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The 18 A rating covers a 7.5 kW motor at 400 V, 9 kW at 500 V, or 15 kW at 690 V. ## Breaking capacity — what it means on your line The breaking capacity is 100 kA Icu at 230/240 V AC, 15 kA at 400/415 V, and 6 kA at 690 V. At 400 V, the 15 kA Icu still covers most industrial panel bus faults. ## Built-in auxiliary contacts and phase failure protection It also has phase failure sensitivity per IEC 60947-4-1 — if one phase drops out, the breaker trips, protecting the motor from single-phasing. That's a useful feature if you're trying to avoid a separate disconnect switch in the panel. Dimensions are 89 mm high, 54 mm wide, 78.5 mm deep. Mounting position is horizontal or vertical — no restriction there. The power terminals are screw clamp, accepting 1 to 6 mm² solid or 1.5 to 6 mm² flexible without ferrules, or 1 to 4 mm² with ferrules. Tighten to 1.7 N·m. IK04 impact rating means it can take a light knock during installation. Power dissipation is 2.5 W per pole, so 7.5 W total at full load — factor that into your panel thermal budget. Certified to EN/IEC 60947-2 (breakers), EN/IEC 60947-4-1 (contactors and motor-starters), UL 60947-4-1, and CSA C22.2 No 60947-4-1. Also complies with IEC/EN 60335 for appliance applications. Fire resistance tested to 960 °C per IEC 60695-2-11. Climatic withstand per IACS for marine environments. ## Durability and mechanicals Rated for 100,000 electrical cycles at AC-3/AC-3e at 415 V at rated current, and 100,000 mechanical cycles. That's a solid 100k-cycle life — not a throwaway part. Shock rated to 30 Gn for 11 ms, vibration to 5 Gn from 5 to 150 Hz, so it holds up on a machine that shakes.","metaTitle":"Schneider Electric GV2ME20AN11TQ Motor Circuit Breaker, 18 A","metaDescription":"Schneider Electric GV2ME20AN11TQ motor circuit breaker, 18 A rated current, thermal-magnetic trip, 100 kA breaking capacity at 230 V. Active production. 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on screw clamp terminal","Climatic withstand":"conforming to IACS E10","Device application":"Motor protection","Operating altitude":"<= 2000 m","[In] rated current":"18 A","Trip unit technology":"Thermal-magnetic","Utilisation category":"Category A conforming to IEC 60947-2 AC-3 conforming to IEC 60947-4-1 AC-3e conforming to IEC 60947-4-1","Electrical durability":"100000 cycles for AC-3 at 415 V In 100000 cycles for AC-3e at 415 V In","Mechanical durability":"100000 cycles","Mechanical robustness":"Shocks: 30 Gn for 11 ms Vibrations: 5 Gn, 5...150 Hz","Connections - terminals":"Power circuit: screw clamp terminal 2 cable(s) 1...6 mm²solid Power circuit: screw clamp terminal 2 cable(s) 1.5...6 mm²flexible without cable end Power circuit: screw clamp terminal 2 cable(s) 1...4 mm²flexible with cable end","IK degree of protection":"IK04","IP degree of protection":"IP20 conforming to IEC 60529 (open mounted)","Magnetic tripping current":"341 A","Phase failure sensitivity":"Yes conforming to IEC 60947-4-1","Product or component type":"Motor circuit breaker","Suitability for isolation":"Yes conforming to IEC 60947-1","Power dissipation per pole":"2.5 W","Auxiliary contact composition":"1 NO + 1 NC side","[Ui] rated insulation voltage":"690 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2 600 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to CSA C22.2 No 14","[Ue] rated operational voltage":"600 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to UL 508 690 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2 600 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to CSA C22.2 No 14","Ambient air temperature for storage":"-40...80 °C","Thermal protection adjustment range":"13...18 A conforming to IEC 60947-2","Ambient air temperature for operation":"-20...40 °C in enclosure -20...60 °C open mounted","[Uimp] rated impulse withstand voltage":"6 kV conforming to IEC 60947-2","[Ith] conventional free air thermal current":"18 A conforming to IEC 60947-2","[Ics] rated service short-circuit breaking capacity":"100 % at 230/240 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2 50 % at 400/415 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2 50 % at 440 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2 75 % at 500 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2 75 % at 690 V AC 50/60 Hz conforming to IEC 60947-2"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":null,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":null,"sourceUrl":"https://www.se.com/be/en/product/GV2ME20AN11TQ/motor-circuit-breaker-tesys-deca-3p-13-to-18a-thermal-magnetic-trip-unit-with-gvan11-bulk-qty/","alternativesUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/api/mcp/products/GV2ME20AN11TQ/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What are the key ratings for this motor circuit breaker?","answer":"Rated current 18 A, thermal-magnetic trip with magnetic trip at 341 A, breaking capacity 100 kA Icu at 230 V AC and 15 kA at 400 V AC, suitable for motors up to 7.5 kW at 400 V."},{"question":"What auxiliary contacts does it have?","answer":"It comes with 1 NO + 1 NC auxiliary contacts built into the side of the breaker."},{"question":"Does it protect against phase failure?","answer":"Yes, it has phase failure sensitivity per IEC 60947-4-1, so it will trip if a phase is lost."},{"question":"What standards does it comply with?","answer":"It is certified to EN/IEC 60947-2, EN/IEC 60947-4-1, UL 60947-4-1, CSA C22.2 No 60947-4-1, and complies with IEC/EN 60335 for appliance applications."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/schneider/GV2ME20AN11TQ","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/GV2ME20AN11TQ when reusing this data. 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