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Process Data set: Indoor Current Transformer TPU 70.41 300-600//1 A+CD (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location CH
Geographical representativeness description Europe
Reference year 2025
Name
Indoor Current Transformer TPU 70.41 300-600//1 A+CD
Use advice for data set The life cycle assessment of the TPU 70.41, an EEPS (Electronic and Electrical Products and Systems), is a “cradle-to-grave” analysis. The figure below shows the product life cycle stages and the information considered in the LCA.
Technical purpose of product or process The product declared in this Environmental Product Declaration is the indoor current transformer TPU 70.41 300-600//1 A+CD, including related accessories and packaging. The instrument transformer TPU 70.41 is a measuring device which is standardly used in medium voltage indoor switchgears for transforming nominal voltage into low voltage which can be then safely used by controlling and monitoring relay devices. Most common type of switchgear is UniGear ZS2. General technical specifications of the product are presented below. Technical information Unit Value Outer height/width/length mm 390/250/350 Highest voltage for equipment kV 36/70/170 Rated primary A 300 - 600 Rated secondary A 1 Accuracy class - 5P20 Rated output VA 5-5 Frequency Hz 50 Rated short-time thermal current kA/s 25 / 3 The production of the instrument transformers, from which medium indoor current transformer TPU 70.41 is part of, is located in the ABB Brno Videnska factory. The instrument transformers are produced and assembled directly in the ABB factory combined with components produced by ABB’s suppliers. ABB Brno ELDS adopts and implements for its own activities an integrated Quality/Environmental/Health Management System in compliance with the following standards: • UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 - Quality Management Systems- Requirements • UNI EN ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental Management Systems • UNI EN ISO 45001:2018 - Occupational Health and Safety Management system The constituent materials of TPU 70.41 300-600//1 A+CD are presented below. Type Material Weight [kg] Weight [%] Metals Brass 1.557 3.94 Copper 5.145 13.02 Steel 5.827 14.75 Plastics PA 0.047 0.12 PET 0.054 0.14 Other polymers 0.075 0.19 Rubber 0.037 0.09 Others Electronics 0.184 0.47 Epoxy resin 23.84 60.35 PUR WEVO 1.709 4.33 Others 1.028 2.60 Total 39.503 100
General comment on data set Both primary and secondary data are used. The main sources for primary data are the bill of materials and technical drawings, while site specific foreground data are provided by ABB. Furthermore, information and data obtained from other LCA studies are also used. For all processes for which primary data are not available, generic data originating from the ecoinvent v3.9.1 database, “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 The materials that were excluded are glue, and adhesive, as their mass represents less than 2% of that of the whole product, as stated in the paragraph of cut-off criteria of EPDItaly015: “Materials making up the transformer itself whose total mass does not exceed 2% of the total weight of the device”. The same applies for tape and labels used in packaging, which are even a smaller fraction of the total mass. Sandblasting of capacitors and phosphating were also excluded due to the model complexity and unavailability of reference 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 2025-03-03 - 2030-03-03
Technological representativeness

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Input
  • 1.22E+3
  • 0.568
  • 0.0612
  • 1.27E+4
  • 3.73
Input
  • 121
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 1.34E+3
  • 0.568
  • 0.0612
  • 1.27E+4
  • 3.73
Input
  • 2.85E+3
  • 36.6
  • 2.79
  • 6.59E+4
  • 40.1
Input
  • 77.4
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 2.93E+3
  • 36.6
  • 2.79
  • 6.59E+4
  • 40.1
Input
  • 3.89
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 4.63
  • 0.00522
  • 0.000591
  • 51.6
  • 0.0184
Output
  • 0.0996
  • 0.000233
  • 0.000016
  • 0.0835
  • 0.000141
Output
  • 45.8
  • 1.79
  • 2.41
  • 181
  • 37.4
Output
  • 0.004
  • 0.0000119
  • 0.00000118
  • 0.48
  • 0.0000723
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 3.99
  • 0
  • 2.18
  • 0
  • 2.93
Output
  • 0.252
  • 0
  • 1.79
  • 0
  • 0.00287
Output
  • 0.35
  • 0
  • 4.22
  • 0
  • 0.014
Output
  • 0.718
  • 0
  • 7.59
  • 0
  • 0.0252

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 2.93E+3
  • 36.6
  • 2.79
  • 6.6E+4
  • 40.1
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.0625
  • 0.0000083
  • 6.63E-7
  • 0.0057
  • 0.0000222
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 4.83
  • 0.0106
  • 0.00107
  • 14.4
  • 0.0159
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -10.7
  • 0.00234
  • 2.73
  • 106
  • 1.37
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 191
  • 2.57
  • 0.367
  • 2.87E+3
  • 3.18
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 181
  • 2.57
  • 3.1
  • 2.98E+3
  • 4.55
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.554
  • 0.00126
  • 0.000106
  • 7.17
  • 0.00458
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
No records found.
Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.375
  • 0.000181
  • 0.0000306
  • 2.61
  • 0.00105
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.437
  • 0.00405
  • 0.00129
  • 2.56
  • 0.0415
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 4.81
  • 0.0433
  • 0.00458
  • 22.6
  • 0.0418
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 1.46
  • 0.0156
  • 0.00152
  • 7.27
  • 0.0134
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.00000868
  • 5.62E-8
  • 4.02E-9
  • 0.0000515
  • 3.53E-8
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 153
  • 0.149
  • 0.0149
  • 674
  • 0.507

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