Siemens SENTRON 3WL10 - Applications

2.6 Applications
Applications
• As incoming feeder, distribution, coupling and outgoing feeder circuit breakers in electrical
installations
• For switching and protecting motors, capacitors, generators, transformers, busbars, and
cables.
• When connected to an electronic I&C system, the circuit breaker o󹪜ers a wide range of
options for monitoring network events.
The circuit breaker performs di󹪜erent protection tasks and can be used in the following areas:
Area Buildings Industry Power generation
Segments Business
buildings
Infrastructure Industrial
buildings
Production/process
automation
Conventional
power plants
Renewables
Examples O󹪟ce build‐
ings, banks,
hotels, cine‐
mas, shop‐
ping malls,
hospitals, uni‐
versities,
schools
Airports,
train stations,
sports stadi‐
ums, ports,
exhibition
sites, data
centers
Industrial
parks, ware‐
houses, logis‐
tics centers,
production
halls
Paper indus‐
try,
oil & gas in‐
dustry, food
& beverages
Presses,
galvanizing
lines,
rolling mills,
grinding
mills,
agitators and
mixers,
production
lines
Coal-󹪝red
power plants,
gas-󹪝red
power plants,
combined
heat and
power plants
Wind power
plants, ener‐
gy storage,
photovoltaic
systems, bio‐
gas plants
Description
2.6Applications
3VA27 molded case circuit breakers & 3WL10 air circuit breakers
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