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Process Data set: Circuit breaker VD4-HPA 12.06-32.32-40 P.185 (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location CH
Geographical representativeness description Europe
Reference year 2025
Name
Circuit breaker VD4-HPA 12.06-32.32-40 P.185
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” with extrapolation rules. The EPD covers the circuit breaker VD4-D6 in the ratings shown in the table below. A representative product configuration is declared as reference product, and the results can be extrapolated for other configurations according to the provided extrapolation rules. The P2/VG6 are embedded poles which are used to provide dielectric strength and protection of the vacuum interrupter (VG6). The constituent materials of the reference product are presented below. Type Material Weight [kg] Weight [%] Metals Steel, low-alloyed 148.46 62 Steel, stainless 1.01 <1 Copper 49.03 20 Aluminum 8.95 4 Other metals 3.00 1 Plastics Polycarbonate 0.80 <1 Polyamide 1.35 <1 Other plastics 1.50 <1 Others Epoxy resin 20.67 9 Cables 0.42 <1 Others 4.14 2 Total 239.33 100
Classification
Class name : Hierarchy level
  • EPDNorge: Construction
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, and technical drawings. This is extracted from: 1) the enterprise resource planning system, 2) the product data management system, 3) the CAD software. Site specific foreground data are provided by the Production Manager and the Health, Safety & Environment Manager.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 (process: 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 EPDItaly007 “Electronic and electrical products and systems”, the cutoff criteria can be set to a maximum of 5% of the overall environmental impacts. In PCR EPDItaly012 it is also stated that materials making up the product whose total mass does not exceed 2% of the total weight may be cut-off. In this LCA, the labels/stickers and different kinds of greases and glues have been excluded due to their weight. This is also applied to a few parts which are difficult to map accurately on SimaPro, provided that their weight is negligible. In addition, production, use and disposal of the packaging of components and semifinished intermediates have been excluded, according to PCR EPDItaly012.
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 2030
Time representativeness description 2025-06-02 - 2030-06-02
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system General technical information about the products is presented below. Description Config. 1 (Reference product) Config. 2 Size Weight [kg] 239.33 239.33 Ratings Rated voltage [kV] 7 7 Rated current [A] 1250 1250 Rated short circuit breaking current [kA] 40 32 Pole Pole type P2/VG6 P2/VG6 The product is manufactured by ABB S.p.A located in Dalmine, Italy. 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 • ISO 50001:2018 – Energy management systems

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Input
  • 2.79E+3
  • 12.9
  • 0.579
  • 1.77E+3
  • 15.4
Input
  • 669
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 3.46E+3
  • 12.9
  • 0.579
  • 1.77E+3
  • 15.4
Input
  • 1.29E+4
  • 882
  • 27.1
  • 1.45E+4
  • 195
Input
  • 187
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 1.31E+4
  • 882
  • 27.1
  • 1.45E+4
  • 195
Input
  • 33.7
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 12.8
  • 0.12
  • 0.00775
  • 7.78
  • 0.117
Output
  • 0.147
  • 0.00548
  • 0.000152
  • 0.0223
  • 0.00081
Output
  • 299
  • 38.6
  • 25.4
  • 66.6
  • 50.7
Output
  • 0.0211
  • 0.000266
  • 0.00000968
  • 0.0392
  • 0.000274
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 37.2
  • 0
  • 2.02
  • 0
  • 80.9
Output
  • 0.515
  • 0
  • 24.3
  • 0
  • 12.8
Output
  • 1.35
  • 0
  • 58.1
  • 0
  • 32.6
Output
  • 2.61
  • 0
  • 105
  • 0
  • 58.6

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 1.3E+4
  • 882
  • 27.1
  • 1.45E+4
  • 195
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.395
  • 0.000185
  • 0.00000597
  • 0.00102
  • 0.000115
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 26.6
  • 0.463
  • 0.0117
  • 5.49
  • 0.0903
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -44.6
  • 0.0485
  • 69
  • 5.84
  • 11.1
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 1.05E+3
  • 62.9
  • 5.38
  • 1.12E+3
  • 26.5
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 1E+3
  • 63
  • 74.3
  • 1.13E+3
  • 37.7
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 1.73
  • 0.033
  • 0.00112
  • 2.34
  • 0.0282
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Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 2.17
  • 0.00414
  • 0.00035
  • 0.509
  • 0.00512
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 2.09
  • 0.146
  • 0.0151
  • 1.1
  • 0.0323
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 25.8
  • 1.58
  • 0.0503
  • 11
  • 0.268
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 7.78
  • 0.509
  • 0.0159
  • 3.26
  • 0.0828
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.0000242
  • 0.00000132
  • 3.47E-8
  • 0.00000731
  • 1.9E-7
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 453
  • 3.41
  • 0.193
  • 1.9E+2
  • 3.4

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