# Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breaker, PKZM0 Series, 160 mA, 3 Pole, 690 V, DIN Rail

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**URL**: https://novapart.co/products/PKZM0-0,16-T/thermal-magnetic-circuit-breaker-pkzm0-series-160
**SKU**: PKZM0-0,16-T
**Manufacturer**: EATON MOELLER
**Category**: Circuit Protection || Circuit Breakers || Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breakers
**Price**: €87.8700
**Stock**: 10+
**Lead Time**: 50 days (indicative)

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | No SVHC (17-Dec-2015) |
| No. Of Poles | 3 Pole |
| Product Range | PKZM0 Series |
| Current Rating | 160mA |
| Voltage Rating Vac | 690V |
| Voltage Rating Vdc | - |
| Circuit Breaker Mounting | DIN Rail |

## Datasheet

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**DATASHEET - PKZM0-0,16-T** 

**Transformer-protective circuit-breaker, 3p, Ir=0.1-0.16A, screw connection** 

**Part no. PKZM0-0,16-T Catalog No. 088907 Alternate Catalog XTPTP16BC1NL No. EL-Nummer 4315151 (Norway)** 

## **Delivery program** 

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|Product range|PKZM0...T transformer-protective circuit-breakers up to 25 A|
|Basic function|Transformer protection|
|Notes|Also suitable for motors with efficiency class IE3.|
|IE3-ready devices are identified by the logo on their packaging.|
|Connection technique|Screw terminals|
|Contact sequence|en|
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|ok|'|
|en|
|Rated uninterrupted current|Iu|A|0.16|
|Setting range|
|Overload releases|Ir|A|0.1 - 0.16|
|short-circuit release|
|max.|Irm|A|2.4|
|Phase-failure sensitivity|IEC/EN 60947-4-1, VDE 0660 Part 102|

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**Notes** For the protection of transformers with a high inrush current. Can be snapped on to IEC/EN 60715 top-hat rail with 7.5 or 15 mm height. 

## **Technical data** 

**General** 

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|---|---|---|
|Standards|IEC/EN 60947, VDE 0660|
|Climatic proofing|Damp heat, constant, to IEC 60068-2-78|
|Damp heat, cyclic, to IEC 60068-2-30|
|Ambient temperature|
|Storage|°C|- 40 - 80|
|Open|°C|-25 - +55|
|Enclosed|°C|- 25 - 40|
|Mounting position|(f|902|
|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|

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Terminal capacity main cable Screw terminals 

|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)|
|Solid or stranded||AWG|18 - 10|
|Stripping length||mm|10|
|Specifed tightening torque for terminal screws||||
|<br>Main cable||Nm|1.7|
|Control circuit cables||Nm|1|
|**Main conducting paths**||||
|Rated impulse withstand voltage|Uimp|V AC|6000|
|Overvoltage category/pollution degree|||III/3|
|Rated operational voltage|Ue|V AC|690|
|Rated uninterrupted current = rated operational current|Iu= Ie|A|0.16|
|Rated frequency|f|Hz|40 - 60|
|Current heat loss (3 pole at operating temperature)||W|5.39|
|Lifespan, mechanical|Operations|x 106|0.1|
|Lifespan, electrical (AC-3 at 400 V)||||
|Lifespan, electrical|Operations|x 106|0.1|
|Max. operating frequency||Ops/h|40|
|Short-circuit rating||||
|DC||||
|Short-circuit rating||kA|60|
|Motor switching capacity||||
|AC-3 (up to 690V)||A|0.16|
|DC-5 (up to 250V)||A|0.16 (3 contacts in series)|
|**Trip blocks**||||
|Temperature compensation||||
|to IEC/EN 60947, VDE 0660||°C|- 5 … 40|
|Operating range||°C|- 25 … 55|
|Temperature compensation residual error for T > 40 °C|||≦ 0.25 %/K|
|Setting range of overload releases||x Iu|0.6 - 1|
|short-circuit release|||Basic device, fxed: 20 x Iu|
|Short-circuit release tolerance|||± 20%|
|Phase-failure sensitivity|||IEC/EN 60947-4-1, VDE 0660 Part 102|
|**Rating data for approved types**||||
|Short Circuit Current Rating, type E||SCCR||
|240 V||kA|65|
|480 Y / 277 V||kA|65|
|600 Y / 347 V||kA|50|
|Accessories required|||BK25/3-PKZ0-E|



## **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|0.16|
|Heat dissipation per pole, current-dependent|Pvid|W|1.8|
|Equipment heat dissipation, current-dependent|Pvid|W|5.39|
|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.|



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|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.|
|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|0.16|
|Rated voltage||V|690 - 690|
|Rated short-circuit breaking capacity lcu at 400 V, 50 Hz||kA|150|
|Overload release current setting||A|0.1 - 0.16|
|Adjustment range short-term delayed short-circuit release||A|0 - 0|
|Adjustment range undelayed short-circuit release||A|2.4 - 2.4|
|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|||Yes|
|<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|



## **Approvals** 

Specially designed for North America No 

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## **Characteristics** 

1: Standard auxiliary contact 

2: Trip-indicating auxiliary contact 

- 3: Shunt releases, undervoltage releases 

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Tripping characteristics motor-protector circuit breaker PKZM0, PKZM0-...T (not for PKM0-...), PKZM01 

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Let-through current 

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① 1 half-cycle Let-through energy 

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## **Dimensions** 

Motor-protective circuit-breaker with standard auxiliary contact PKZM0-…(+NHI-E-…-PKZ0) PKZM0-…-T(+NHI-E-…-PKZ0) PKM0-…(+NHI-E-…-PKZ0) 

Motor-protective circuit-breakers with lockable rotary handles PKZM0-…+AK-PKZ0 

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Motor-protective circuit-breakers with early-make auxiliary contacts PKZM0-…+VHI-…-PKZ0 

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

## **IL03407011Z (AWA1210-1925) Motor-protective circuit-breaker** 

IL03407011Z (AWA1210-1925) Motor-protective ftp://ftp.moeller.net/DOCUMENTATION/AWA_INSTRUCTIONS/IL03407011Z2018_04.pdf circuit-breaker 

## **'IL03402034Z (AWA121-1945) Motor-protective circuit-breaker, Starter** 

'IL03402034Z (AWA121-1945) Motor-protective ftp://ftp.moeller.net/DOCUMENTATION/AWA_INSTRUCTIONS/IL03402034Z2018_06.pdf circuit-breaker, Starter 

## **MN03402003Z (AWB1210-1458) PKZM0 motor-protective circuit-breakers, overload monitoring of Ex e motors** 

MN03402003Z (AWB1210-1458) PKZM0 ftp://ftp.moeller.net/DOCUMENTATION/AWB_MANUALS/MN03402003Z_DE_EN.pdf motor-protective circuit-breakers, overload monitoring of Ex e motors - Deutsch / English 

Schaltvermögen https://de.ecat.eaton.com/flip-cat/?edition=MOTCONT1_DE#page_3/44 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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