# Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breaker, PKE Series

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/PKE32/XTUCP-36/thermal-magnetic-circuit-breaker-pke-series
**SKU**: PKE32/XTUCP-36
**Manufacturer**: EATON MOELLER
**Category**: Circuit Protection || Circuit Breakers || Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breakers
**Price**: €375.8400
**Stock**: 10+
**Lead Time**: 50 days (indicative)

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | No SVHC (17-Dec-2015) |
| Product Range | PKE Series |

## Datasheet

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## **DATASHEET - PKE32/XTUCP-36** 

**System-protective circuit-breaker, Complete device with standard knob, 15 - 36 A, 36 A, With overload release** 

**Part no. PKE32/XTUCP-36 Catalog No. 168972 Alternate Catalog XTPE036BDCSNL No. EL-Nummer 4315144 (Norway)** 

## **Delivery program** 

|**No.**<br>**EL-Nummer**<br>**(Norway)y)) **<br>**4315144**<br>**Deliveryy programrogramgramram**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Product range|||Circuit-breaker PKE up to 36 A|
|Basic function|||System protection<br>Line and cable protection|
|Single unit/Complete unit|||Complete device with standard knob|
|Setting range of overload releases|Ir|A|15 - 36|
|Function|||With overload release|
|Rated uninterrupted current = rated operational current|Iu= Ie|A|36|
|**Instructions**|||For conductor cross-sections ≧ 6 mm², use BK25/3-PKZ0 on the incoming side and<br>BK25/3-PKZ0-U on the secondary side.|



## **Technical data** 

**General** 

|**Technical data**<br>**General**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Standards|||IEC/EN 60947, VDE 0660|
|Climatic proofing|||Damp heat, constant, to IEC 60068-2-78<br>Damp heat, cyclic, to IEC 60068-2-30|
|Ambient temperature||||
|Storage||°C|- 40 - 80|
|Open||°C|-25 - +55|
|Enclosed||°C|- 25 - 40|
|Mounting position|||ZLZZA<br>(EX<br>2 CY<br>90°|
|Direction of incoming supply|||as required|
|Degree of protection||||
|Device|||IP20|
|Terminations|||IP00|
|Protection against direct contact when actuated from front (EN 50274)|||Finger and back-of-hand proof|
|Mechanical shock resistance half-sinusoidal shock 10 ms to IEC 60068-2-27||g|25|
|Altitude||m|Max. 2000|
|Terminal capacity main cable||||
|Screw terminals||||
|Solid||mm2|1 x (1 - 6)<br>2 x (1 - 6)|
|Flexible with ferrule to DIN 46228||mm2|1 x (1 - 6)<br>2 x (1 - 6)|
|Stripping length||mm|10|
|Specified tightening torque for terminal screws||||
|Specified tightening torque for terminal screws<br>Main cable||Nm|1.7|
|Control circuit cables||Nm|1|



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|Rated uninterrupted current = rated operational current|Iu= Ie|A|36|
|---|---|---|---|
|Rated frequency|f|Hz|40 - 60|
|Current heat loss (3 pole at operating temperature)||W|14.4|
|Lifespan, mechanical|Operations|x 106|0.05|
|Lifespan, electrical (AC-3 at 400 V)||||
|Lifespan, electrical|Operations|x 106|0.05|
|Max. operating frequency||Ops/h|60|
|AC-4 cycle operation||||
|Minimum current fow times||ms|500 (Class 5)<br>700 (Class 10)<br>900 (Class 15)<br>1000 (Class 20)|
|Minimum cut-out periods||ms|500|
|Note||ms|In AC-4 cycle operation, going below the minimum current fow time can cause<br>overheating of the load (motor).<br>For all combinations with an SWD activation, you need not adhere to the minimum<br>current fow times and minimum cut-out periods.|
|<br>**Trip blocks**||||
|Temperature compensation||||
|to IEC/EN 60947, VDE 0660||°C|- 5 … 40|
|Operating range||°C|- 25 … 55|
|Setting range of overload releases||x Iu|0.42 - 1|
|short-circuit release|||Basic device, fxed: 15.5 x Iu<br>Trip block, adjustable: 5 - 8 x Ir<br>delayed approx. 60 ms|
|Short-circuit release tolerance|||± 20%|
|Phase-failure sensitivity|||no (with PKE-XTU(A)CP-...)|



