Four-input screening

Siemens Switchgear Quick Select

Filter by voltage, current, installation and certification evidence before opening a full configuration review.

Structured selection table

FilterRecordWhy it changes selection
VoltageNominal voltage, frequency and groundingDefines insulation, device and assembly family boundaries.
CurrentContinuous load, fault current and feeder dutySeparates ampere rating, interrupting capacity and SCCR.
InstallationIndoor/outdoor, temperature, altitude, accessChanges enclosure, ventilation, derating and service form.
CertificationMarket, code basis and exact documentsPrevents a series-level claim from replacing product evidence.

The screen can begin with a 480 V AC, 50/60 Hz reference and a 100 A feeder, but actual values must come from the project one-line and load schedule. Available fault current is recorded at the equipment location. A 25 kA device interrupting capacity and a 65 kA SCCR are not interchangeable descriptions; each is checked against its applicable assembly and protection context.

Checklist before quotation

Electrical record

  • Rated voltage and 50/60 Hz frequency
  • Rated current by main and feeder
  • Available fault current at installation
  • Protection and selective coordination objective

Installation record

  • Ingress protection or NEMA enclosure need
  • Ambient temperature, altitude and ventilation
  • Cable entry, footprint and service clearances
  • UL, IEC, CE or RoHS evidence requested

What Quick Select does not decide

The shortlist does not complete an arc-flash study, approve protection settings or certify an assembled switchboard. Draw-out and fixed-mounted arrangements differ in maintainability, space and cost. Adjustable breakers add coordination flexibility but require disciplined setting control. Fuses may improve current limitation but require replacement inventory and procedures. Those trade-offs are returned as open decisions rather than hidden behind one recommended part number.

For reproducible verification, record the one-line revision, study date, ambient assumptions, proposed series, breaker frame, trip-unit settings and enclosure. Review current manufacturer curves, check coordination through the required current range, verify accessory and control-voltage compatibility, and have the responsible protection engineer approve the result. This process creates a repeatable evidence trail without implying that a website screen is final engineering approval.

Turn four inputs into a shortlist

Send the electrical and installation record with the required market documents.

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