Data sheet 3RT2026-1AB00

power contactor, AC-3e/AC-3, 25 A, 11 kW / 400 V, 3-pole, 24 V AC, 50

Hz, auxiliary contacts: 1 NO + 1 NC, screw terminal

product brand name SIRIUS

product designation Power contactor
product type designation 3RT2
General technical data
size of contactor S0
product extension
● function module for communication No
● auxiliary switch Yes
power loss [W] for rated value of the current
● at AC in hot operating state 5.7 W
● at AC in hot operating state per pole 1.9 W
● without load current share typical 9.8 W
insulation voltage
● of main circuit with degree of pollution 3 rated value 690 V
● of auxiliary circuit with degree of pollution 3 rated 690 V
value
surge voltage resistance
● of main circuit rated value 6 kV
● of auxiliary circuit rated value 6 kV
maximum permissible voltage for safe isolation between 400 V
coil and main contacts according to EN 60947-1
shock resistance at rectangular impulse
● at AC 8,3g / 5 ms, 5,3g / 10 ms
shock resistance with sine pulse
● at AC 13,5g / 5 ms, 8,3g / 10 ms
mechanical service life (operating 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 according to IEC 81346-2 Q
Substance Prohibitance (Date) 10/01/2009
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
relative humidity minimum 10 %
relative humidity at 55 °C according to IEC 60068-2-30 95 %
maximum
Main circuit

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number of poles for main current circuit 3
number of NO contacts for main contacts 3
operating voltage
● at AC-3 rated value maximum 690 V
● at AC-3e rated value maximum 690 V
operational current
● at AC-1 at 400 V at ambient temperature 40 °C 40 A
rated value
● at AC-1
— up to 690 V at ambient temperature 40 °C 40 A
rated value
— up to 690 V at ambient temperature 60 °C 35 A
rated value
● at AC-3
— at 400 V rated value 25 A
— at 500 V rated value 18 A
— at 690 V rated value 13 A
● at AC-3e
— at 400 V rated value 25 A
— at 500 V rated value 18 A
— at 690 V rated value 13 A
● at AC-4 at 400 V rated value 15.5 A
● at AC-5a up to 690 V rated value 35.2 A
● at AC-5b up to 400 V rated value 20.7 A
● at AC-6a
— up to 230 V for current peak value n=20 rated 20.2 A
value
— up to 400 V for current peak value n=20 rated 20.2 A
value
— up to 500 V for current peak value n=20 rated 20.2 A
value
— up to 690 V for current peak value n=20 rated 12.9 A
value
● at AC-6a
— up to 230 V for current peak value n=30 rated 13.5 A
value
— up to 400 V for current peak value n=30 rated 13.5 A
value
— up to 500 V for current peak value n=30 rated 13.5 A
value
— up to 690 V for current peak value n=30 rated 13 A
value
minimum cross-section in main circuit at maximum AC-1 10 mm²
rated value
operational current for approx. 200000 operating
cycles at AC-4
● at 400 V rated value 9A
● at 690 V rated value 9A
operational current
● at 1 current path at DC-1
— at 24 V rated value 35 A
— at 60 V rated value 20 A
— at 110 V rated value 4.5 A
— at 220 V rated value 1A
— at 440 V rated value 0.4 A
— at 600 V rated value 0.25 A
● with 2 current paths in series at DC-1
— at 24 V rated value 35 A
— at 60 V rated value 35 A
— at 110 V rated value 35 A
— at 220 V rated value 5A
— at 440 V rated value 1A
— at 600 V rated value 0.8 A
● with 3 current paths in series at DC-1
— at 24 V rated value 35 A
— at 60 V rated value 35 A

