The Siemens 3VA1116-6ED32-0AA0-ZD00 is a 3-pole IEC frame 160 molded case circuit breaker rated for 160 A continuous current, with a fixed thermal-magnetic TM210 trip unit. Its headline rating is the 70 kA breaking capacity at 415 V AC (class H), which means it can safely interrupt fault currents up to that level without upstream damage — critical for high-fault panels where the available short-circuit current exceeds 50 kA. The fixed overload protection (Ir = 160 A) and fixed short-circuit pickup (Ii = 10 × In = 1600 A) simplify BOM consistency: every unit in the line delivers identical trip coordination, no field-adjustment risk.
Deployment context
Mounts in a standard panel enclosure on a DIN rail or direct-mount plate; the 3VA1 frame footprint is shared across the 160 A frame family, so cutouts and busbar connections remain consistent if you standardize on this series. The 70 kA SCCR at 415 V makes it suitable for main or branch protection in industrial switchboards where transformer or generator-fed fault levels are high — a right-sized spec for most plant distribution without over-specifying to the next frame class.