3AV1 blue live tank circuit-breaker –

Technical data
Rated voltage kV 72.5* 145 (IEC) 145 (IEEE C37.016 circuit switcher) Vs. SF6 breaker 145 kV

Number of operations at rated short-circuit

30 30 30 10-12
breaking current (40 kA)
Number of operations at rated continuous
10,000 10,000 10,000 6,000
current (3.150 A)
Number of interrupter units per pole 1 1 1 1
Rated break time 3 cycles and 2 cycles 3 cycles and 2 cycles 3 cycles 3 cycles and 2 cycles
Rated continuous current, up to A 3150 3150 3150 3150
Rated short-time withstand current, up to kA 40 40 40 40
Rated short-circuit breaking current, up to kA 40 40 40 40
Rated frequency Hz 50 / 60 50 60 50 / 60
Rated power-frequency withstand voltage kV 160 275 275 275
Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage kV 350 650 650 650
Rated duration of short-circuit s 3 3 3 3
Rated peak withstand current (2.7 p.u.) kA 108 108 108 108
First-pole-to-clear-factor p.u. 1.5 / 1.3 1.5 / 1.3 1.5 / 1.3 1.5 / 1.3
Capacitive voltage factor p.u. 1.7 1.4 1.4
Temperature range °C -60 up to +55 -60 up to +55 -60 up to +55 -30 up to +55

12 years: visual inspection & checks; 12 years: visual inspection & checks; 12 years: visual inspection & checks;
Maintenance schedule after
up to 10,000 operations at 3150 A up to 10,000 operations at 3150 A up to 6,000 operations at 3150 A

Insulating medium Clean Air (80 % N2, 20 % O2) Clean Air (80 % N2, 20 % O2) Clean Air (80 % N2, 20 % O2) SF6

Mass of fluorinated greenhouse gases /

0 kg / 0 t 0 kg / 0 t 0 kg / 0 t 9.2 kg / 210 t
mass of CO2 equivalent
All values in Acc. with IEC; other values on request
*same design as 145 kV
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