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 — at 110 V rated value 35 A
— at 220 V rated value 35 A
— at 440 V rated value 2.9 A
— at 600 V rated value 1.4 A
● at 1 current path at DC-3 at DC-5
— at 24 V rated value 20 A
— at 60 V rated value 5A
— at 220 V rated value 1A
— at 440 V rated value 0.09 A
— at 600 V rated value 0.06 A
● with 2 current paths in series at DC-3 at DC-5
— at 24 V rated value 35 A
— at 60 V rated value 35 A
— at 110 V rated value 15 A
— at 220 V rated value 3A
— at 440 V rated value 0.27 A
— at 600 V rated value 0.16 A
● with 3 current paths in series at DC-3 at DC-5
— at 24 V rated value 35 A
— at 60 V rated value 35 A
— at 110 V rated value 35 A
— at 220 V rated value 10 A
— at 440 V rated value 0.6 A
— at 600 V rated value 0.6 A
operating power
● at AC-3
— at 230 V rated value 5.5 kW
— at 400 V rated value 11 kW
— at 500 V rated value 11 kW
— at 690 V rated value 11 kW
● at AC-3e
— at 230 V rated value 5.5 kW
— at 400 V rated value 11 kW
— at 500 V rated value 11 kW
— at 690 V rated value 11 kW
operating power for approx. 200000 operating cycles
at AC-4
● at 400 V rated value 4.4 kW
● at 690 V rated value 7.7 kW
operating apparent power at AC-6a
● up to 230 V for current peak value n=20 rated value 8 kVA
● up to 400 V for current peak value n=20 rated value 13.9 kVA
● up to 500 V for current peak value n=20 rated value 17.4 kVA
● up to 690 V for current peak value n=20 rated value 15.4 kVA
operating apparent power at AC-6a
● up to 230 V for current peak value n=30 rated value 5.3 kVA
● up to 400 V for current peak value n=30 rated value 9.3 kVA
● up to 500 V for current peak value n=30 rated value 11.6 kVA
● up to 690 V for current peak value n=30 rated value 15.5 kVA
short-time withstand current in cold operating state
up to 40 °C
● limited to 1 s switching at zero current maximum 375 A; Use minimum cross-section acc. to AC-1 rated value
● limited to 5 s switching at zero current maximum 300 A; Use minimum cross-section acc. to AC-1 rated value
● limited to 10 s switching at zero current maximum 210 A; Use minimum cross-section acc. to AC-1 rated value
● limited to 30 s switching at zero current maximum 144 A; Use minimum cross-section acc. to AC-1 rated value
● limited to 60 s switching at zero current maximum 118 A; Use minimum cross-section acc. to AC-1 rated value
no-load switching frequency
● at AC 5 000 1/h
operating frequency
● at AC-1 maximum 1 000 1/h
● at AC-2 maximum 750 1/h
● at AC-3 maximum 750 1/h
● at AC-3e maximum 750 1/h
● at AC-4 maximum 250 1/h

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Control circuit/ Control
type of voltage of the control supply voltage AC
control supply voltage at AC
● at 50 Hz rated value 24 V
operating range factor control supply voltage rated
value of magnet coil at AC
● at 50 Hz 0.8 ... 1.1
apparent pick-up power of magnet coil at AC
● at 50 Hz 77 VA
inductive power factor with closing power of the coil
● at 50 Hz 0.82
apparent holding power of magnet coil at AC
● at 50 Hz 9.8 VA
inductive power factor with the holding power of the
coil
● at 50 Hz 0.25
closing delay
● at AC 8 ... 40 ms
opening delay
● at AC 4 ... 16 ms
arcing time 10 ... 10 ms
control version of the switch operating mechanism Standard A1 - A2
Auxiliary circuit
number of NC contacts for auxiliary contacts 1
instantaneous contact
number of NO contacts for auxiliary contacts 1
instantaneous contact
operational current at AC-12 maximum 10 A
operational current at AC-15
● at 230 V rated value 10 A
● at 400 V rated value 3A
● at 500 V rated value 2A
● at 690 V rated value 1A
operational current at DC-12
● at 24 V rated value 10 A
● at 48 V rated value 6A
● at 60 V rated value 6A
● at 110 V rated value 3A
● at 125 V rated value 2A
● at 220 V rated value 1A
● at 600 V rated value 0.15 A
operational current at DC-13
● at 24 V rated value 10 A
● at 48 V rated value 2A
● at 60 V rated value 2A
● at 110 V rated value 1A
● at 125 V rated value 0.9 A
● at 220 V rated value 0.3 A
● at 600 V rated value 0.1 A
contact reliability of auxiliary contacts 1 faulty switching per 100 million (17 V, 1 mA)
UL/CSA ratings
full-load current (FLA) for 3-phase AC motor
● at 480 V rated value 21 A
● at 600 V rated value 22 A
yielded mechanical performance [hp]
● for single-phase AC motor
— at 110/120 V rated value 2 hp
— at 230 V rated value 3 hp
● for 3-phase AC motor
— at 200/208 V rated value 5 hp
— at 220/230 V rated value 7.5 hp
— at 460/480 V rated value 15 hp
— at 575/600 V rated value 20 hp
contact rating of auxiliary contacts according to UL A600 / P600

