
General information
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General information
The images shown are examples; not all the variants of the vacuum circuit-breaker
are shown here.
Areas of application
SION
®
Vacuum circuit-breakers are 3-pole interior circuit-breakers for a rated volt-
age range of 7.2 kV to 24 kV.
Under normal service conditions, the SION
®
vacuum circuit-breaker (as per
IEC 62271-1:2017 and VDE 0671-1) is maintenance-free for up to 10 000 operating
cycles.
30 000 operating cycles require maintenance work that must only be performed by
personnel trained by Siemens (see also “Maintenance” on p. 73).
Intended use
SION
®
Vacuum circuit-breakers are suitable for switching any type of alternating
current circuits under normal operating conditions, such as:
• Overhead lines
• Cables
• Transformers
• Capacitors
• Motors
• Generators (SION
®
generator circuit-breakers)
SION
®
Vacuum circuit-breakers operate in continuous, periodic and short-term op-
eration.
Standards
The basic version and all listed configurations of the vacuum circuit-breakers are
type-tested devices as per IEC.
The SION
®
vacuum circuit-breakers comply with the following standards:
SION
®
Vacuum circuit-breakers meet the requirements for the classification for cir-
cuit-breakers C2, E2, M2 and S1 as per IEC 62271-100:2017.
SION
®
Generator circuit breakers meet the requirements of the classification for cir-
cuit breakers G1 or G2 as per IEC/IEEE 62271-37-013:2015.
Country-specific and standard-specific deviations from the standards mentioned
must be observed.
• IEC 62271-1:2017
• DIN EN 62271-1:2018
High-voltage switching devices and switchgear – Part 1: Common specifica-
tions
• IEC 62271-100:2017
• DIN EN 62271-100:2018
High-voltage switching devices and switchgear – Part 100: Alternating cur-
rent circuit-breaker
• IEC/IEEE 62271-37-013:2015
High-voltage switching devices and switchgear – Part 37-013: AC generator
switch