Appendix
A
A.1 The article number system
Note
You can simply and quickly put together the article number of an individually congured circuit
breaker using the Online Congurator.
Online congurator for 3VA27 (https://mall.industry.siemens.com/mall/en/CN/Catalog/
StartCongurator?congId=11&nodeId=9990301&kmat=3VA27)
Online congurator for 3WL10 (https://mall.industry.siemens.com/mall/en/WW/Catalog/
StartCongurator?congId=11&nodeId=10027213&kmat=3WL10&bookmark=)
In the Online Congurator, impermissible combinations are automatically excluded in the article
number. If you compile the article number yourself based on the following lists, you must check
the exclusion criteria yourself.
You will nd more information in the catalogs for 3WL10 and 3VA27 (see Chapter Reference
documents (Page10)).
Article number
Position 1-5: Basic version of the circuit breaker
With the rst 5 positions of the article number, the basic version of the circuit breaker is
coded.
3WL10: Air circuit breakers ACB
Article number, 3WL10:
3 W L 1 0
3VA27: Circuit breakers, molded case circuit breakers, advanced, selective applications
Article number, 3VA27:
3 V A 2 7
Position 6 - 7: Rated operational current I
n
3WL10 3VA27
630 A: 06 800 A 80
800 A: 08 1000 A 10
1000 A: 10 1250 A 12
1250 A: 12 1600A 16
3VA27 molded case circuit breakers & 3WL10 air circuit breakers
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