Brochure

GV2, GV3, and GV7 Manual Motor Starters, Controllers, and Protectors

Introduction

6/2010

Introduction

Schneider Electric offers a complete line of products for the manual control and protection of motors.

This catalog covers those devices designed to meet IEC standards for protection and control.

The GV2 and GV3 manual starters and protectors provide manual isolation, manual motor control, and

overcurrent protection in one compact unit. Schneider Electric offers four different products that make

up the GV product

family:

•

The GV2ME manual starter controls motors with full-load currents up to 32 A.

• The GV2P high-performance manual starter offers a higher withstand rating and visible trip indication.

• The GV3P controls larger motors with full-load currents up to 65 A.

• The GV7 controls and protects motors with full-load currents up to 220 A.

These devices are UL Listed as manual motor controllers. The GV2 and GV3 manual starters and

protectors are also UL Listed for group installation applications.

In many European applications, the GV devices are used as motor circuit breakers because they meet

the requirements of IEC 60947-2 for motor circuit breakers. However, the GV starter does not meet North

American circuit breaker standards, such as those of UL, the National Electrical Code (NEC), or CSA.

Standard Features

The GV family standard features include the following:

• UL 508 Listed, IEC/EN 60947-1, 60947-2, 60947-4-1, CSA C 22.2 n° 14-05 type ECSA Certified,

and CE Marked

• UL Listed for group motor applications (for more details, see page 9)

• Overload relay

— Class 10, ambient-compensated, bimetallic (GV2, GV3)

— Class 10, solid state (GV7)

• Single-phase sensitivity

• Magnetic, instantaneous short-circuit protection

• Test-trip mechanism

• Provision for padlocking in the Off position

— Standard for GV2, GV3

— Requires an attachment for GV7 (see Table 66 on page 53)

• Finger-safe terminals meet IP20 standards and IEC 60529

• North American and European terminal markings

Related catalogs cover the products used in conjunction with manual motor protectors:

IEC Style Contactors and Starters, catalog number 8502CT9901R9/02.

Wiring, Communication and Busbar System, catalog number 8502CT0101.

Manual Starters and Switches, catalog number 2510CT9701.