EPD: Vacuum circuit breaker, 12 - 17.5 kV, 630 or 1250 A, 16 - 31.5 kA, 94.19 kg/unit, VD4 (ABB S.p.A.)

The VD4 is a medium voltage tripolar circuit breaker. It is an automatically operated electrical device that is used to control and protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overload or short circuit. It can be equipped with three embedded poles (PT1), that are used to provide dielectric strength and protection of the vacuum interrupter (VG4-S or VGE4).

Manufacturer legal entity:

ABB S.p.A.

Manufacturer:

ABB

Country of manufacturer:

italy

Product name:

Vacuum circuit breaker

Commercial names:

VD4

Material type:

Installations and systems

Material subtype:

Electrification components and systems

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

639 kg CO2e/unit

Technical specification:

12 - 17.5 kV, 630 or 1250 A, 16 - 31.5 kA, 94.19 kg/unit

Available units for calculation:

unit, kg, ton

Unique identifier (OCLID):

6613a6320fea7e31129f16ee

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

NEPD-6027-5273-EN

EPD program:

EPD Norge

Publication year:

2024

Product category rules (PCR):

EN 50693:2019 – Product Category Rules for Life Cycle Assessments of Electronic and Electrical Products and Systemsystems. EPDItaly007 – Electronic and Electrical Products and Systems, Rev. 3.0 , 202 2023/01/ 13 . EPDItaly012 – Electronic and Electrical Products and Systems – Switches, Rev. 0, 2020/03/16.

Environmental standard:

EN15804+A2

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

ecoinvent