W-VACiMB

Medium voltage compact circuit breakers

Unmatched reliability, efficiency

and safety

Featuring IEC ratings of 17.5 kV, Eaton’s

W-VACi MB compact circuit breakers are
global solutions for 50 and 60 Hz

Industry-leading vacuum and Reliability, efficiency

solid insulation technology and safety
• Leading the industry in • Mechanically and electrically
vacuum interrupter innovation tested at ISOT 9001-certified
for more than 80 years factory
• Reliably switches normal • Sealed from dust and
load currents and high-stress contaminants that are
fault currents prevalent in the mining
industry, providing long,
• Features increased dielectric
reliable equipment life
strength with solid insulation
that is encapsulated in epoxy • Provides valuable space
resin material savings for applications,
such as mining, where
space is at a premium
Environmentally friendly
• Endures much greater
• Free of hazardous SF6 gas opening and closing under
that contributes to the fault conditions than open
greenhouse effect and air contact devices, providing
associated climate change longer equipment life in harsh
environments
IEC rated • Requires little maintenance
other than routine inspections,
• Designed and third-party keeping costs down
tested to the latest
IEC 62271-100 and • Makes and breaks power in
IEC 62271-1 standards a sealed environment with no
external arcing—a significant
• CSAT approved safety feature in mining
• Meets/exceeds the electrical applications where hazardous
and mechanical endurance gasses can exist
requirements of E2 and
M2 in accordance with
IEC 62271-100 Versatility
• Protects transformers,
capacitor banks, motors,
busbar sections and cables
• Well-suited for special
environment conditions, such
as high altitude, light shock,
vibration and high ambient
temperature
Eaton’s W-VACi MB compact Vacuum interrupter Encapsulated pole unit Universal mechanism
assembly
medium voltage circuit The vacuum interrupter is Using solid dielectric insulation
where current making and technology, the vacuum Eaton’s UMA is a modular
breakers are composed breaking occurs. Eaton’s interrupter is encapsulated in the design that is common across
of three key elements: vacuum interrupter features epoxy resin. This component is all breakers, simplifying training,
the vacuum interrupter high-performance copper-chrome referred to as the encapsulated operation and inspection.
contacts. The vacuum in the pole unit. By encapsulating the This self-contained functional
(VI), the epoxy resin arc chamber protects the vacuum interrupter in epoxy unit enables fast and easy
encapsulated pole unit copper contacts from adverse resin, it is protected from installation.
(EPU) and the universal effects, such as contamination mechanical impact and climatic
Because the UMA requires
and corrosion. conditions, such as moisture,
mechanism assembly (UMA). humidity and dust. Because the
low energy to operate motor
Diffuse discharge is characterized close and trip, this Restriction
material is vibration and shock
by very low arc voltage and of Hazardous Substances
proof, the EPU is extremely
short arc times, resulting in (RoHS)-compliant device is an
durable and long lasting.
very low arc energy. Therefore, environmentally friendly solution.
there is low contact wear for Due to its mechanical strength,
The UMA has a life of up to
longer equipment life. epoxy resin allows for a very
30,000 mechanical operations,
compact design while achieving
Eaton’s vacuum interrupter is only requiring inspection every
high current and interruption
hermetically sealed, providing 10,000. Special plating increases
ratings. The smaller footprint
extensive integrity without mechanical life and prevents
enables the breaker to be
required maintenance. corrosion.
used in much smaller spaces,
enabling a high degree of
circuit protection with minimal
real estate.

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