thermal stress and peak

current limitation curves

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thermal stress
limitation

limited thermal stress

A2s

5s

C60a, N, H, L B curve
240/415 V
# Ue:
5 240 V with 1P
5 415 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C60a
5 2: C60N
5 3: C60H
5 4: C60L (50-63 A)
5 5: C60L (32-40 A)
5 6: C60L (0.5-25 A)

63A
50A
40A
32A
25A

10 7
5

10ms

20A
16 A

10 6

10A

6A
4A

10 5
5

4
3

3A

50-63A
32-40A
20-25A
10-16A

2A

6A

10 4
1A

4A
3A

0,75 A

2A

0,5 A

10 3

32A

1A

0,75 A

10 2
5

0,5 A

10 1
5

10 0
5

10 -1
5

10-2

100

101

102

103

104

105

prospective short-circuit current

thermal stress
limitation

A eff

limited thermal stress

A2s
5

5s

C60a, N, H, L B curve
440 V
# Ue:
5 440 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C60a
5 2: C60N
5 3: C60H
5 4: C60L (50-63 A)
5 5: C60L (32-40 A)
5 6: C60L (0.5-25 A)

63A
50A
40A

10 7
5

10ms

32A
25A

20A
16 A

10 6

4 5
3

10A

2
6A
4A

10 5
5

3A

10-16A
6A

2A

10 4

4A
1A

3A

0,75 A

10 3

50-63A
32-40A
20-25A

2A

0,5 A

1A

32A

0,75 A

10 2
5

0,5 A

10 1
5

10 0
5

10 -1
5

10-2

100

101

102

103

104

105

A eff

prospective short-circuit current

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limitation

limited thermal stress

A2s
5

5s

C60a, N, H, L C curve
240/415 V
# Ue:
5 240 V with 1P
5 415 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C60a
5 2: C60N
5 3: C60H
5 4: C60L (50-63 A)
5 5: C60L (32-40 A)
5 6: C60L (0.5-25 A)

63A
50A
40A
32A
25A

10 7
5

10ms

20A
16 A

10 6

10A

6A
4A

10 5
5

4
3

5
50-63A
32-40A
20-25A

3A

10-16A

2A

6A

10 4
1A

4A
3A

0,75 A

2A

0,5 A

10 3

32A

1A

0,75 A

10 2
5

0,5 A

10 1
5

10 0
5

10 -1
5

10-2

100

101

102

103

104

105

thermal stress
limitation

A eff

prospective short-circuit current

limited thermal stress

A2s
5

5s

C60a, N, H, L C curve
440 V
# Ue:
5 440 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C60a
5 2: C60N
5 3: C60H
5 4: C60L (50-63 A)
5 5: C60L (32-40 A)
5 6: C60L (0.5-25 A)

63A
50A
40A
32A
25A

10 7
5

10ms

20A
16 A

10 6

4 5
3

10A

2
6A
4A

10 5
5

3A

10-16A
6A

2A

10 4

4A
1A

3A

0,75 A

10 3

50-63A
32-40A
20-25A

2A

0,5 A

1A

0,75 A

10 2
5

0,5 A
32A

10 1
5

10 0
5

10 -1
5

10-2

100

101

102

103

104

prospective short-circuit current

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A eff

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limitation

limited thermal stress

A2s
5

5s

C60a, N, H, L D/K curves

240/415 V
# Ue:
5 240 V with 1P
5 415 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C60a
5 2: C60N
5 3: C60H
5 4: C60L (50-63 A)
5 5: C60L (32-40 A)
5 6: C60L (0.5-25 A)

63A
50A
40A

10 7
5

10ms

32A
25A
20A
16 A

10 6

10A

6A
4A

10 5
5

4
3

5
50-63A
32-40A
20-25A

3A

10-16A

2A

6A

10 4
1A

4A
3A

0,75 A

2A

0,5 A

10 3

32A

1A

0,75 A

10 2
5

0,5 A

10 1
5

10 0
5

10 -1
5

10-2

100

101

102

103

104

105

thermal stress
limitation

A eff

prospective short-circuit current

limited thermal stress

A2s
5

C60a, N, H, L D/K curves

440 V
# Ue:
5 440 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C60a
5 2: C60N
5 3: C60H
5 4: C60L (50-63 A)
5 5: C60L (32-40 A)
5 6: C60L (0.5-25 A)

