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Process Data set: Vacuum Circuit-breaker VD4/P 12.12.32 P135 (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location CH
Geographical representativeness description Europe
Reference year 2025
Name
Vacuum Circuit-breaker VD4/P 12.12.32 P135
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 VD4/P 12.12.32 P135. VD4/P 12.12.32 P135 breakers are used in electrical distribution for control and protection of cables, transformers and distribution substations, motors, transformers, generators and capacitor banks. The scope of the medium voltage circuit breaker is to interrupt an electric current with a mechanical actuator. It is equipped with poles PT1/VGE4S. The constituent materials of VD4/P 12.12.32 P135 are presented below. Type Material Weight [kg] Weight % Metals Aluminum 6.6 8.8 Copper 10.5 14.0 Steel, low-alloyed 46.5 61.8 Steel, stainless 0.4 0.6 Other metals 1.4 1.9 Plastics Plastics and Rubbers 7.5 10.0 Others Others 2.1 2.8 Total 75.1 100
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 EPDItaly012, the cut-off criteria can be set to a maximum of 2 % of the overall environmental impacts. In this LCA, stickers and grease have been excluded as their weights are negligible. Process of phosphating 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 2025-07-28 - 2030-07-28
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system General technical information of the VD4/P 12.12.32 P135 are presented below. Description VD4/P 12.12.32 P135 Size Width 439 mm Height 618 mm Depth 662 mm Ratings Rated voltage [kV] 12 Rated power frequency withstand voltage (Ud) [kV] 42 Rated lightning impulse withstand voltage (Up) [kV] 75 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 The packaging is not used during product distribution due to the short distance between the GC factory and the SWG factory. The product is manufactured by ABB Xiamen Switchgear Co., Ltd. located in Xiamen. 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
  • 881
  • 0.774
  • 0
  • 2.09E+3
  • 8.86
Input
  • 5.93
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 887
  • 0.774
  • 0
  • 2.09E+3
  • 8.86
Input
  • 6.97E+3
  • 60.8
  • 0
  • 1.96E+4
  • 94
Input
  • 224
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 7.19E+3
  • 60.8
  • 0
  • 1.96E+4
  • 94
Input
  • 21.7
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 5.52
  • 0.00867
  • 0
  • 5.33
  • 0.0452
Output
  • 0.102
  • 0.000393
  • 0
  • 0.0101
  • 0.000353
Output
  • 138
  • 2.95
  • 0
  • 148
  • 16.8
Output
  • 0.0114
  • 0.0000123
  • 0
  • 0.0207
  • 0.000178
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 17.4
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 61
Output
  • 1.51
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0.359
Output
  • 3.08
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 1.67
Output
  • 5.74
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 3.01

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 7.2E+3
  • 60.8
  • 0
  • 1.96E+4
  • 94
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.174
  • 0.0000138
  • 0
  • 0.00129
  • 0.0000664
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 10.6
  • 0.0189
  • 0
  • 10.7
  • 0.0379
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • 10.1
  • 0.0015
  • 0
  • 9.67
  • 2.05
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 593
  • 4.3
  • 0
  • 2.02E+3
  • 9
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 604
  • 4.3
  • 0
  • 2.03E+3
  • 11.1
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.781
  • 0.00224
  • 0
  • 0.795
  • 0.0101
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Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.882
  • 0.000349
  • 0
  • 0.364
  • 0.00257
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 1.01
  • 0.00693
  • 0
  • 2.27
  • 0.0242
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 11.8
  • 0.0741
  • 0
  • 24.1
  • 0.101
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 3.61
  • 0.0254
  • 0
  • 6.38
  • 0.0319
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.0000115
  • 6.81E-8
  • 0
  • 0.00000363
  • 9.27E-8
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 186
  • 0.269
  • 0
  • 217
  • 1.21

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