What this MCCB is and what the ratings mean for your panel
The Siemens 3VA2110-5KP32-0BL0 is a SENTRON molded case circuit breaker (MCCB) in the 3VA2 frame, rated for line protection with a 100 A continuous current (Iu) and an ETU850 electronic trip unit. The 187 kA interrupting capacity at 240 V is the headline number — that is the maximum fault current it can safely clear at that voltage without welding contacts or rupturing the case. At 415 V and 440 V it still holds 121 kA, and at 500 V it drops to 79 kA; at 690 V the rating falls to 4.25 kA, which means on a 690 V system you need to verify the available fault current is below that threshold. The 800 V rated insulation voltage (Ui) confirms the breaker is built for 690 V line-to-line systems with margin. The ETU850 is an electronic trip unit — not a thermal-magnetic — so it gives you adjustable long-time, short-time, instantaneous, and ground-fault (though this variant ships without ground-fault monitoring). The 20 000 mechanical/electrical endurance cycles (latching) tell you it is rated for a moderate number of operations; not a high-switching-duty breaker like a motor-circuit protector, but fine for feeder protection where it operates a few times a year. The auxiliary contact configuration — 2 auxiliary switches + 1 trip alarm + 1 electrical alarm switch (HQ version) — gives you four dry contacts for status feedback to a PLC or annunciator panel. The undervoltage release (UVR) is built in, so if your control voltage drops below the dropout threshold the breaker opens automatically; that is useful for safety circuits or emergency-stop chains where loss of control power must remove line power.
Footprint and panel fit — 86 mm depth, 105 mm width
The breaker measures 86 mm deep, 105 mm wide, and 181 mm tall. That 105 mm width is the standard 3-pole MCCB footprint for the 3VA2 frame — it occupies three 35 mm DIN-rail modules (each 35 mm wide) plus the overhang for the rotary handle and arc-chamber vents. The 86 mm depth includes the terminals and the arc-chamber projection; verify clearance behind the panel door for the handle swing and any auxiliary wiring. The operating temperature range is -25 °C to 70 °C, and the current derating curve is published: full 100 A up to 50 °C, then 96.25 A at 55 °C, 92.5 A at 60 °C, 88.75 A at 65 °C, and 85 A at 70 °C. If your panel ambient hits 60 °C, you must load the breaker to no more than 92.5 A continuous. Storage range is -40 °C to 80 °C. Maximum power loss is 12.5 W — that is the heat the breaker dumps into the enclosure at full rated current. For a multi-breaker panel, sum these losses and check the enclosure's thermal dissipation rating to avoid derating the whole assembly.
Communication and monitoring — ETU850 with measurement functions
The ETU850 trip unit includes a communication function and an 'other measurement function' — that typically means it can report current, power, and energy data over a digital bus (likely PROFIBUS or PROFINET via a communication module, though the specific protocol is not listed here). The trip indicator is present, so after a fault you get a local mechanical flag showing the breaker tripped on overcurrent rather than being manually opened. Phase failure detection is not included on this variant — if you need that, you would step up to a different ETU option or add an external phase monitor. The voltage trigger is also absent; this is a current-only trip unit.