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Dimensions are 130 mm tall, 76.2 mm wide, 70 mm deep — standard 3-pole MCCB footprint for Siemens SENTRON 3VA frames. The TM210 release is fixed thermal-magnetic, no electronic adjustment, so coordination studies stay simple: set the thermal pickup at 16 A, magnetic at 10x In. Power loss maxes at 10.6 W, manageable in a sealed enclosure without forced ventilation. ## What the interrupting ratings mean for selectivity The 121 kA at 240 V and 75.6 kA at 415 V are the SCCR the breaker can clear without welding or rupturing. At 440 V it still holds 52.5 kA, and at 500 V and 690 V it drops to 11.9 kA — still enough for most industrial distribution transformers. For a site electrical engineer building a selective coordination study, these numbers mean the 3VA1096-4ED32-0AE0 can sit downstream of a higher-rated upstream breaker and still clear a bolted fault without cascading.","metaTitle":"Siemens SENTRON 3VA1096-4ED32-0AE0 MCCB, 16 A, 3-Pole, 121 k","metaDescription":"Siemens SENTRON 3VA1096-4ED32-0AE0 molded case circuit breaker. 16 A, 3-pole, line protection. 121 kA at 240 V, 75.6 kA at 415 V. TM210 release. Current lifecycle. 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Availability and current pricing are confirmed at quote time through our independent distribution network."},{"question":"What are the key ratings of 3VA1096-4ED32-0AE0?","answer":"It is a 3-pole MCCB rated 16 A continuous with a TM210 thermal-magnetic release. Interrupting capacity is 121 kA at 240 V, 75.6 kA at 415 V, 52.5 kA at 440 V, and 11.9 kA at 500 V and 690 V. Dimensions are 130 x 76.2 x 70 mm."},{"question":"Will 3VA1096-4ED32-0AE0 drop into a panel specified around 3VA1020-3ED36-0AA0?","answer":"Both are 3-pole SENTRON 3VA frame breakers with the same 130 x 76.2 x 70 mm footprint, so the mechanical fit is identical. The difference is in the release and rating: the 3VA1020-3ED36-0AA0 carries a different overcurrent release and current rating — verify the coordination study before swapping."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/siemens/3VA1096-4ED32-0AE0","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/3VA1096-4ED32-0AE0 when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-09-02T08:15:54.622Z","lastPublished":"2026-09-02T08:15:54.622Z","indexable":true}}