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The Ics (service breaking capacity) is the same 50 kA at 440 V, meaning it can clear multiple faults at that rating and remain in service, which is unusual at this current level. At 690 V the Icu drops to 42 kA, still a strong figure for a 1600 A frame. The Icw short-time withstand is 50 kA for 1 second at 440 V, which gives you the thermal margin for delayed tripping in selective coordination — you can let a downstream breaker clear first without the main tripping prematurely. ## Mounting and integration — drawout cradle on rails, rear connection Mounts on a rail via the drawout cradle — the breaker racks in and out, so you can isolate it without unbolting bus bars. Connection pitch is 115 mm without a spreader, and the rear connection position suits fixed-panel buswork. The IP40 enclosure keeps dust out but is not rated for washdown; install in a clean indoor switchgear lineup. ## Electrical endurance and duty cycle Electrical durability at 440 V is 6,000 cycles without maintenance — enough for daily switching in a distribution feeder. Maximum breaking time is 25 ms, closing response 70 ms, so it clears faults fast enough to limit arc-flash energy in a properly coordinated system.","metaTitle":"Schneider Electric ENW24232 EasyPact NW Circuit Breaker, 160","metaDescription":"Schneider Electric ENW24232 EasyPact NW drawout circuit breaker, 1600 A rated current, 50 kA breaking capacity at 440 V AC, IEC 60947-2. Sourced to order.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":null,"productStatus":"Active","categoryPath":["Air Circuit Breakers"],"specifications":{"Depth":"395 mm","Range":"EasyPact","Width":"556 mm","Height":"439 mm","Standards":"IEC 60947-2","Control type":"Push-button","Network type":"AC","Mounting mode":"Drawout","lifecycle_stage":"current","Connection pitch":"115 mm without spreader","Mounting support":"Rail","Neutral position":"Right","Pollution degree":"4 conforming to IEC 60664-1","Range of product":"EasyPact NW","Breaking capacity":"50 kA Icu at 220...440 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2 42 kA Icu at 690 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2","Device short name":"ENW16N","Network frequency":"50/60 Hz","Poles description":"4P","Device application":"Distribution","[In] rated current":"1600 A at 40 °C","Connection position":"Horizontal Vertical","Utilisation category":"Category B","Electrical durability":"Category B: 6000 cycles 440 V AC 50/60 Hz without maintenance conforming to IEC 60947-2 Category B: 4000 cycles 690 V AC 50/60 Hz without maintenance conforming to IEC 60947-2","Maximum breaking time":"25 ms","Mechanical durability":"20000 cycles (with maintenance) conforming to IEC 60947-2 10000 cycles (without maintenance) conforming to IEC 60947-2","Breaking capacity code":"N","Location of connection":"Rear","IP degree of protection":"IP40","Circuit breaker CT rating":"1600 A","Product or component type":"Circuit breaker","Suitability for isolation":"Yes conforming to IEC 60947-2","Contact position indicator":"Yes","Maximum closing response time":"70 ms","[Ui] rated insulation voltage":"1000 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2","[Ue] rated operational voltage":"690 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2","Ambient air temperature for storage":"-40...85 °C without control unit -25...85 °C with control unit","Ambient air temperature for operation":"-5...60 °C","[Ics] rated service breaking capacity":"50 kA (Ics) at 220...440 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2 42 kA (Ics) at 690 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2","[Uimp] rated impulse withstand voltage":"12 kV conforming to IEC 60947-2","[Icw] rated short-time withstand current":"50 kA (1 s) at 220...440 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2 42 kA (1 s) at 690 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2 25 kA (3 s) at 440/690 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2","[Icm] rated short-circuit making capacity":"105 kA (Icm) at 220...440 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2 88 kA (Icm) at 690 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":null,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.aoctrl.com/c78d19faca88876323db9dddf2373e14.pdf","sourceUrl":"https://www.se.com/ae/en/product/ENW24232/circuit-breaker-frame-adapt-easypact-nw-4-poles-1600a-n-right-withdrawal/","alternativesUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/api/mcp/products/ENW24232/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What compliance documentation does this brand provide for ENW24232?","answer":"The ENW24232 is certified to IEC 60947-2 and carries a suitability-for-isolation declaration per that standard. Pollution degree 4 per IEC 60664-1 is documented. For RoHS, REACH, and UL documentation, Schneider Electric provides compliance declarations on request — these are typically available through the product support portal or your distributor."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/schneider/ENW24232","citationPolicyUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/llms.txt","source":"AO Ctrl","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"AO Ctrl\" and link https://aoctrl.com/schneider/ENW24232 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}}