Applications   
3.3 Transfer control 
  3WA1 air circuit breaker 
206  Equipment Manual, 02/2023, 92310000002-06 
3.3  Transfer control 
3.3.1  General 
3KC ATC transfer control devices and 3WA circuit breakers with a spring charging motor 
can be used to implement transfer control between a main source and an alternative 
power source. The stability of the power supply is analyzed by means of voltage taps 
upstream of the switching devices in this case. User-defined limiting values (voltage, 
frequency, phase sequence) function as boundary conditions for analyzing the quality of 
the power supply. If a limiting value is undershot or exceeded for a specific defined time, 
the 3KC ATC transfer control devices initiate a transfer to an alternative power source.  
The following 3KC ATC transfer control devices can be used with 3WA circuit breakers:  
 
     
The 3WA circuit breakers require the following accessories for transfer control in 
conjunction with the transfer control devices:  
•  Auxiliary switch for electrical interlocking 
•  Auxiliary switch for status signaling 
•  Trip alarm switch 
•  Shunt trip 
•  Closing coil 
•  Spring charging motor 
•  Mechanical interlocking (Bowden cable interlock module, optional)