Cricuit-breakers must make and break all currents withing the scope of their ratings, from small inductive and capacitive load currents up to the short-circuit current, and this under all fault conditions in the power supply system such as earth faults, phase opposition and so on.
Further information you find in the booklet Vacuum Switching Technology and Components for Medium Voltage - Your guide on the right hand side.


The 3AH5 vacuum circuit-breaker is a real all-round device in its field of application. With its compact dimensions, it fits in all customary switchgear types. The comprehensive variety of types with different normal currents up to 2500 A and short-circuit currents up to 31,5 kA as well as various pole-centre distances for voltage levels from 12 kV to 36 kV enables its universal application for all medium-voltage requirements.
| Rated voltage (kV) | short-circuit breaking current (kA) | Rated normal current (A) | |||
| 800 | 1250 | 2000 | 2500 | ||
| 12 | 13,1 | ■ | | | |
| | 16 | ■ | ■ | | |
| 20 | ■ | ■ | ■ | | |
| | 25 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ |
| 31,5 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ||
| 17,5 | 25 | ■ | ■ | ■ | |
| | 31,5 | | ■ | ■ | ■ |
| 24 | 16 | ■ | ■ | | |
| | 20 | | ■ | ||
| | 25 | | ■ | ■ | ■ |
| 36 | 16 | | ■ | ||
| 25 | ■ | ■ | | ||
12 kV

| Dimension drawing | a (mm) | b (mm) | c (mm) | d (mm) |
| 1.1 | 160 | 432 | 490 | 392 |
| 1.2 | 210 | 534 | 592 | 492 |
| 1.3 | 160 | 432 | 490 | 409 |
| 1.4 | 210 | 534 | 592 | 509 |
| 1.5 | 160 | 432 | 490 | 422 |
| 1.6 | 210 | 534 | 592 | 539 |
| 1.7 | 210 | 534 | 592 | 522 |
| 1.8 | 160 | 432 | 490 | 405 |
| 1.9 | 210 | 534 | 592 | 505 |
| a Pole-centre distance | ||||
| b Width of crossmember | ||||
| c Width of crossmember incl. lugs | ||||
| d Largest energized width | ||||
17,5 kV

| Dimension drawing | a (mm) | b (mm) | c (mm) | d (mm) |
| 2.1 | 160 | 432 | 490 | 422 |
| 2.2 | 210 | 534 | 592 | 522 |
| 2.3 | 210 | 534 | 592 | 534 |
| a Pole-centre distance | ||||
| b Width of crossmember | ||||
| c Width of crossmember incl. lugs | ||||
| d Largest energized width | ||||
24 kV

| Dimension drawing | a (mm) | b (mm) | c (mm) | d (mm) |
| 3.1 | 210 | 534 | 592 | 516 |
| 3.2 | 210 | 534 | 592 | 530 |
| 3.3 | 210 | 534 | 592 | 541 |
| 3.4 | 275 | 650 | 708 | 645 |
| 3.5 | 275 | 650 | 708 | 660 |
| 3.6 | 275 | 650 | 708 | 690 |
| a Pole-centre distance | ||||
| b Width of crossmember | ||||
| c Width of crossmember incl. lugs | ||||
| d Largest energized width | ||||
36 kV

| Dimension drawing | a (mm) | b (mm) | c (mm) | d (mm) |
| 4.1 | 275 | 650 | 708 | 668 |
| 4.2 | 350 | 810 | 868 | 818 |
| a Pole-centre distance | ||||
| b Width of crossmember | ||||
| c Width of crossmember incl. lugs | ||||
| d Largest energized width | ||||
Please find additional data in our catalogue.
3AH5 Vacuum Circuit-Breakers for Standard Applications