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Below that rating, the overload curve won't calibrate correctly. ## Fieldbus and control integration This soft starter carries onboard PROFIBUS, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP, and PROFINET — no separate communication module needed for most networks. The PROFINET interface also supports PROFIenergy for coordinated energy management during idle phases. Remote reset is handled by cycling the control supply voltage — useful for unattended restart after a fault clears. ## Pump and torque control features Pump Ramp Down is included — it extends the deceleration time to reduce water hammer in pump applications. Soft Torque mode provides a gentler acceleration profile for high-inertia loads like conveyors or centrifuges. Torque Control is not available on this unit — if you need closed-loop torque regulation during start, step up to the higher-feature variant. ## Thermal derating and panel layout In a sealed panel with other heat sources, budget for reduced continuous current above that threshold. Mounting is screw-fix to a vertical surface, rotatable ±90° and tiltable ±22.5° front-to-back. Clearance requirements: 100 mm upwards, 75 mm downwards, 10 mm forwards, 5 mm at the sides, 0 mm backwards — tight enough for most enclosures. Dimensions are 170 mm wide, 152 mm deep, 275 mm high — fits a standard 600 mm deep cabinet with room for wiring ducts. ## Wiring and termination That covers both control wiring and main power cables up to about 8 AWG. ## Approvals and compliance Carries UL, CSA, and CE marking — accepted for panel builds in North America and the European Union without additional certification work.","metaTitle":"Siemens 3RW5216-1TC15 Soft Starter, 200-600 V, 14 A Min","metaDescription":"Siemens 3RW5216-1TC15 soft starter, rated 200-600 V with 14 A minimum. Active production, UL/CSA/CE. Trip Class 10A/10E/20E per IEC 60947-4-2. 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Only in conjunction with special accessories","Pump Ramp Down":"Yes","Service Factor":"1","Torque Control":"No","Firmware Update":"Yes","lifecycle_stage":"current","During Operation":"-25 ... +60 °C; Please observe derating at temperatures of 40 °C or above","Fastening Method":"screw fixing","HMI-High Feature":"No","Minimum Load [%]":"15 %; Relative to smallest settable Ie","Product Category":"Hybrid switching devices","Shock Resistance":"15 g / 11 ms, from 12 g / 11 ms with potential contact lifting","Mounting Position":"with vertical mounting surface +/-90° rotatable, with vertical mounting surface +/- 22.5° tiltable to the front and back","PROFINET standard":"Yes","Product Brand Name":"SIRIUS","Degree Of Pollution":"3, acc. to IEC 60947-4-2","For Control Circuit":"screw-type terminals","Not Parameterizable":"2","Product Designation":"Soft starter","Inside-Delta Circuit":"Yes","Starting Voltage [%]":"30 ... 100 %","Stopping Voltage [%]":"50 %; non-adjustable","Vibration Resistance":"15 mm to 6 Hz; 2g to 500 Hz","Ramp-Down (Soft Stop)":"Yes","at 40 °C rated value":"55.4 A","at 50 °C rated value":"49 A","at 60 °C rated value":"45 A","Communication Function":"Yes","Digital Output Version":"2 normally-open contacts (NO) / 1 changeover contact (CO)","Ramp-Up (Soft Starting)":"Yes","at 40 °C after startup":"22 W","at 50 °C after startup":"21 W","at 60 °C after startup":"20 W","EMC emitted interference":"acc. to IEC 60947-4-2: Class A","For Main Current Circuit":"screw-type terminals","Number Of Analog Outputs":"0","Number Of Digital Inputs":"1","Weight Without Packaging":"2.3 kg","at 40 °C during startup":"531 W","at 50 °C during startup":"449 W","at 60 °C during startup":"395 W","For Control Circuit Solid":"1x (0.5 ... 4.0 mm²), 2x (0.5 ... 2.5 mm²)","Motor Overload Protection":"Yes; Full motor protection (thermistor motor protection and electronic motor overload protection)","Number Of Digital Outputs":"3","Via Software Configurable":"Yes","is supported HMI-Standard":"Yes","Impulse Voltage Rated Value":"6 kV","Intrinsic Device Protection":"Yes","Number Of Controlled Phases":"3","During Storage And Transport":"-40 ... +80 °C","Via Software Parameterizable":"No","at DC-13 at 24 V rated value":"1 A","Adjustable Current Limitation":"Yes","Electromagnetic Compatibility":"in accordance with IEC 60947-4-2","Substance Prohibitance (Date)":"02/15/2018","at AC-15 at 250 V rated value":"3 A","is supported HMI-High Feature":"Yes","of standard HMI module usable":"3RW5980-0HS00","Insulation Voltage Rated Value":"600 V","at 230 V at 40 °C rated value":"7.5 kW","at 400 V at 40 °C rated value":"15 kW","at 500 V at 40 °C rated value":"18.5 kW","At Inside-Delta Circuit Minimum":"24.2 A","Control Supply Voltage Frequency":"50 ... 60 Hz","Operating Measured Value Display":"Yes; 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Type A PTC or Klixon / Thermoclick","of communication module Modbus RTU usable":"3RW5980-0CR00","of communication module Modbus TCP usable":"3RW5980-0CT00","For Main Contacts With Screw-Type Terminals":"18 ... 22 lbf·in","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 1":"14 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 2":"15.2 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 3":"16.4 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 4":"17.6 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 5":"18.8 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 6":"20 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 7":"21.2 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 8":"22.4 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 9":"23.6 A","at AWG cables for main current circuit solid":"2x (16 ... 12), 2x (14 ... 