The Schneider Electric C25H34V160 is a 3-pole earth leakage circuit breaker from the ComPacT NSX250H frame, fitted with a MicroLogic 4.2 electronic trip unit rated 160 A at 40 °C.
Breaking capacity: the real-world fault interruption
The C25H34V160 carries an H breaking capacity code: 70 kA Icu at 380/415 V AC, 65 kA at 440 V, 50 kA at 500 V, and 35 kA at 525 V — all per IEC 60947-2. At 220/240 V it reaches 100 kA Icu. Under UL 60947-4-1 it delivers 65 kA at 480 V AC and 15 kA at 600 V AC. The 70 kA at 415 V is the common industrial service-entrance rating; the 50 kA at 500 V covers most 480 V North American panels. This is not a single-number breaker — the SCCR headroom varies by voltage, so the selectivity study should reference the voltage actually present at the fault point.
