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Process Data set: Medium-voltage gas-insulated Ring Main Unit Safe Air-V (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Reference year 2024
Name
Medium-voltage gas-insulated Ring Main Unit Safe Air-V
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 Safe Air-V is a medium voltage gas-insulated Ring Main Unit (RMU) for secondary distribution which is used to distribute electric power in a variety of demanding applications such as energy supply for public utilities, building, industry, transport, and infrastructure.
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 (BOM), CAD-files, 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 chemical substance 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 EPDItaly015: “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 the total weight. In this LCA, grease, wire connecting terminal and surface treatment process of black oxide for steel and aluminum 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 2024-08-09 - 2029-08-09
Technological representativeness

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Input
  • 3.2E+3
  • 3.01
  • 0.216
  • 2.95E+3
  • 30.6
Input
  • 424
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 3.62E+3
  • 3.01
  • 0.216
  • 2.95E+3
  • 30.6
Input
  • 1.96E+4
  • 236
  • 12.1
  • 2.77E+4
  • 315
Input
  • 443
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 2E+4
  • 236
  • 12.1
  • 2.77E+4
  • 315
Input
  • 92.8
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 12.7
  • 0.0337
  • 0.00226
  • 7.52
  • 0.147
Output
  • 0.253
  • 0.00153
  • 0.000073
  • 0.0143
  • 0.00119
Output
  • 718
  • 11.5
  • 0.758
  • 2.1E+2
  • 49.7
Output
  • 0.0312
  • 0.0000477
  • 0.00000305
  • 0.0293
  • 0.000618
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 54.8
  • 0
  • 5.14
  • 0
  • 221
Output
  • 0.388
  • 0
  • 24.6
  • 0
  • 1.13
Output
  • 1.07
  • 0
  • 55.8
  • 0
  • 4.67
Output
  • 2.09
  • 0
  • 101
  • 0
  • 8.4

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 2E+4
  • 236
  • 12.1
  • 2.77E+4
  • 315
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.297
  • 0.0000537
  • 0.00000273
  • 0.00181
  • 0.000233
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 25.4
  • 0.0733
  • 0.00713
  • 15
  • 0.129
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • 3
  • 0.00583
  • 36.5
  • -16.3
  • 7.72
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 1.63E+3
  • 16.7
  • 1.06
  • 2.85E+3
  • 29.2
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 1.64E+3
  • 16.7
  • 37.5
  • 2.83E+3
  • 37
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 3.01
  • 0.00871
  • 0.00044
  • 1.12
  • 0.0346
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No records found.
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 1.81
  • 0.00136
  • 0.000203
  • 0.515
  • 0.00873
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 2.51
  • 0.0269
  • 0.00335
  • 3.21
  • 0.0728
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 41.8
  • 0.288
  • 0.0326
  • 34.1
  • 0.344
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 8.85
  • 0.0988
  • 0.00921
  • 9.01
  • 0.108
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.000125
  • 2.64E-7
  • 2.09E-8
  • 0.00000513
  • 3.07E-7
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 404
  • 1.04
  • -0.0378
  • 306
  • 3.84

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