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Short-circuit protection
design of the fuse link
● for short-circuit protection of the main circuit
— with type of coordination 1 required gG: 100 A (690 V, 100 kA), aM: 50 A (690 V, 100 kA), BS88: 100 A (415
V, 80 kA)
— with type of assignment 2 required gG: 35A (690V, 100kA), aM: 20A (690V, 100kA), BS88: 35A (415V,
80kA)
● for short-circuit protection of the auxiliary switch gG: 10 A (500 V, 1 kA)
required
Installation/ mounting/ dimensions
mounting position +/-180° rotation possible on vertical mounting surface; can be tilted
forward and backward by +/- 22.5° on vertical mounting surface
fastening method screw and snap-on mounting onto 35 mm DIN rail according to DIN EN
60715
● side-by-side mounting Yes
height 85 mm
width 45 mm
depth 97 mm
required spacing
● with side-by-side mounting
— forwards 10 mm
— upwards 10 mm
— downwards 10 mm
— at the side 0 mm
● for grounded parts
— forwards 10 mm
— upwards 10 mm
— at the side 6 mm
— downwards 10 mm
● for live parts
— forwards 10 mm
— upwards 10 mm
— downwards 10 mm
— at the side 6 mm
Connections/ Terminals
type of electrical connection
● for main current circuit screw-type terminals
● for auxiliary and control circuit screw-type terminals
● at contactor for auxiliary contacts Screw-type terminals
● of magnet coil Screw-type terminals
type of connectable conductor cross-sections for main
contacts
● solid 2x (1 ... 2.5 mm²), 2x (2.5 ... 10 mm²)
● solid or stranded 2x (1 ... 2.5 mm²), 2x (2.5 ... 10 mm²)
● finely stranded with core end processing 2x (1 ... 2.5 mm²), 2x (2.5 ... 6 mm²), 1x 10 mm²
connectable conductor cross-section for main
contacts
● solid 1 ... 10 mm²
● stranded 1 ... 10 mm²
● finely stranded with core end processing 1 ... 10 mm²
connectable conductor cross-section for auxiliary
contacts
● solid or stranded 0.5 ... 2.5 mm²
● finely stranded with core end processing 0.5 ... 2.5 mm²
type of connectable conductor cross-sections
● for auxiliary contacts
— solid or stranded 2x (0.5 ... 1.5 mm²), 2x (0.75 ... 2.5 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)
AWG number as coded connectable conductor cross
section
● for main contacts 16 ... 8
● for auxiliary contacts 20 ... 14
Safety related data
product function

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 ● mirror contact according to IEC 60947-4-1 Yes
B10 value with high demand rate according to SN 31920 450 000
proportion of dangerous failures
● with low demand rate according to SN 31920 40 %
● with high demand rate according to SN 31920 73 %
failure rate [FIT] with low demand rate according to SN 100 FIT
31920
T1 value for proof test interval or service life according to 20 a
IEC 61508
protection class IP on the front according to IEC IP20
60529
touch protection on the front according to IEC 60529 finger-safe, for vertical contact from the front
suitability for use
● safety-related switching OFF Yes
Certificates/ approvals
General Product Approval

Confirmation KC

Functional
EMC Safety/Safety of Declaration of Conformity Test Certificates
Machinery

Type Examination Type Test Certific- Special Test Certific-

Certificate ates/Test Report ate

Marine / Shipping

other Railway

Confirmation Confirmation Vibration and Shock

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