirror contact accordingto IEC 60947-4-1|Yes|
|●positivelydriven operation accordingto IEC 60947-5-1|No|
|● suitable for safetyfunction|Yes|
|suitabilityfor use safety-related switchingOFF|Yes|
|**service life maximum**|20 a|
|**test wear-related service life necessary**|Yes|



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|**proportion of dangerous failures**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|● with low demand rate accordingto SN 31920||40 %|||||
|● with high demand rate accordingto SN 31920||73 %|||||
|**B10 value with high demand rate according to SN 31920**||1 000 000|||||
|**failure rate [FIT] with low demand rate according to SN**||100 FIT|||||
|**31920**|||||||
|ISO 13849<br>**device type according to ISO 13849-1**<br>3<br>~~a~~|||||||
|**overdimensioning according to ISO 13849-2 necessary**<br>Yes<br>IEC 61508<br>~~nn~~|||||||
|**safety device type according to IEC 61508-2**||Type A|||||
|Electrical Safety<br>**protection class IP on the front according to IEC 60529**<br>IP20<br>~~et~~|||||||
|**touch protection on the front according to IEC 60529**||finger-safe, for vertical contact from the front||er-safe, for vertical contact from the front|er-safe, for vertical contact from the front||
|**Approvals Certificates**<br>Environmental Product Declaration<br>~~SS~~|||||||
|● global warming potential [CO2 eq] / during manufacturing||1.42 kg|||||
|● global warming potential [CO2 eq] / during operation||152 kg|||||
|● global warming potential [CO2 eq] / after end of life||-0.305 kg|||||
|● global warming potential [CO2 eq] / total||153 kg|||||
|**Environment**<br>**General Product Approval**<br>Environmental Con-<br>firmations<br>~~a ~~|||**General Product Approval**|©||m|re|
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