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Three current figures govern the selection: 45 A rated (the thermal continuous current at 40 °C ambient), 50 A maximum (the short-term overload ceiling), and 61.2 A at DC — the DC rating matters if you're using this choke on the DC bus of a regenerative drive or a battery-fed inverter, where the current is unidirectional and the core saturates differently than under AC. Power loss splits into 80 W from the coil and 33 W from the iron core, totalling 113 W dissipated as heat inside the enclosure. That's not trivial for an IP00 open-frame component — it needs free air circulation or forced ventilation in a panel to keep the thermal class B (130 °C) insulation within its rated life. The IP00 protection class means no enclosure: the choke is a bare magnetic assembly with screw terminals (accepting solid or stranded conductors). ## Where it goes and what it connects to This is a panel-mount component — 219 mm wide, 179 mm tall, 143 mm deep — designed to be bolted onto a mounting plate inside a control cabinet. The screw terminals take the incoming AC line and the converter input, so it sits between the mains supply and the drive's rectifier section. Typical deployment is on a variable-frequency drive or DC drive input to reduce harmonic current injection back onto the line and to protect the converter's diodes from high di/dt during commutation.","metaTitle":"Siemens 4EP4000-2DS00 Commutating Choke, 45A, 0.73mH, 500V A","metaDescription":"Siemens 4EP4000-2DS00 commutating choke for converter, 3-phase, 45A rated (50A max), 0.73mH, 500V AC, IP00, screw terminals. Mature lifecycle. Sourced to order against RFQ.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":null,"productStatus":null,"categoryPath":["Line/Load Reactors"],"specifications":{"Depth":"0.143m","Width":"0.219m","Height":"0.179m","Maximum":"50A","Rated Value":"45A","Phase number":"3","Type of voltage":"AC","lifecycle_stage":"mature","at DC rated value":"61.2A","Product designation":"Kommut.-Drossel f. Stromrichter","Protection class IP":"IP00","Inductivity rated value":"0.00073H","Power loss [W] of the coil":"80W","Operating voltage rated value":"500V","Ambient temperature rated value":"40°C","Operating frequency rated value":"50Hz","Power loss [W] of the iron core":"33W","Thermal class acc. to IEC 60085":"B","Type of electrical connection for main current circuit":"screw-type terminals","Relative inductive drop in voltage on the measurement level current, voltage and frequency":"4%"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":null,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":null,"sourceUrl":"https://support.industry.siemens.com/webbackend/api/ProductSupport/TechnicalData?language=en&region=cn&productId=458525&mlfb=4EP4000-2DS00","alternativesUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/api/mcp/products/4EP4000-2DS00/alternatives.json"},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What are the key ratings for the 4EP4000-2DS00?","answer":"It is a 3-phase commutating choke rated at 45 A continuous (50 A max), 0.73 mH inductance, 500 V AC at 50 Hz, with a 4% inductive voltage drop and 113 W total power loss (80 W coil + 33 W iron)."},{"question":"Where can I buy the 4EP4000-2DS00?","answer":"This part is sourced to order through independent distribution. Submit an RFQ for current pricing and availability — confirmed at quote time."},{"question":"What is the physical size of the 4EP4000-2DS00?","answer":"The dimensions are 219 mm wide, 179 mm tall, and 143 mm deep."},{"question":"Will the 4EP4000-2DS00 drop into a panel specified around a 5SJ3140-7?","answer":"No — the 5SJ3140-7 is a 1-pole miniature circuit breaker (240 V AC, 40 A, C-curve) in a 70 mm deep DIN-rail housing. The 4EP4000-2DS00 is a 3-phase choke, 143 mm deep, bolted to a mounting plate, not DIN-rail mounted. Different form factor, different function, different wiring."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/siemens/4EP4000-2DS00","citationPolicyUrl":"https://aoctrl.com/llms.txt","source":"AO Ctrl","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"AO Ctrl\" and link https://aoctrl.com/siemens/4EP4000-2DS00 when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-09-02T08:15:54.622Z","lastPublished":"2026-09-02T08:15:54.622Z","indexable":true}}