Process Data set: Circuit breaker VD4/C 24.06-12.16-25 (pitch 210, pole P4-VG4S) (en) en
Process information
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| Location | CH |
| Geographical representativeness description | Europe |
| Reference year | 2024 |
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| 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. 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 EPD covers the following devices of the VD4/C 24.06-12.16-25 (pitch 210, pole P4-VG4S), including related accessories and packaging: • VD4/C 24.06-12.16-25 (pitch 210, pole P4-VG4S) Manual truck • VD4/C 24.06-12.16-25 (pitch 210, pole P4-VG4S) Motorized truck The P4-VG4S is an is an embedded pole which are used to provide dielectric strength and protection of the vacuum interrupter. The constituent materials of the reference Product are presented below. Type Material Weight [kg] Weight % Metals Steel, low-alloyed 72.08 59.56 Steel, stainless 0.28 0.23 Copper 10.13 8.37 Aluminum 11.17 9.23 Cables 1.22 1.01 Other metals 1.91 1.58 Plastics Polycarbonate 0.82 0.68 Polyamide 0.25 0.20 Other plastics 5.55 4.59 Others Epoxy resin 16.63 13.74 Others 0.98 0.81 Total 121.02 100 |
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| General comment on data set | Both primary and secondary data are used. The main sources for primary data are the bill of materials (BOM) and technical drawings. 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 Polyoxymethylene (POM)/EU-27 and Steel Electrogalvanized which are 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 cut-off criteria can be set to a maximum of 5% of the overall environmental impacts. According to PCR EPDItaly012, in this LCA, grease, silver and stickers have been excluded as their weight is negligible. In addition, production, use and disposal of the packaging of components and semi-finished intermediates have been excluded for the same reason as stated before. |
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| Data set valid until | 2029 |
| Time representativeness description | 2024-09-20 - 2029-09-20 |
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| Technology description including background system | General technical information of the reference product is presented below. Description Config.1 Config.2 Device Circuit Breaker VD4/C VD4/C Size Weight [Kg] 157.82 159.12 Ratings Rated voltage [kV] 24 24 Rated current [A] 630-1250 630-1250 Rated short circuit breaking current [kA] 16-25 16-25 Config. Manual/Motorized truck Manual Motorized The reference product is the VD4/C 24.06.25 with manual truck. The products are manufactured by ABB Dalmine located in 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 |
Modelling and validation
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EN 15804+A2
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Fully compliant |
Nomenclature compliance
Fully compliant |
Methodological compliance
Fully compliant |
Review compliance
Fully compliant |
Documentation compliance
Fully compliant |
Quality compliance
Fully compliant |
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Fully compliant |
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Fully compliant |
Methodological compliance
Fully compliant |
Review compliance
Fully compliant |
Documentation compliance
Fully compliant |
Quality compliance
Fully compliant |
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Fully compliant |
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Fully compliant |
Methodological compliance
Fully compliant |
Review compliance
Fully compliant |
Documentation compliance
Fully compliant |
Quality compliance
Fully compliant |
Administrative information
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| Time stamp (last saved) | 2025-10-07T18:34:36 |
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| UUID | 8b538400-fbf8-4916-a155-1ad05bdf7765 |
| Date of last revision | 2025-10-07T16:22:38.286031Z |
| Data set version | 00.03.000 |
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| Registration number | NEPD-7620-6998 |
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| Copyright | Yes |
| License type | Free of charge for all users and uses |
| Access and use restrictions | None |
Environmental indicators
Indicators of life cycle