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Process Data set: VD4 40.12.31 M P360 Medium Voltage Circuit breaker (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location CH
Geographical representativeness description Europe
Reference year 2025
Name
VD4 40.12.31 M P360 Medium Voltage Circuit breaker
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 EPDItaly007. 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 VD4 40.12.31 M P360 . VD4 breakers are used in electrical distribution for control and protection of cables, overhead lines, transformer and distribution substations, motors, transformers, generators and capacitor banks. The Scope of the Medium voltage circuit breakers is to interrupt an electric current with a mechanical actuator. General technical information of the VD4 40.12.31 M P360 are presented below. Description VD4 40.12.31 M P360 Size Width 1055 mm Height 1515 mm Depth 675 mm Ratings Rated voltage [kV] 40.5 Rated power frequency withstand voltage (Ud) [kV] 95 Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage (Up) [kV] 185 Rated current [A] 1250 Rated short-time withstand current (Ik) [kA] 31.5 Rated peak withstand current (Ip) [kA] 80 Rated duration of short-circuit (tk) [s] 4 Rated frequency (fr) [Hz] 50/60 The product is manufactured by Xiamen Switchgear Co., Ltd. located in Xiamen,China. 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 The constituent materials of VD4 40.12.31 M P360 are presented below. Type Material Weight [kg] Weight % Metals Aluminum 17.1 7.4% Copper 15.5 6.7% Steel, low-alloyed 115.5 49.8% Steel, stainless 6.4 2.8% Others metals 8.7 3.8% Plastics Plastic and Rubber 9.3 4.0% Others Epoxy resin 55.1 23.7% Others 4.4 1.9% Total 232.0 100%
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 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, the cut-off criteria can be set to a maximum of 2 % of the overall environmental impacts. In this LCA, stickers have been excluded as their weights are negligible. Process black oxide and phosphate conversion coating have also been excluded due to the model complexity and unavailability of data.
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 2025-01-21 - 2030-01-21
Technological representativeness

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Input
  • 6.72E+3
  • 7.32
  • 5.92
  • 0
  • 55.42
Input
  • 17.5
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 6.74E+3
  • 7.32
  • 5.92
  • 0
  • 2.44E+3
Input
  • 5.11E+4
  • 41
  • 614
  • 0
  • 1.27E+4
Input
  • 448
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 5.16E+4
  • 41
  • 614
  • 0
  • 1.27E+4
Input
  • 97.8
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 35.3
  • 0.0328
  • 0.0609
  • 0
  • 9.93
Output
  • 0.4321
  • 0.00331
  • 0
  • 0.0161
  • 0.001
Output
  • 400.4
  • 10.2
  • 0
  • 34.9
  • 86.9
Output
  • 0.0244
  • 0.000107
  • 0
  • 0.0925
  • 0.000519
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 40.38
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 151
Output
  • 20.2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 3.19
Output
  • 40.9
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 7.7
Output
  • 73.9
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 13.9

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 1.904E+4
  • 614
  • 0
  • 1.27E+4
  • 2.7E+2
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.358
  • 0.0000759
  • 0
  • 0.0011
  • 0.000188
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 23.61
  • 1.1
  • 0
  • 2.77
  • 0.11
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • 40.66
  • 0.0046
  • 0
  • 20.4
  • 7.16
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 1.53E+3
  • 48
  • 0
  • 552
  • 24.8
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 1.57E+3
  • 48.1
  • 0
  • 574
  • 32
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 2.33
  • 0.0334
  • 0
  • 1.38
  • 0.0299
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No records found.
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No records found.
No records found.
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 1.89
  • 0.00208
  • 0
  • 0.504
  • 0.00752
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 2.48
  • 0.281
  • 0
  • 0.493
  • 0.048
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 29
  • 3.1
  • 0
  • 4.35
  • 0.294
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 9.071
  • 0.857
  • 0
  • 1.4
  • 0.092
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.00003472
  • 8.15E-7
  • 0
  • 0.00000992
  • 2.61E-7
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 407.3
  • 1.72
  • 0
  • 1.3E+2
  • 3.34

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