| Contactor size 12, 2-pole DC-4, Rated operating current 400 A Auxiliary switch 4 NO + 4 NC DC operation 24 V DC with integrated varistor |
| Product designation | Contactor |
| Product type designation | 3TC |
| General technical data |
| Size of contactor | 12 |
| Product extension | |
| ● function module for communication | No |
| ● Auxiliary switch | No |
| Insulation voltage rated value | 1 500 V |
| Surge voltage resistance rated value | 8 kV |
| maximum permissible voltage for safe isolation between coil and main contacts acc. to EN 60947-1 | 630 V |
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| ● Protection class IP | IP00 |
| ● protection class IP on the front | IP00 |
| ● Protection class IP of the terminal | IP00 |
| Mechanical service life (switching cycles) | |
| ● of contactor typical | 30 000 000 |
| ● of the contactor with added auxiliary switch block typical | 30 000 000 |
| Reference code acc. to DIN EN 81346-2 | Q |
| Ambient conditions |
| Ambient temperature | |
| ● during operation | -25 ... +55 °C |
| ● during storage | -50 ... +80 °C |
| Main circuit |
| number of poles | 2 |
| Number of poles for main current circuit | 2 |
| Number of NO contacts for main contacts | 2 |
| Number of NC contacts for main contacts | 0 |
| type of voltage | DC |
| Operating current | |
| ● with 2 current paths in series at DC-1 | |
| — at 24 V rated value | 500 A |
| — at 110 V rated value | 500 A |
| — at 220 V rated value | 500 A |
| — at 440 V rated value | 500 A |
| — at 600 V rated value | 500 A |
| Operating current | |
| ● at DC-3 at DC-5 | |
| — at 220 V rated value | 400 A |
| — at 440 V rated value | 400 A |
| — at 600 V rated value | 400 A |
| — at 750 V rated value | 400 A |
| — at 1500 V rated value | 400 A |
| ● with 2 current paths in series at DC-3 at DC-5 | |
| — at 24 V rated value | 400 A |
| — at 110 V rated value | 400 A |
| — at 220 V rated value | 400 A |
| — at 440 V rated value | 400 A |
| — at 600 V rated value | 400 A |
| Operating power | |
| ● at DC-1 | |
| — at 110 V rated value | 55 kW |
| — at 220 V rated value | 110 kW |
| — at 440 V rated value | 220 kW |
| — at 750 V rated value | 375 kW |
| — at 1500 V rated value | 750 kW |
| ● at DC-3 at DC-5 | |
| — at 110 V rated value | 35 kW |
| — at 220 V rated value | 70 kW |
| — at 440 V rated value | 140 kW |
| — at 600 V rated value | 200 kW |
| — at 750 V rated value | 250 kW |
| — at 1200 V rated value | 400 kW |
| — at 1500 V rated value | 500 kW |
| Operating frequency | |
| ● at DC-1 maximum | 1 000 1/h |
| ● at DC-3 maximum | 500 1/h |
| ● at DC-5 maximum | 500 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 AC | |
| ● at 50 Hz | 0.8 ... 1.2 |
| Design of the surge suppressor | with varistor |
| Closing power of magnet coil at DC | 92 W |
| Holding power of magnet coil at DC | 92 W |
| Closing delay at DC | 60 ... 100 ms |
| Opening delay at DC | 20 ... 35 ms |
| Arcing time | 40 ... 70 ms |
| Auxiliary circuit |
| Number of NC contacts for auxiliary contacts | 4 |
| ● instantaneous contact | 4 |
| Number of NO contacts for auxiliary contacts | 4 |
| ● instantaneous contact | 4 |
| Number of CO contacts | |
| ● for auxiliary contacts | 0 |
| Identification number and letter for switching elements | 44 |
| Operating current at AC-12 maximum | 10 A |
| Operating current at AC-15 | |
| ● at 230 V rated value | 5.6 A |
| ● at 400 V rated value | 3.6 A |
| ● at 500 V rated value | 2.5 A |
| Operating current at DC-12 | |
| ● at 24 V rated value | 10 A |
| ● at 48 V rated value | 10 A |
| ● at 60 V rated value | 10 A |
| ● at 110 V rated value | 3.2 A |
| ● at 125 V rated value | 2.5 A |
| ● at 220 V rated value | 0.9 A |
| ● at 600 V rated value | 0.22 A |
| Operating current at DC-13 | |
| ● at 24 V rated value | 10 A |
| ● at 48 V rated value | 5 A |
| ● at 60 V rated value | 5 A |
| ● at 110 V rated value | 1.14 A |
| ● at 125 V rated value | 0.98 A |
| ● at 220 V rated value | 0.48 A |
| ● at 600 V rated value | 0.07 A |
| contact reliability of auxiliary contacts | one incorrect switching operation of 100 million switching operations (17 V, 5 mA) |
| Short-circuit protection |
| Design of the fuse link | |
| ● for short-circuit protection of the main circuit | |
| — with type of coordination 1 required | gG: 630 A (690 V, 100 kA) |
| — with type of assignment 2 required | gG: 500 A (690 V, 100 kA) |
| ● for short-circuit protection of the auxiliary switch required | gG: 16 A (500 V, 1 kA) |
| Installation/ mounting/ dimensions |
| mounting position | +/-22,5° rotation possible on vertical mounting surface; can be tilted forward and backward by +/- 22.5° on vertical mounting surface; standing, on horizontal mounting surface |
| Mounting type | screw fixing |
| ● Side-by-side mounting | Yes |
| Height | 375 mm |
| Width | 160 mm |
| Depth | 290 mm |
| Required spacing | |
| ● with side-by-side mounting | |
| — forwards | 20 mm |
| — Backwards | 0 mm |
| — upwards | 25 mm |
| — downwards | 10 mm |
| — at the side | 10 mm |
| ● for grounded parts | |
| — forwards | 50 mm |
| — Backwards | 0 mm |
| — upwards | 25 mm |
| — at the side | 10 mm |
| — downwards | 10 mm |
| ● for live parts | |
| — forwards | 50 mm |
| — Backwards | 0 mm |
| — upwards | 25 mm |
| — downwards | 10 mm |
| — at the side | 10 mm |
| Connections/ Terminals |
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| ● type of electrical connection | screw-type terminals |
| ● Type of electrical connection for main current circuit | screw-type terminals |
| ● Type of electrical connection for auxiliary and control current circuit | screw-type terminals |
| Type of connectable conductor cross-sections | |
| ● for auxiliary contacts | |
| — single or multi-stranded | 2x (1 ... 2,5 mm²) |
| — finely stranded with core end processing | 2x (0.75 ... 2.5 mm²) |
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| last modified: | 08/13/2020 |