The VW3AE0179 is a 110 V motor for circuit-breaker, designed as a protection accessory for Altivar floor-standing enclosures with separate air flows or compact versions. It fits the Altivar 61 Plus, Altivar 71 Plus, Altivar 61 Plus-LH, and Altivar 71 Plus-LH drive families.
This part is officially obsolete per the manufacturer's lifecycle status. No direct successor order code is listed.
The 110 V rated supply tells you the motor coil voltage — match this to the control voltage available in the enclosure. This is not a main drive power component; it's the motor that mechanically operates the circuit-breaker mechanism inside the floor-standing cabinet. The 'separate air flows' designation means the enclosure has partitioned cooling paths, so the motor's thermal profile is isolated from the main power section.