Data sheet 3RT1046-1BB44

Power contactor, AC-3 95 A, 45 kW / 400 V 24 V DC, 2 NO + 2 NC 3-pole,

Size S3 Screw terminal !!! Phased-out product !!! Successor is SIRIUS
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product brand name SIRIUS

product designation power contactor
General technical data
size of contactor S3
insulation voltage rated value 1 000 V
degree of pollution 3
surge voltage resistance rated value 6 kV
maximum permissible voltage for safe isolation between 690 V
coil and main contacts acc. to EN 60947-1
protection class IP
● on the front IP20; IP20 on the front with cover / box terminal
● of the terminal IP00
shock resistance at rectangular impulse
● at DC 6,8g / 5 ms, 4g / 10 ms
shock resistance with sine pulse
● at DC 10,6g / 5 ms, 6,2g / 10 ms
mechanical service life (switching cycles)
● of contactor typical 10 000 000
● of the contactor with added electronically optimized 5 000 000
auxiliary switch block typical
● of the contactor with added auxiliary switch block 10 000 000
typical
reference code acc. to IEC 81346-2 Q
Substance Prohibitance (Date) 01.05.2012 00:00:00
Ambient conditions
installation altitude at height above sea level maximum 2 000 m
ambient temperature
● during operation -25 ... +60 °C
● during storage -55 ... +80 °C
Main circuit
number of poles for main current circuit 3
number of NO contacts for main contacts 3
number of NC contacts for main contacts 0
operational current
● at AC-1 at 400 V at ambient temperature 40 °C 120 A
rated value
● at AC-1
— up to 690 V at ambient temperature 40 °C 120 A
rated value

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 — up to 690 V at ambient temperature 60 °C 100 A
rated value
— up to 1000 V at ambient temperature 40 °C 70 A
rated value
— up to 1000 V at ambient temperature 60 °C 60 A
rated value
● at AC-3
— at 400 V rated value 95 A
— at 690 V rated value 58 A
— at 1000 V rated value 30 A
● at AC-4 at 400 V rated value 80 A
connectable conductor cross-section in main circuit
at AC-1
● at 60 °C minimum permissible 35 mm²
● at 40 °C minimum permissible 50 mm²
operational current for approx. 200000 operating
cycles at AC-4
● at 400 V rated value 42 A
● at 690 V rated value 27 A
operational current
● at 1 current path at DC-1
— at 24 V rated value 100 A
— at 110 V rated value 9A
● with 2 current paths in series at DC-1
— at 24 V rated value 100 A
— at 110 V rated value 100 A
● with 3 current paths in series at DC-1
— at 24 V rated value 100 A
— at 110 V rated value 100 A
operational current
● at 1 current path at DC-3 at DC-5
— at 24 V rated value 40 A
— at 110 V rated value 2.5 A
● with 2 current paths in series at DC-3 at DC-5
— at 24 V rated value 100 A
— at 110 V rated value 100 A
● with 3 current paths in series at DC-3 at DC-5
— at 24 V rated value 100 A
— at 110 V rated value 100 A
operating power
● at AC-1
— at 230 V at 60 °C rated value 38 kW
— at 400 V rated value 66 kW
— at 690 V rated value 114 kW
— at 690 V at 60 °C rated value 114 kW
— at 1000 V at 60 °C rated value 98 W
● at AC-2 at 400 V rated value 45 kW
● at AC-3
— at 230 V rated value 22 kW
— at 400 V rated value 45 kW
— at 500 V rated value 55 kW
— at 690 V rated value 55 kW
— at 1000 V rated value 37 W
operating power for approx. 200000 operating cycles
at AC-4
● at 400 V rated value 22 kW
● at 690 V rated value 25.4 kW
thermal short-time current limited to 10 s 760 A
no-load switching frequency
● at DC 1 000 1/h

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 operating frequency
● at AC-1 maximum 900 1/h
● at AC-2 maximum 350 1/h
● at AC-3 maximum 850 1/h
● at AC-4 maximum 250 1/h
Control circuit/ Control
type of voltage of the control supply voltage DC
control supply voltage at DC
● rated value 24 V
operating range factor control supply voltage rated
value of magnet coil at DC
● initial value 0.8
● full-scale value 1.1
closing power of magnet coil at DC 15 W
holding power of magnet coil at DC 15 W
closing delay
● at DC 90 ... 230 ms
opening delay
● at DC 14 ... 20 ms
arcing time 10 ... 15 ms
Auxiliary circuit
number of NC contacts for auxiliary contacts 2
instantaneous contact
number of NO contacts for auxiliary contacts 2
instantaneous contact
operational current at AC-12 maximum 10 A
operational current at AC-15
● at 230 V rated value 6A
● at 400 V rated value 3A
operational current at DC-12
● at 60 V rated value 6A
● at 110 V rated value 3A
● at 220 V rated value 1A
operational current at DC-13
● at 24 V rated value 10 A
● at 60 V rated value 2A
● at 110 V rated value 1A
● at 220 V rated value 0.3 A
contact reliability of auxiliary contacts 1 faulty switching per 100 million (17 V, 1 mA)
UL/CSA ratings
contact rating of auxiliary contacts according to UL A600 / Q600
Short-circuit protection
design of the fuse link
● for short-circuit protection of the main circuit
— with type of coordination 1 required fuse gL/gG: 250 A
— with type of assignment 2 required fuse gL/gG: 160 A
● for short-circuit protection of the auxiliary switch fuse gL/gG: 10 A
required
Installation/ mounting/ dimensions
fastening method screw and snap-on mounting onto 35 mm and 75 mm standard
mounting rail
● side-by-side mounting Yes
height 146 mm
width 70 mm
depth 201 mm
required spacing for grounded parts at the side 6 mm
Connections/ Terminals
type of electrical connection
● for main current circuit screw-type terminals

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 ● for auxiliary and control circuit screw-type terminals
type of connectable conductor cross-sections
● for main contacts
— solid 2x (2.5 ... 16 mm²)
— stranded 2x (10 ... 50 mm²)
— solid or stranded 2x (2,5 ... 16 mm²)
— finely stranded with core end processing 2x (2.5 ... 35 mm²)
— finely stranded without core end processing 2x (10 ... 35 mm²)
● at AWG cables for main contacts 2x (10 ... 1/0)
type of connectable conductor cross-sections
● for auxiliary contacts
— solid 2x (0.5 ... 1.5 mm²), 2x (0.75 ... 2.5 mm²), max. 2x (0.75 ... 4 mm²)
— finely stranded with core end processing 2x (0.5 ... 1.5 mm²), 2x (0.75 ... 2.5 mm²)
● at AWG cables for auxiliary contacts 2x (20 ... 16), 2x (18 ... 14), 1x 12
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