8)","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 10":"24.8 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 11":"26 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 12":"27.2 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 13":"28.4 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 14":"29.6 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 15":"30.8 A","At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 16":"32 A","Type Of Voltage Of The Control Supply Voltage":"AC","With Conductor Cross-Section = 0.5 Mm2 Maximum":"50 m","With Conductor Cross-Section = 1.5 Mm2 Maximum":"150 m","With Conductor Cross-Section = 2.5 Mm2 Maximum":"250 m","Holding Current In Bypass Operation Rated Value":"75 mA","utilization category according to IEC 60947-4-2":"AC 53a","Product Feature Integrated Bypass Contact System":"Yes","of communication module PROFINET standard usable":"3RW5980-0CS00","Control Supply Current In Standby Mode Rated Value":"30 mA","Relative Negative Tolerance Of The Operating Voltage":"-15 %","Relative Positive Tolerance Of The Operating Voltage":"10 %","contact rating of auxiliary contacts according to UL":"R300-B300","Inrush Current By Closing The Bypass Contacts Maximum":"0.17 A","Design Of Short-Circuit Protection For Control Circuit":"4 A gG fuse (Icu=1 kA), 6 A quick-acting fuse (Icu=1 kA), C1 miniature circuit breaker (Icu= 600 A), C6 miniature circuit breaker (Icu= 300 A); Is not part of scope of supply","Relative Negative Tolerance Of The Operating Frequency":"-10 %","Relative Positive Tolerance Of The Operating Frequency":"10 %","Installation Altitude At Height Above Sea Level Maximum":"5 000 m; Derating as of 1000 m, see catalog","of the gG fuse usable at inside-delta circuit up to 500 V":"3NA3824-6 ; Type of coordination 1, Iq = 65 kA","of circuit breaker usable at 400 V at inside-delta circuit":"3RV2032-4JA10 ; Type of coordination 1, Iq = 65 kA, CLASS 10","of circuit breaker usable at 500 V at inside-delta circuit":"3RV2032-4JA10 ; Type of coordination 1, Iq = 10 kA, CLASS 10","For Auxiliary And Control Contacts With Screw-Type Terminals":"7 ... 10.3 lbf·in","For Control Circuit Finely Stranded With Core End Processing":"1x (0.5 ... 2.5 mm²), 2x (0.5 ... 1.5 mm²)","Relative Negative Tolerance Of The Control Supply Voltage Frequency":"-10 %","Relative Positive Tolerance Of The Control Supply Voltage Frequency":"10 %","Inrush Current Peak At Application Of Control Supply Voltage Maximum":"12.2 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 1":"24.2 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 2":"26.3 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 3":"28.4 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 4":"30.5 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 5":"32.6 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 6":"34.6 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 7":"36.7 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 8":"38.8 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 9":"40.9 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 10":"43 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 11":"45 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 12":"47.1 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 13":"49.2 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 14":"51.3 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 15":"53.3 A","For Inside-Delta Circuit At Rotary Coding Switch On Switch Position 16":"55.4 A","of back-up R fuse link for semiconductor protection usable up to 690 V":"3NE8022-1 ; Type of coordination 2, Iq = 65 kA","Duration Of Inrush Current Peak At Application Of Control Supply Voltage":"2.2 ms","relative negative tolerance of the control supply voltage at AC at 50 Hz":"-15 %","relative negative tolerance of the control supply voltage at AC at 60 Hz":"-15 %","relative positive tolerance of the control supply voltage at AC at 50 Hz":"10 %","relative positive tolerance of the control supply voltage at AC at 60 Hz":"10 %","of full range R fuse link for semiconductor protection usable up to 690 V":"3NE1818-0 ; Type of coordination 2, Iq = 65 kA","Relative Negative Tolerance Of The Operating Voltage At Inside-Delta Circuit":"-15 %","Relative Positive Tolerance Of The Operating Voltage At Inside-Delta Circuit":"10 %"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":null,"stockQuantity":0,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.aoctrl.com/72e96ad4b03481f85a0ea820bf79c9b9.pdf","sourceUrl":"https://support.industry.siemens.com/webbackend/api/ProductSupport/TechnicalData?language=en&region=cn&productId=830895&mlfb=3RW5216-1TC15"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What compliance documentation does Siemens provide for 3RW5216-1TC15?","answer":"The unit carries UL, CSA, and CE approvals. The manufacturer typically provides a Declaration of Conformity covering the applicable IEC and EN standards; check the product documentation for specific RoHS/REACH declarations."},{"question":"What is the minimum motor current this soft starter can protect?","answer":"Minimum adjustable current is 14 A. Motors with a full-load current below that cannot be properly protected by this unit."},{"question":"Does 3RW5216-1TC15 support PROFINET?","answer":"Yes, PROFINET standard is supported onboard, along with PROFIBUS, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, and EtherNet/IP."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/siemens/3RW5216-1TC15","citationPolicyUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/llms.txt","source":"AO Ctrl","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"AO Ctrl\" and link https://aoctrl.com/siemens/3RW5216-1TC15 when reusing this data. 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