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That's high-interrupting-rated gear — it clears a fault without blowing apart or welding its contacts, and it gives you the SCCR headroom to coordinate downstream in a distribution panel without cascading failures upstream. The overcurrent release is a TM240 — a thermal-magnetic unit fixed at 160 A continuous, with an adjustable short-time delay (tr max. 1 s). It's not a voltage-trigger or ground-fault version, and there's no undervoltage release or communication module onboard. What you get is a straight-ahead line-protection breaker with three auxiliary switches HQ for status feedback back to the PLC or SCADA. This MCCB is a panel-mount device — it bolts into a distribution board or a motor control center. Three auxiliary switches HQ come pre-installed — that's the '5EF32' in the order code. They give you normally-open/normally-closed contacts for tripped-status indication without needing a separate aux block. If your BOM calls for a breaker with aux contacts wired to a DI card, this saves a line item and a wiring step. ## How this sits against the 3VA1112-5EF32-0CA0 The 3VA1112-5EF32-0CA0 has a lower continuous current rating than this 160 A frame. Same TM240 release family, same aux contacts, same footprint.","metaTitle":"3VA1116-5EF32-0AD0 SENTRON MCCB, 160 A, 187 kA at 240 V","metaDescription":"Siemens SENTRON 3VA1116-5EF32-0AD0 molded case circuit breaker, 160 A rated, 187 kA breaking at 240 V. Line protection, 3-pole, TM240 release. Available to order, quoted on request","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":null,"productStatus":null,"categoryPath":["Molded Case Circuit Breakers (MCCB)"],"specifications":{"Depth":"70 mm","Width":"76.2 mm","Height":"130 mm","at 240 V":"187 kA","at 415 V":"121 kA","at 440 V":"75.6 kA","at 690 V":"17 kA","at 40 °C":"160 A","at 45 °C":"160 A","at 50 °C":"160 A","at 55 °C":"153.6 A","at 60 °C":"150.4 A","at 65 °C":"147.2 A","at 70 °C":"144 A","Trip indicator":"No","Number of poles":"3","Product version":"Line protection","Voltage trigger":"No","lifecycle_stage":"current","Product brand name":"SENTRON","Product designation":"Molded case circuit breaker","Latching - endurance":"15 000","Undervoltage Release":"No","Communication Function":"No","Phase failure detection":"No","During Storage / Maximum":"80 °C","During Storage / Minimum":"-40 °C","Auxiliary contact version":"3 auxiliary switches HQ","During Operation / Maximum":"70 °C","During Operation / Minimum":"-25 °C","Other Measurement Function":"No","Rated continuous current Iu":"160 A","Rated insulation voltage Ui":"800 V","Design of the auxiliary release":"without auxiliaryrelease","Ground fault monitoring version":"Without","Design of the overcurrent release":"TM240","Design of short-circuit protection":"For switching power values in DC networks, see the 3VA molded case circuit breaker device manual; link to be found under Service & Support in the last chapter","Protection class IP / on the front":"IP40","Reference code / acc. to DIN EN 81346-2":"Q","Adjustable response value time / tr max.":"1","Adjustable response value time / tr min.":"1","Max. rated operational voltage Ue with DC":"500 V","Undervoltage Release With Leading Contact":"No","Product extension / optional / motor drive":"Yes","Adjustable response value current / Ir max.":"160 A","Adjustable response value current / li max.":"1 600 A","Adjustable response value current / li min.":"800 A","Adjustable response value current / lr min.":"112 A","Neutral conductors / upgradeable/retrofittable":"No","Number of CO contacts / for auxiliary contacts":"3","Protective function of the overcurrent release":"LI","Of The Integrated Auxiliary Switch/Alarm Switch":"3VA9988-0AA12","Switching capacity class of the circuit breaker":"M","Max. rated operational current of the frame size":"160 A","Max. rated operational voltage Ue with AC 50/60Hz":"690 V","Type of electrical connection / for main current circuit":"lug terminal","Arrangement of electrical connectors / for main current circuit":"Front terminal","Type of connectable conductor cross-section, connection screw, width x thickness , max.":"17 x 6.5","Type of connectable conductor cross-section, connection screw, width x thickness , min.":"12 x 0"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":null,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":null,"sourceUrl":"https://support.industry.siemens.com/webbackend/api/ProductSupport/TechnicalData?language=en&region=cn&productId=433492&mlfb=3VA1116-5EF32-0AD0","alternativesUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/api/mcp/products/3VA1116-5EF32-0AD0/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What are the physical dimensions of the 3VA1116-5EF32-0AD0?","answer":"130 mm height, 76.2 mm width, and 70 mm depth. The 70 mm depth is the shallowest dimension and helps in tight backpan layouts."},{"question":"Will the 3VA1116-5EF32-0AD0 replace a 3VA1112-5EF32-0CA0 without rewiring?","answer":"Yes — same physical footprint and same aux contact configuration. The difference is the continuous current rating: this is a 160 A frame versus the lower-rated 3VA1112. Verify lug ampacity for the higher current."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/siemens/3VA1116-5EF32-0AD0","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/3VA1116-5EF32-0AD0 when reusing this data. 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