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Process Data set: Medium-voltage gas-insulated switchgear ZX2 Feeder-36.12.31 (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location CH
Geographical representativeness description Europe
Reference year 2024
Name
Medium-voltage gas-insulated switchgear ZX2 Feeder-36.12.31
Use advice for data set The life cycle assessment is a “cradle-to-grave” analysis, and the system boundaries are defined according to EN 50693, as required by the PCR. For transparency reasons, the manufacturing stage is further divided into an upstream and core stage.
Technical purpose of product or process This Environmental Product Declaration is a “specific product EPD”, and the declared product is the ZX2 36.12.31, including related accessories and packaging. The ZX2 36.12.31 is a medium-voltage SF6 gas-insulated switchgear for single busbar system which are used in electrical distribution for control and protection of electricity in a power distribution network. They are used in a variety of demanding applications such as energy supply for public utilities, hospitals, steel work factories, automobile industry, chemical industry, mining, airports, harbors, or railways. The constituent materials of ZX2 36.12.31 are presented below. Table 2 – Constituent materials of ZX2 36.12.31 Type Material Weight [kg] Weight % Metals Steel 292.27 32.61 Steel, magnelis 185.63 20.71 Steel, stainless 159.96 17.85 Copper 116.30 12.98 Aluminum 33.37 3.72 Other metals 3.72 0.41 Plastics Polyamide 29.03 3.24 Polyvinylchloride 13.59 1.52 Other plastics 8.62 0.96 Others Epoxy resin 36.80 4.11 SF6 4.42 0.49 Others 12.46 1.39 Total 896.17 100
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • EPDNorge: Construction / Electronic and electrical components and products
General comment on data set Both primary and secondary data are used. The main sources for primary data are the bill of materials, technical drawings, and site-specific foreground data provided by ABB. For all processes for which primary data are not available, generic background data originating from the ecoinvent v3.9.1 database, with system model “allocation, cut-off by classification”, are used. The database Industry Data 2.0 is also used for material Polyoxymethylene (POM)/EU-27 which is not available by ecoinvent. The LCA software used for the calculations is SimaPro 9.5. The utility consumption and waste generation by ABB, in the core manufacturing stage, is allocated to the production of one reference product according to applicable rules. For the end-of-life allocation, the “Polluter Pays” principle is adopted according to what is defined in the CEN/TR 16970 standard. However, the potential benefits and avoided loads from recovery and recycling processes are not considered because it is not required by the PCR. According to PCR EPDItaly-015: “Materials making up the switchboard itself whose total mass does not exceed 2 % of the total weight of the device”, the cut-off criteria can be set to a maximum of 2 % of total weight. In this LCA, tape, stickers, glue and adhesive have been excluded as their weights are negligible. Materials like small metal components, light plastic materials or little electronic devices have also been excluded due to the unavailability of data and complexity of modelling.
Copyright Yes
Owner of data set
Quantitative reference
Reference flow(s)
Biogenic carbon content
  • Carbon content (biogenic): 0.0 kg
  • Carbon content (biogenic) - packaging: 0.0 kg
Time representativeness
Data set valid until 2029
Time representativeness description 2024-09-30 - 2029-09-30
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system General technical specifications of the ZX2 36.12.31 are presented below. Technical information Description ZX2 36.12.31 Incoming/Outgoing Feeder, outer cone, single bus bar Configuration Voltage Sensor KEVA 40.5 C2 Current Sensor KECA 80 85 C Size Width [mm] 600 Height 2.3 m Depth 1.86 m Weight [kg] 896.2 Ratings Rated Voltage [kV] 36 Rated feeder current [A] 1250 Rated bus bar current [A] 2500 Rated short circuit current [kA] 31.5 Rated short circuit current duration [s] 3 Rated power frequency withstand voltage (Ud) [kV] 70 Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage (Up) [kV] 170 Rated short-time withstand current (Ik) [kA] 31.5 The ZX2 36.12.31 is manufactured by the ABB Videnska manufacturing site located in Brno, Czech Republic. The manufacturing site is certified according to the following standards: • ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management Systems • ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management Systems • ISO 45001:2018 – Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Input
  • 1.73E+4
  • 13.3
  • 1.36
  • 8.44E+3
  • 104
Input
  • 2.72E+3
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 1.99E+4
  • 13.3
  • 1.36
  • 8.44E+3
  • 104
Input
  • 7.39E+4
  • 856
  • 72.6
  • 4.4E+4
  • 1.08E+3
Input
  • 1.95E+3
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 7.58E+4
  • 856
  • 72.6
  • 4.4E+4
  • 1.08E+3
Input
  • 2.7E+2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 57.3
  • 0.122
  • 0.014
  • 34.4
  • 0.56
Output
  • 0.471
  • 0.00545
  • 0.000423
  • 0.0557
  • 0.00409
Output
  • 2.26E+3
  • 41.8
  • 67.7
  • 121
  • 1.8E+2
Output
  • 0.142
  • 0.000278
  • 0.0000258
  • 0.32
  • 0.0021
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 3.4E+2
  • 0
  • 57.1
  • 0
  • 745
Output
  • 3E+1
  • 0
  • 51.4
  • 0
  • 4.15
Output
  • 77.9
  • 0
  • 117
  • 0
  • 14.3
Output
  • 154
  • 0
  • 2.1E+2
  • 0
  • 25.8

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 7.58E+4
  • 856
  • 72.6
  • 4.4E+4
  • 1.08E+3
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 1.18
  • 0.000194
  • 0.0000148
  • 0.0038
  • 0.00079
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 108
  • 0.248
  • 0.0283
  • 9.59
  • 0.441
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -225
  • 0.0546
  • 79.9
  • 70.5
  • 26.4
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 6.72E+3
  • 6E+1
  • 7.07
  • 4.14E+3
  • 98.1
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 6.5E+3
  • 60.1
  • 87
  • 4.21E+3
  • 125
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 7.73
  • 0.0293
  • 0.00258
  • 4.78
  • 0.118
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Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 8.19
  • 0.00423
  • 0.000771
  • 1.74
  • 0.0299
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 9.73
  • 0.0947
  • 0.0351
  • 1.71
  • 0.24
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 116
  • 1.01
  • 0.122
  • 15
  • 1.17
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 36.2
  • 0.364
  • 0.0406
  • 4.85
  • 0.37
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.000164
  • 0.00000131
  • 1.06E-7
  • 0.0000343
  • 0.00000108
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 2E+3
  • 3.47
  • 0.338
  • 449
  • 15

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
1This impact category deals mainly with the eventual impact of low dose ionizing radiation on human health of the nuclear fuel cycle. It does not consider effects due to possible nuclear accidents, occupational exposure nor due to radioactive waste disposal in underground facilities. Potential ionizing radiation from the soil, from radon and from some construction materials is also not measured by this indicator.
2The results of this environmental impact indicator shall be used with care as the uncertainties on these results are high or as there is limited experiences with the indicator.
Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Soil quality index (SQP) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw) 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0