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Process Data set: GSec Air – Load Break Switch with T1/T2 operating mechanism (en) en

Key Data Set Information
Location CH
Geographical representativeness description Europe
Reference year 2025
Name
GSec Air – Load Break Switch with T1/T2 operating mechanism
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 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 with extrapolation rules EPD”, and the declared product is the GSec Air – Load Break Switch with T1 operating mechanism including related accessories and packaging. A single GSec Air Load Break Switch with T1 operating mechanism compose the reference flow, including related accessories and packaging. The constituent materials of the GSec Air – Load Break Switch are presented below. Type Material Weight [kg] Weight % Metals Steel 34.37 42.31% Copper 8.82 10.85% Aluminium 1.55 1.91% Stainless Steel 0.79 0.97% Brass 0.45 0.56% Other metals 0.02 0.02% Plastics Epoxy 29.83 36.72% Glass filled polyamide 2.25 2.78% Polyamide 0.36 0.45% Other plastics and rubbers 2.76 3.40% Others Others 0.02 0.03% Total 81.24 100.00%
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), 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. 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 EPDItaly007 “Electronic and electrical products and systems”. According to PCR EPDItaly007 “Electronic and electrical products and systems”, the cutoff criteria can be set to a maximum of 2% of the overall environmental impacts. In this LCA, components like stickers, glue and grease have been excluded as their weights are negligible. The same applies to packaging, where small parts such as sticking labels are even smaller fraction of the total mass. Burnishing, oiling, black oxide, and phosphate surface treatments have also been excluded due to the low amount of surface involved.
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 2025-07-08 - 2030-07-08
Technological representativeness
Technology description including background system General technical information of the GSec Air – Load Break Switch are presented below. Description Unit GSec Air Voltage kV 24 Nominal current A 630 Short-circuit current kA 20 The GSec Air – Load Break Switch is manufactured by ABB manufacturing site located in Dalmine, 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

Indicators of life cycle

IndicatorDirectionUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Input
  • 958
  • 1.13
  • 0.821
  • 962
  • 8.77
Input
  • 247
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 1.21E+3
  • 1.13
  • 0.821
  • 962
  • 8.77
Input
  • 7.66E+3
  • 84.6
  • 22.8
  • 5.01E+3
  • 92.1
Input
  • 867
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 8.52E+3
  • 84.6
  • 22.8
  • 5.01E+3
  • 92.1
Input
  • 19.2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Input
  • 6.89
  • 0.0121
  • 0.0117
  • 3.92
  • 0.0437
Output
  • 0.06175
  • 0.000545
  • 0.000109
  • 0.00635
  • 0.000338
Output
  • 118.3
  • 4.12
  • 7.19
  • 13.7
  • 39.7
Output
  • 0.00984
  • 0.0000194
  • 0.0000151
  • 0.0365
  • 0.000174
Output
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Output
  • 10.35
  • 0
  • 10.7
  • 0
  • 42.6
Output
  • 0.1216
  • 0
  • 6.59
  • 0
  • 1.75
Output
  • 0.413
  • 0
  • 27.2
  • 0
  • 4.27
Output
  • 0.767
  • 0
  • 49
  • 0
  • 7.68

IndicatorUnit Production
A1-A3
 Transport
A4
 Installation
A5
 Use
B1
 Waste processing
C3
Abiotic depletion potential - fossil resources (ADPF)
  • 8.52E+3
  • 84.6
  • 22.8
  • 5.01E+3
  • 92.1
Abiotic depletion potential - non-fossil resources (ADPE)
  • 0.09
  • 0.0000192
  • 0.00000653
  • 0.000433
  • 0.0000615
Acidification potential, Accumulated Exceedance (AP)
  • 9.11
  • 0.0248
  • 0.00926
  • 1.09
  • 0.0375
Global Warming Potential - biogenic (GWP-biogenic)
  • -16
  • 0.00283
  • 22.8
  • 8.03
  • 2.56
Global Warming Potential - fossil fuels (GWP-fossil)
  • 544
  • 5.98
  • 10.8
  • 218
  • 9.12
Global Warming Potential - total (GWP-total)
  • 527
  • 5.98
  • 33.5
  • 226
  • 11.7
Global Warming Potential - land use and land use change (GWP-luluc)
  • 0.736
  • 0.00307
  • 0.00118
  • 0.545
  • 0.0102
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Eutrophication potential - freshwater (EP-freshwater)
  • 0.648
  • 0.000471
  • 0.000252
  • 0.199
  • 0.00256
Eutrophication potential - marine (EP-marine)
  • 0.796
  • 0.00898
  • 0.0105
  • 0.194
  • 0.0208
Eutrophication potential - terrestrial (EP-terrestrial)
  • 12.1
  • 0.0959
  • 0.0386
  • 1.71
  • 0.1
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP)
  • 3.01
  • 0.034
  • 0.0123
  • 0.552
  • 0.0314
Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP)
  • 0.0000262
  • 1.03E-7
  • 3.01E-8
  • 0.00000391
  • 8.85E-8
Water (user) deprivation potential (WDP)
  • 256
  • 0.367
  • 0.367
  • 51.2
  • 1.17

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