product brand name	SIRIUS
product designation	Power contactor
product type designation	3RT6
General technical data
size of contactor	S00
product extension auxiliary switch	Yes
power loss [W] for rated value of the current ● at AC in hot operating state per pole ● without load current share typical	0.42 W 1.05 W
type of calculation of power loss depending on pole	quadratic
insulation voltage rated value	690 V
degree of pollution	3
surge voltage resistance rated value	6 Kv
maximum permissible voltage for protective separation between coil and main contacts according to EN 60947-1	400 V
shock resistance at rectangular impulse ● at AC	6,7g / 5 ms, 4,2g / 10 ms
shock resistance with sine pulse ● at AC	10,5g / 5 ms, 6,6g / 10 ms
mechanical service life (operating cycles) ● of contactor typical ● of the contactor with added auxiliary switch block typical	30 000 000 10 000 000
Substance Prohibitance (Date)	5/1/2012
Weight	0.233 kg
Ambient conditions
installation altitude at height above sea level maximum	2 000 m
ambient temperature ● during operation ● during storage	-25 … +60 °C -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
operating voltage ● at AC-3 rated value maximum ● at AC-3e rated value maximum	690 V 690 V
operational current ● at AC-1 up to 690 V — at ambient temperature 40 °C rated value — at ambient temperature 60 °C rated value ● at AC-3 — at 400 V rated value — at 690 V rated value ● at AC-3e — at 400 V rated value — at 690 V rated value	18 A 16 A 7 A 4.9 A 7 A 4.9A
connectable conductor cross-section in main circuit at AC 1 ● at 60 °C minimum permissible ● at 40 °C minimum permissible	2.5 mm² 2.5 mm²
operational current for approx. 200000 operating cycles at AC-4 ● at 400 V rated value ● at 690 V rated value	2.6 A 1.8 A
operating power ● at AC-1 — at 230 V rated value — at 230 V at 60 °C rated value — at 400 V at 60 °C rated value — at 690 V at 60 °C rated value ● at AC-3 — at 230 V rated value — at 400 V rated value — at 690 V rated value ● at AC-3e — at 230 V rated value — at 400 V rated value — at 690 V rated value	6.3 kW 6 kW 10.5 kW 18 kW 1.5 kW 3 kW 4 kW 1.5 kW 3 kW 4 Kw
operating power for approx. 200000 operating cycles at AC 4 ● at 400 V rated value ● at 690 V rated value	1.15 kW 1.15 kW
no-load switching frequency ● at AC	10 000 1/h
operating frequency ● at AC-1 maximum ● at AC-3 maximum ● at AC-3e maximum ● at AC-4 maximum	1 000 1/h 750 1/h 750 1/h 250 1/h
Control circuit/ Control
type of voltage of the control supply voltage	AC
control supply voltage at AC ● at 50 Hz rated value 220 V ● at 60 Hz rated value	220 V 220 V
operating range factor control supply voltage rated value of magnet coil at AC ● at 50 Hz 0.8 … 1.1 ● at 60 Hz	0.8 … 1.1 0.85 … 1.1
apparent pick-up power of magnet coil at AC ● at 50 Hz ● at 60 Hz	27 VA 31.7 VA
inductive power factor with closing power of the coil ● at 50 Hz ● at 60 Hz	0.8 0.81
apparent holding power of magnet coil at AC ● at 50 Hz ● at 60 Hz	4.2 VA 4.8 VA
inductive power factor with the holding power of the coil ● at 50 Hz ● at 60 Hz	0.25 0.25
Auxiliary circuit
number of NC contacts for auxiliary contacts instantaneous contact	0
number of NO contacts for auxiliary contacts instantaneous contact	1
operational current at AC-12 maximum	10 A
operational current at AC-15 ● at 230 V rated value ● at 400 V rated value ● at 690 V rated value	10 A 3 A 1 A
operational current at DC-12 ● at 24 V rated value ● at 110 V rated value ● at 220 V rated value	6 A 3 A 1 A
operational current at DC-13 ● at 24 V rated value ● at 110 V rated value ● at 220 V rated value	6 A 1 A 0.3 A
contact reliability of auxiliary contacts	1 faulty switching per 100 million (17 V, 1 mA)
UL/CSA ratings
yielded mechanical performance [hp] for 3-phase AC motor at 460/480 V rated value	3 hp
Short-circuit protection
design of the fuse link ● for short-circuit protection of the main circuit — with type of coordination 1 required — with type of assignment 2 required ● for short-circuit protection of the auxiliary switch required	gL/gG LV HRC 3NA, DIAZED 5SB, NEOZED 5SE: 35 A gL/gG LV HRC 3NA, DIAZED 5SB, NEOZED 5SE: 20 A fuse gL/gG: 10 A
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 side-by-side mounting	Yes
fastening method	screw and snap-on mounting onto 35 mm DIN rail according to DIN EN 50022
height	57.5 mm
width	45 mm
depth	73 mm
required spacing ● with side-by-side mounting — at the side	0 mm
Connections/ Terminals
type of electrical connection ● for main current circuit ● for auxiliary and control circuit	screw-type terminals screw-type terminals
type of connectable conductor cross-sections for main contacts ● solid or stranded ● finely stranded with core end processing	2x (0.5 … 1.5 mm²), 2x (0.75 … 2.5 mm²) 2x (0,5 … 1,5 mm²), 2x (0,75 … 2,5 mm²), 2x 4 mm²
type of connectable conductor cross-sections ● for auxiliary contacts — solid or stranded — finely stranded with core end processing ● for AWG cables for auxiliary contacts	2x (0,5 … 1,5 mm²), 2x (0,75 … 2,5 mm²), 2x 4 mm² 2x (0.5 … 1.5 mm²), 2x (0.75 … 2.5 mm²) 2x (20 … 16), 2x (18 … 14), 2x 12
Safety related data
product function mirror contact according to IEC 60947-4-1	Yes
Electrical Safety
protection class IP on the front according to IEC 60529 IP20	IP20
touch protection on the front according to IEC 60529	finger-safe, for vertical contact from the front