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Siemens · 10/2014
3WL Air Circuit Breakers
Introduction
Breaking capacity
1)
Size II with I
n max
2500 A.
2)
Size II with I
n max
= 3200 A and I
n max
= 4000 A.
3)
At a rated voltage of 690 V, the I
cw
value of the circuit breaker cannot be
greater than the I
cu
or I
cs
value at 690 V.
4)
Rated operational voltage U
e
= 1150 V.
5)
At U
e
= 220 V DC.
* Designations according to IEC 60947-2, Appendix K.
6)
At U
e
= 300 V DC.
7)
At U
e
= 600 V DC.
8)
At U
e
= 1000 V DC.
9)
Values also apply to 690 V + 20 % version with Z-option "A16".
Size I II III
Type 3WL11 3WL12 3WL13
Breaking capacity N
S H
N
S H
C H
C
3-pole
C
4-pole
Rated short-circuit breaking capacity
Rated operational voltage U
e
Up to 415 V AC
I
cu
kA 55 66 85 66 80 100 130 100 150 130
I
cs
kA 55 66 85 66 80 100 130 100 150 130
I
cm
kA 121 145 187 145 176 220 286 220 330 286
Rated operational voltage U
e
Up to 500 V AC
I
cu
kA 55 66 85 66 80 100 130 100 150 130
I
cs
kA 55 66 85 66 80 100 130 100 150 130
I
cm
kA 121 145 187 145 176 220 286 220 330 286
Rated operational voltage U
e
Up to 690 V AC
I
cu
kA 42 50 66 50 75 85 100 85 150 130
I
cs
kA 42 50 66 50 75 85 100 85 150 130
I
cm
kA 88 105 145 105 165 187 220 187 330 286
Rated operational voltage U
e
Up to 1000 V/1150 V AC
I
cu
kA -- -- 50
9)
-- -- 50 -- 50 70
4)
70
4)
I
cs
kA -- -- 50
9)
-- -- 50 -- 50 70
4)
70
4)
I
cm
kA -- -- 105
9)
-- -- 105 -- 105 154
4)
154
4)
Rated short-time withstand current
I
cw
of the circuit breakers
3)
0.5 s kA 55 66 75 66 80 100 100 100 100 100
1 s kA
42 50 66 55 66 80 100 100 100 100
2 s kA
29.5 35 46 39 46 65
1)
/70
2)
70 80 80 80
3 s kA
24 29 44 32 44 50
1)
/65
2)
65 65 65 65
Rated short-circuit breaking capacity
I
cc
of the non-automatic air circuit
breakers
Up to 500 V AC kA 55 66 75 66 80 100 130 100 100 100
Up to 690 V AC kA
42 50 66 50 75 85 100 85 100 100
Up to 1000 V /1150 V AC kA
-- -- 50
9)
-- -- 50
4)
-- 50
4)
70
4)
70
4)
Size I II
Type 3WL11 3WL12
Breaking capacity DC DC
Rated short-circuit breaking capacity
Up to 220 V DC
Up to 300 V DC
Up to 600 V DC
Up to 1000 V DC
I
cc
I
cc
I
cc
I
cc
kA
kA
kA
kA
20
20
20
20
35
30
25
20
Rated short-time withstand current
I
cw
0.5 s
1 s
2 s
3 s
kA
kA
kA
kA
--
20
--
--
--
35
5)
/30
6)
/25
7)
/20
8)
--
--
N
Circuit breakers with ECO breaking capacity N
Circuit breakers with standard breaking capacity S
Circuit breakers with high breaking capacity H
Circuit breakers with very high breaking capacity C
Non-automatic air circuit breakers with DC breaking capacity
These breaking capacities are indicated in the corresponding tables
by the symbols shown on orange backgrounds.
N
S
H
C
Abbreviations*
(functions)
English long text Explanation
L
Long Time Delay Overload protection
S
Short Time Delay Short-circuit protection
(short-time delayed)
I
Instantaneous Short-circuit protection
(instantaneous)
N
Neutral Protection Neutral conductor
protection
G
Ground Fault Ground-fault protection
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