Technical data   
12.10 Motor Protection 
  3VL molded-case circuit breakers 
174  System Manual, 03/2009, 110 0110 - 02 DS 01 
12.10  Motor Protection 
The following characteristic values in the relevant tables apply for the SENTRON VL circuit breakers 
in motor protection with different trip classes:  
●  Trip class ETU10M fixed 
●  Trip class ETU30M adjustable 
●  Trip class ETU40M adjustable 
Circuit breakers for motor protection with fixed trip class ETU10M 
 
L
I
 
Characteristic value of circuit breakers for 
motor protection with fixed trip class 
ETU10M 
These circuit breakers possess an 
adjustable overload and short-circuit release 
and a fixed trip class.  
They are current-limiting and have a phase 
failure sensitivity feature 
 
Table 12- 38  Circuit breakers for motor protection with fixed trip class ETU 10M 
Max. rated power of the 
motor at 50 Hz AC 
[kW] 
Circuit 
breaker 
Rated 
current I
n
 
 
[A] 
380 / 415 V  500 V 
Adjustable range 
of the overload 
protection I
R
 
 
 
[A] 
Adjustable 
range of the 
short-circuit 
protection I
I
 
 
[A] 
Trip 
class TC 
 
[s] 
63  30  37  0.41-1.0 x I
n
  1.25-11 x I
n
  10 
100  37. 45  55  0.41-1.0 x I
n
  1.25-11 x I
n
  10 
VL160 
160  55. 75  75. 90  0.41-1.0 x I
n
  1.25-11 x I
n
  10 
200  90, 110  110, 132  0.41-1.0 x I
n
  1.25-11 x I
n
  10 VL250 
250  132  160  0.41-1.0 x I
n
  1.25-11 x I
n
  10 
315  160  200  0.41-1.0 x I
n
  1.25-11 x I
n
  10 VL400 
315  200  250  0.41-1.0 x I
n
  1.25-11 x I
n
  10 
VL630  500  250  355  0.41-1.0 x I
n
  1. 5-12.5 x I
n
  10