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Process Data set: Medium-voltage gas-insulated Ring Main Unit Safe 12/24kV CCF (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location CH
Geographical representativeness description Europe
Reference year 2025
Name
Medium-voltage gas-insulated Ring Main Unit Safe 12/24kV CCF
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 Safe 12/24kV CCF, including related accessories and packaging. The Safe 12/24kV CCF 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. Safe 12/24kV CCF consists of two load break switch units (C-module) plus one switch-fuse combinations unit (F-module). The constituent materials of Safe 12/24kV CCF are presented below. Type Material Weight [kg] Weight % Metals Steel, low-alloyed 177.3 50.8% Steel, stainless 73.5 21.1% Copper 33.1 9.5% Aluminum 13.9 4.0% Other metals 7.0 2.0% Plastics Plastic and Rubber 12.6 3.6% Others Epoxy resin 18.9 5.4% SF6 3.1 0.9% Others 9.7 2.8% Total 349.1 100%
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, 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, the cut-off criteria can be set to a maximum of 2 % of the total weight. In this LCA, grease and wire connecting terminals have been excluded as their weights are negligible. Surface treatment process of black oxide for steel and aluminum has 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 2030
Time representativeness description 2025-06-24 - 2030-06-24
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system General technical information of the products is presented below. Description Unit Safe 12kV CCF Safe 24kV CCF Rated voltage kV 12 24 Rated current for C A 630 630 Short-circuit current kA 20 16 Rated frequency Hz 50 50 Insulating medium SF6 SF6 The product is manufactured by ABB Beijing Switchgear Limited which located in 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

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Input
  • 4.55E+3
  • 3.97
  • 0.327
  • 1.43E+4
  • 40.3
Input
  • 458
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 4.58E+3
  • 3.97
  • 0.327
  • 1.43E+4
  • 40.3
Input
  • 2.8E+4
  • 312
  • 15.4
  • 1.34E+5
  • 415
Input
  • 627
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 2.79E+4
  • 312
  • 15.4
  • 1.34E+5
  • 415
Input
  • 124
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 19.3
  • 0.0444
  • 0.00552
  • 36.5
  • 0.196
Output
  • 0.3363
  • 0.00201
  • 0.0000897
  • 0.0694
  • 0.00157
Output
  • 933.8
  • 15.1
  • 1.4
  • 1.02E+3
  • 77.4
Output
  • 0.04879
  • 0.000063
  • 0.00000496
  • 0.142
  • 0.000813
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 70.86
  • 0
  • 7.81
  • 0
  • 284
Output
  • 0.621
  • 0
  • 27
  • 0
  • 1.61
Output
  • 1.59
  • 0
  • 63.7
  • 0
  • 4.92
Output
  • 2.92
  • 0
  • 115
  • 0
  • 8.86

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 2.87E+4
  • 312
  • 15.4
  • 1.34E+5
  • 415
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.395
  • 0.0000708
  • 0.00000366
  • 0.00882
  • 0.000304
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 37.8
  • 0.0967
  • 0.00861
  • 73.1
  • 0.17
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • 17.5
  • 0.00769
  • 53.6
  • 66.3
  • 10.3
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 2.67E+3
  • 22
  • 2.57
  • 1.54E+4
  • 36.9
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 2.68E+3
  • 22
  • 56.1
  • 1.55E+4
  • 47.2
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 3.36
  • 0.0115
  • 0.000606
  • 5.45
  • 0.0457
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Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 2.7
  • 0.00179
  • 0.000238
  • 2.5
  • 0.0115
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 3.43
  • 0.0355
  • 0.00496
  • 15.6
  • 0.077
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 56.2
  • 0.38
  • 0.0386
  • 166
  • 0.453
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 12.3
  • 0.13
  • 0.011
  • 43.8
  • 0.143
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.00049
  • 3.49E-7
  • 2.67E-8
  • 0.0000249
  • 4.04E-7
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 613
  • 1.38
  • 0.0594
  • 1.49E+3
  • 5.11

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