5s
63A
50A
40A
32A
25A

32A

10 7
5

10ms

20A
16 A

10 6

4 5
3

10A

2
6A
4A

10 5
5

3A

10-16A
6A

2A

10 4

4A
1A

3A

0,75 A

10 3

50-63A
32-40A
20-25A

2A

0,5 A

1A

0,75 A

10 2
5

0,5 A

10 1
5

10 0
5

10 -1
5

10-2

100

101

102

103

104

prospective short-circuit current

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A eff

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limitation

limited peak current

k
cos phi = 0.3

C60a, N, H, L
240 V
# Ue:
5 240 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the
mark:
5 1: C60a-K60a
5 2: C60N ICP
5 3: C60N-K60N-C60B
5 4: C60H-K60H-C60HD
5 5: C60L (32-40 A)
5 6: C60L (1-25 A)

20
15
= 0.5

10
9
8

= 0.7

63A
40A
25A

10A

7
2

= 0.8

6A

5
4
= 0.9

2
= 0.95

5 6 7 8 9 10 12 15

30

20

40 50
kA eff

prospective short-circuit current

peak current
limitation

limited peak current

k
cos phi = 0.3

C60a, N, H, L, LMA
240/415 V
# Ue:
5 240 V with 1P
5 415 V with 2, 3, 4P
5 415 V C60LMA with 2, 3P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C60a-K60a
5 2: C60N ICP
5 3: C60N-K60N-C60B
5 4: C60H-K60H-C60HD
5 4: C60L (50-63 A)
5 5: C60L (32-40 A)
5 6: C60L (1-25 A)
5 7: C60LMA (40 A)
5 8: C60LMA (16-25 A)

20
15
= 0.5

10
9
8

7
5

= 0.7

8
6

63A
40A
25A

7
6

= 0.8

10A

6A

4
= 0.9

2
= 0.95

1
1

6 7 8 9 10

15

20

30

kA eff
prospective short-circuit current

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limitation

limited peak current

k
cos phi = 0.3

C60a, N, H, L
440 V
# Ue:
5 440 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C60a
5 2: C60N
5 3: C60H
5 4: C60L (50 and 63 A)
5 5: C60L (32 and 40 A)
5 6: C60L (1 from 25 A)

20
15
6

= 0.5

4
3

10
9
8

63A
40A
25A

= 0.7

7
6

10A

= 0.8

6A

4
= 0.9

2
= 0.95

1
1
1

6 7 8 9 10

15

20

30

kA eff
prospective short-circuit current

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limitation

limited thermal stress

A2s

10 8
5

C120N, H C curve
240 V
# Ue:
5 240 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C120N
5 2: C120H

63A

5s

125A
100A
80A

10ms

50A
40A
32A
25A

10 7
5

20A

10 6

16A
10A

2
1

125A
100A
80A
63A
50A
40A
32A
25A
20A
16A
10A

10 5
5

10 4
5

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1

101

102

103

104

105

A eff
prospective short-circuit current

thermal stress
limitation

limited thermal stress

A2s

10 8
5

C120N, H C curve
240/415 V
# Ue:
5 240 V with 1P
5 415 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C120N
5 2: C120H

63A

5s

125A
100A
80A

10ms

50A
40A
32A
25A

10 7
5

20A

10 6

16A
10A

10 5
5

10 4

125A
100A
80A
63A
50A
40A
32A
25A
20A
16A
10A

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1

101

102

103

104

A eff

prospective short-circuit current

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current limitation curves

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limitation

limited thermal stress

2

A s

10 8
5

C120N, H C curve
440 V
# Ue:
5 440 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C120N caliber 63 to 125A
5 2: C120H caliber 10 to 125A

63A

5s

125A
100A
80A

10ms

50A
40A
32A
25A

10 7
5

20A

10 6

16A
10A

10 5
5

10 4

125A
100A
80A
63A
50A
40A
32A
25A
20A
16A
10A

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1

101

102

103

104

105

A eff

prospective short-circuit current

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current limitation curves

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peak current
limitation

limited peak current

k
cos phi = 0.3

C120N, H
240 V
# Ue:
5 240 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the
mark:
5 1: C120N
5 2: C120H
5 5: 10-16 A
5 6: 20-25 A
5 7: 32-40 A
5 8: 50-63 A
5 9: 80-100-125 A

20
15
= 0.5

2
1
10
9
8

= 0.7

= 0.8

5
6

= 0.9

2
= 0.95

6 7 8 9 10

15

20

30

kA eff
prospective short-circuit current

peak current
limitation

limited peak current

k
cos phi = 0.3

C120N, H
240/415 V
# Ue:
5 240 V with 1P
5 415 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C120N
5 2: C120H
5 5: 10-16 A
5 6: 20-25 A
5 7: 32-40 A
5 8: 50-63 A
5 9: 80-100-125 A

