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It's sized for motors drawing up to 12.5 A and carries a breaking capacity of 100 kA at 240 V AC (IEC 60947-2), so it handles high-fault installations without external fuses for back-up protection. ## Trip technology and protection precision Unlike a simple thermal-magnetic breaker, the GV4PEM12N uses an electronic thermal-magnetic trip. That means the overload curve stays consistent across ambient temperature swings — no thermal drift from a bimetallic strip. The magnetic trip is fixed at 212 A (about 17x In), giving a fast short-circuit response without field adjustment. Phase failure sensitivity is built in, per IEC 60947-4-1: if one phase drops, the breaker trips, preventing single-phasing damage to the motor. Rated for continuous duty and classified as Category A per IEC 60947-2, so it's suitable for motor protection in AC-3 switching duty (40000 cycles at In/2 on 440 V). ## Physical installation notes The housing is IP40 (finger-safe) with an IK07 impact rating, acceptable for clean panel environments. Accepts any mounting orientation, operates up to 5000 m altitude, and extends 4.6 in deep on the bus—standard for a 3-pole molded-case frame. Wire terminals are EverLink BTR screw type. Top accepts 1.5–70 mm² solid or 1.5–50 mm² flexible; bottom accepts 2.5–95 mm² solid or 2.5–70 mm² flexible. Torque to 9 N·m for the main terminals. The toggle control is manual operation.","metaTitle":"Schneider GV4PEM12N Motor Circuit Breaker, 12.5 A, 100 kA","metaDescription":"TeSys GV4 motor circuit breaker, 12.5 A rated current, 3-pole, electronic thermal-magnetic trip, 100 kA breaking capacity at 240 V. Active production, sourced to order. 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UL ratings include 65 kA at 240 V and 35 kA at 480Y/277 V."},{"question":"What standards does this motor circuit breaker comply with?","answer":"It is certified to UL 60947-4-1, CSA C22.2 No 60947-4-1, and EN/IEC 60947-4-1, plus the circuit-breaker standard EN/IEC 60947-2."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/schneider/GV4PEM12N","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/GV4PEM12N when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-09-02T08:21:01.794Z","lastPublished":"2026-09-02T08:21:01.794Z","indexable":true}}