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The 160 A rating holds flat from 40 °C through 50 °C, then derates to 154 A at 55 °C, 148 A at 60 °C, 142 A at 65 °C, and 136 A at 70 °C — so for a 160 A continuous load in a warm enclosure above 50 °C, you need to step up the frame size or improve ventilation. Depth of 86 mm includes the handle and terminals; leave at least 100 mm clearance in front for the toggle throw and cable bending radius. ## Selectivity and coordination — where the 187 kA matters The ETU320 trip unit supports adjustable I²t curves for selective coordination with downstream MCBs — critical for a tiered distribution panel where you want only the faulted branch to open, not the main. Maximum power loss is 22.2 W, which matters for thermal management in a sealed enclosure.","metaTitle":"Siemens 3VA2216-5HL32-0BA0 SENTRON MCCB, 160 A, 187 kA at 24","metaDescription":"Siemens SENTRON 3VA2216-5HL32-0BA0 molded case circuit breaker, 160 A rated, 187 kA breaking at 240 V. Current production. 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Submit an RFQ for current pricing and availability — confirmed at quote time."},{"question":"What are the key ratings of 3VA2216-5HL32-0BA0?","answer":"Rated continuous current 160 A, breaking capacity 187 kA at 240 V AC, 121 kA at 415 V AC, 79 kA at 500 V AC, 5.1 kA at 690 V AC. Three poles, line protection version with ETU320 trip unit and integrated undervoltage release."},{"question":"What does the 187 kA breaking capacity mean for installation?","answer":"It means this breaker can safely interrupt a fault current up to 187,000 A at 240 V without rupturing — essential for high-fault locations like transformer secondaries or large motor control centers where available fault current exceeds 100 kA. At 415 V the rating drops to 121 kA, still sufficient for most industrial distribution panels."},{"question":"What compliance documentation is available for this MCCB?","answer":"As a Siemens SENTRON industrial MCCB, it carries IEC 60947-2 certification and is designed to meet UL 489 requirements. RoHS and REACH compliance documentation is available from Siemens on request."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/siemens/3VA2216-5HL32-0BA0","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/3VA2216-5HL32-0BA0 when reusing this data. 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