20
15
= 0.5

2
10
9
8

1
9
= 0.7

= 0.8

4
= 0.9

2
= 0.95

1
1

6 7 8 9 10

15

20

30

kA eff
prospective short-circuit current

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current limitation curves

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peak current
limitation

limited peak current

C120N, H
440 V

20

k
cos phi = 0.3

# Ue:
5 440 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: C120N caliber 63 to 125A
5 2: C120H caliber 10 to 125A

15
= 0.5

10
9
8

= 0.7

7
6
5

= 0.8

4
= 0.9

2
= 0.95

6 7 8 9 10

15

20

30
kA eff

prospective short-circuit current

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current limitation curves

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limitation

limited thermal stress

A2s

10 8

NG125a, N, H, L C curve
240 V
# Ue:
5 240 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the
mark:
5 1: NG125a 80-100-125 A
5 2: NG125N
5 3: NG125H
5 4: NG125L

63A

5s

125A
100A
80A

10ms

50A
40A
32A
25A

10 7
5

20A

10 6

16A

10A

125A
100A
80A
63A
50A
40A
32A
25A
20A
16A
10A

10 5
5

10 4
5

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1

10 1

10 2

10 3

5 10 5

10 4

A eff

prospective short-circuit current

thermal stress
limitation

limited thermal stress

A2s

10 8

NG125a, N, H, L C curve
240/415 V
# Ue:
5 240 V with 1P
5 415 V with 2, 3, 4P
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: NG125a 80-100-125 A
5 2: NG125N
5 3: NG125H
5 4: NG125L

125A
100A
80A
63A
50A
40A

10 7

5s
10ms

32A
25A

20A
16A

10 6

3
1 2

10A

125A
100A
80A
63A
50A
40A
32A
25A
20A
16A
10A

10 5
5

10 4
5

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1

10 1

10 2

10 3

10 4

10 5

prospective short-circuit current

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current limitation curves

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limitation

limited thermal stress

A2s

10 8
5

NG125a, N, H, L C curve
525 V
# Ue:
5 525 V
# circuit-breaker type in accordance with the

mark:
5 1: NG125a 3, 4P
5 2: NG125N 2, 3, 4P
5 3: NG125H 3, 4P
5 4-5: NG125H 2P/NG125L 3, 4P
5 6: NG125L 2P
5 7: NG125LMA, 2, 3, 4P

63A

5s

125A
100A
80A

10ms

50A
40A
32A
25A

10 7
5

7
5
4
3 6

20A

10 6

16A
10A

2
1

10 5
5

125A
100A
80A
63A
50A
40A
32A
25A
20A
16A
10A

10 4
5

10 3
5

10 2
5

10 1

101

102

103

104

105

A eff

prospective short-circuit current

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limitation

limited peak current

k
cos phi = 0.3

NG125a, N, H, L
240 V

20
15

4
= 0.5

#
5
#
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

Ue:
240 V with 2, 3, 4P
legend:
1: NG125a
2: NG125N
3: NG125H
4: NG125L
5: 10-16 A
6: 20-25 A
7: 32-40 A
8: 50-63 A
9: 80-100-125 A

3
2

10
9
8

9
= 0.7

= 0.8

5
4
= 0.9

2
= 0.95

2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1
prospective short-circuit current

peak current
limitation

30 40 50

20

100
kA eff

limited peak current

k
cos phi = 0.3

NG125a, N, H, L
240/415 V

20

4
3

15

2
= 0.5

#
5
5
#
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

Ue:
240 V with 1P
415 V with 2, 3, 4P
legend:
1: NG125a
2: NG125N
3: NG125H
4: NG125L
5: 10-16 A
6: 20-25 A
7: 32-40 A
8: 50-63 A
9: 80-100-125 A

1
10
9
8

8
7

= 0.7

= 0.8

5
4
= 0.9

= 0.95

2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1
prospective short-circuit current

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kA eff

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current limitation curves

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limitation

limited peak current

k
cos phi = 0.3

NG125a, N, H, L
525 V

20
7
5
4

15
= 0.5

# Ue:
5 525 V with 2, 3, 4P
# legend:
5 1: NG125a 3, 4P
5 2: NG125N 2, 3, 4P
5 3: NG125H 3, 4P
5 4-5: NG125H 2P/NG125L 3, 4P
5 6: NG125L 2P
5 7: NG125LMA 2, 3, 4P

3
10
9
8

2
1

7
6

12
11

= 0.7

10
9
8

= 0.8

5
4
= 0.9

= 0.95

1
1

5 6 7 8 9 10

20

30 40 50

100
kA eff

prospective short-circuit current

additional
information
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