## **Desig per IEC/EN 61439** 

|**Design verifcation asper IEC/EN 61439**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|<br>Technical data for design verifcation||||
|<br>Rated operational current for specifed heat dissipation|In|A|32|
|Heat dissipation per pole, current-dependent|Pvid|W|3.8|
|Equipment heat dissipation, current-dependent|Pvid|W|11.4|
|Static heat dissipation, non-current-dependent|Pvs|W|0|
|Heat dissipation capacity|Pdiss|W|0|
|Operating ambient temperature min.||°C|-25|
|Operating ambient temperature max.||°C|55|
|IEC/EN 61439 design verifcation||||
|<br>10.2 Strength of materials and parts||||
|10.2.2 Corrosion resistance|||Meets the product standard's requirements.|
|10.2.3.1 Verifcation of thermal stability of enclosures|||Meets the product standard's requirements.|
|<br>10.2.3.2 Verifcation of resistance of insulating materials to normal heat|||Meets the product standard's requirements.|
|<br>10.2.3.3 Verifcation of resistance of insulating materials to abnormal heat<br>and fre due to internal electric efects|||Meets the product standard's requirements.|
|<br>10.2.4 Resistance to ultra-violet (UV) radiation|||Meets the product standard's requirements.|
|10.2.5 Lifting|||Does not apply, since the entire switchgear needs to be evaluated.|
|10.2.6 Mechanical impact|||Does not apply, since the entire switchgear needs to be evaluated.|
|10.2.7 Inscriptions|||Meets the product standard's requirements.|
|10.3 Degree of protection of ASSEMBLIES|||Does not apply, since the entire switchgear needs to be evaluated.|
|10.4 Clearances and creepage distances|||Meets the product standard's requirements.|
|10.5 Protection against electric shock|||Does not apply, since the entire switchgear needs to be evaluated.|
|10.6 Incorporation of switching devices and components|||Does not apply, since the entire switchgear needs to be evaluated.|
|10.7 Internal electrical circuits and connections|||Is the panel builder's responsibility.|
|10.8 Connections for external conductors|||Is the panel builder's responsibility.|
|10.9 Insulation properties||||
|10.9.2 Power-frequency electric strength|||Is the panel builder's responsibility.|
|10.9.3 Impulse withstand voltage|||Is the panel builder's responsibility.|
|10.9.4 Testing of enclosures made of insulating material|||Is the panel builder's responsibility.|



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|10.10 Temperature rise|||The panel builder is responsible for the temperature rise calculation. Eaton will<br>provide heat dissipation data for the devices.|
|---|---|---|---|
|10.11 Short-circuit rating|||Is the panel builder's responsibility. The specifcations for the switchgear must be<br>observed.|
|10.12 Electromagnetic compatibility|||Is the panel builder's responsibility. The specifcations for the switchgear must be<br>observed.|
|10.13 Mechanical function|||The device meets the requirements, provided the information in the instruction<br>leafet (IL) is observed.|



## **Technical data ETIM 7.0** 

Low-voltage industrial components (EG000017) / Power circuit-breaker for trafo/generator/installation protection (EC000228) 

Electric engineering, automation, process control engineering / Low-voltage switch technology / Circuit breaker (LV < 1 kV) / Circuit breaker for power transformer, generator and system protection (ecl@ss10.0.1-27-37-04-09 [AJZ716013]) 

|**Technical data ETIM 7.0**|**Technical data ETIM 7.0**|**Technical data ETIM 7.0**|**Technical data ETIM 7.0**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Low-voltage industrial components (EG000017) / Power circuit-breaker for trafo/generator/installation protection (EC000228)||||
|Electric engineering, automation, process control engineering / Low-voltage switch technology / Circuit breaker (LV < 1 kV) / Circuit breaker for power transformer, generator and system<br>protection (ecl@ss10.0.1-27-37-04-09 [AJZ716013])||||
|Rated permanent current Iu||A|36|
|Rated voltage||V|690 - 690|
|Rated short-circuit breaking capacity lcu at 400 V, 50 Hz||kA|50|
|Overload release current setting||A|15 - 36|
|Adjustment range short-term delayed short-circuit release||A|75 - 288|
|Adjustment range undelayed short-circuit release||A|496 - 496|
|Integrated earth fault protection|||No|
|Type of electrical connection of main circuit|||Screw connection|
|Device construction|||Other|
|Suitable for DIN rail (top hat rail) mounting|||Yes|
|DIN rail (top hat rail) mounting optional|||Yes|
|Number of auxiliary contacts as normally closed contact|||0|
|Number of auxiliary contacts as normally open contact|||0|
|Number of auxiliary contacts as change-over contact|||0|
|With switched-of indicator|||No|
|<br>With under voltage release|||No|
|Number of poles|||3|
|Position of connection for main current circuit|||Other|
|Type of control element|||Turn button|
|Complete device with protection unit|||Yes|
|Motor drive integrated|||No|
|Motor drive optional|||No|
|Degree of protection (IP)|||IP20|



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**Characteristics** 

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Let-through current 

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① 1 half-cycle Let-through energy 

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## **Dimensions** 

## **Additional product information (links)** 

**IL03402019Z (AWA1210-2490) PKE motor-protective circuit-breaker with wide-range overload protection** 

IL03402019Z (AWA1210-2490) PKE motorftp://ftp.moeller.net/DOCUMENTATION/AWA_INSTRUCTIONS/IL03402019Z2018_03.pdf protective circuit-breaker with wide-range overload protection 

**MN03402004Z PKE12, PKE32 and PKE65 motor-protective circuit-breakers; overload monitoring of Ex e motors** 

MN03402004Z PKE12, PKE32 and PKE65 ftp://ftp.moeller.net/DOCUMENTATION/AWB_MANUALS/MN03402004Z_DE_EN.pdf motor-protective circuit-breakers; overload monitoring of Ex e motors - Deutsch / English Schaltvermögen 

Motor starters and "Special Purpose Ratings" http://www.eaton.eu/ecm/groups/public/@pub/@europe/@electrical/documents/content/pct_3258146.pdf for the North American market 

Busbar Component Adapters for modern http://www.moeller.net/binary/ver_techpapers/ver960en.pdf Industrial control panels 

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