Product

Environmental
Profile
Altistart 22
Range: 55 to 90 kW
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Product Overview
The Altistart 22 range is primarily intended for the soft starting and breaking of the rotational
speed of an asynchronous electric motor. This range comprises products with ratings from 7.5
to 315 kW for operation on 208…600 V - 50/60 Hz, 3 phases supplies.
The product used for the study is the Altistart 22 - 75 kW (ref. ATS22C14Q).
It is representative of the entire Altistart 22 - 55 to 90 kW range which use the same
technology and manufacturing process.
The environmental analysis has been performed in conformity with standard ISO 14040
"Environmental management: life cycle assessment, principle and framework".
It takes into account the life cycle stages of the product (Manufacturing, Distribution, Use).

Constituent materials
The weights of the products included in this analysis are between 10000
and 11000 g. For the Altistart 22 - 75 kW analysed, the weight is 10500 g
(excluding packaging).
The proportional values of the various materials used are as follows:

Steel Aluminium Copper Brass

28.22 % 26.95 % 11.95 % 0.83 %

Cables and connectors Others Electronic PCBA’s Power components Polycarbonate

0.33 % 0.44 % 4.12 % 26.06 % 1.09 %

Products of this range are designed in conformity with the requirements

of the RoHS directive (European Directive 2002/95/EC of 27 January
2003) and do not contain, or in the authorised proportions, lead, mercury,
cadmium, chromium hexavalent, flame retardant (polybromobiphenyles
PBB, polybromodiphenylthers PBDE) as mentioned in the Directive.

Manufacturing
This range is manufactured at a Schneider Electric production site on
which an ISO 14001 certified environmental management system has
been established.

Distribution
The weight and volumes of the packaging have been reduced in
compliance with the European Union’s packaging directive 94/62/EC.
The weight of the packaging of Altistart 22 is 1950 g which mainly consists
of a recyclable cardboard, a polyethylene bag and a desiccant bag.
No foam chock, or staple is used.
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Use
The products in the Altistart 22 range: 55 to 90 kW do not generate
any environmental pollution requiring precautionary measures (noise,
emissions, etc).
Power dissipated by the product depends on the installation and
operating conditions.
Their internal power consumption ranges from 53 to 71 W.
It is 62 W for the Altistart 22 - 75 kW and accounts for 0.08 % of the total
power flowing through the product.

End of life
At end of life, products of the Altistart 22 range can either be crushed
or dismantled in order to optimize the valorisation rate of the various
materials used.
The potential of recyclability of the products has been evaluated using
the Codde "recyclability and recoverability calculation method" (version
V1, 20 Sep. 2008) and published by ADEME (French Agency for
Environment and Energy Management).
According this method, the potential recyclability ratio is: 77 %.
This percentage mainly includes steel, copper, aluminium and plastics
parts marked with a recycling code.
The products in this range also include electronic cards that are
recommended to be extracted and sent to specialized processing sites.
Appropriate recycling recommendations at the Product end of life are
detailed in a document entitled "End of Life Instructions". This document
is available on request.

Environmental impacts
The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been established with the aid
of EIME (Environmental Impact and Management Explorer) software
version V4.0 and its database version V10.
The assumed service life of the product is 10 years and the electrical
energy model used is the European model. The scope of the analysis
was limited to an Altistart 22 - 75 kW (ref. ATS22C14Q).
The environmental impacts have been analysed for the Manufacturing
(M) stage, including the processing of raw materials, and for the
Distribution (D) and Usage (U) stages.
Presentation of the product environmental impacts:
Environmental indicators Unit Altistart 22, range: 55 to 90 kW (1.000 unit)
S=M+D+U M D U
Raw Material Depletion Y-1 6.45 10-13 6.01 10-13 6.95 10-18 4.41 10-14
Energy Depletion MJ 4.20 104 3.14 103 5.10 3.88 104
Water depletion dm 3 6.85 10 3
1.23 10 3
0.49 5.61 103
Global Warming g≈CO2 2.15 10 6
1.84 10 5
2.37 10 3
1.96 106
Ozone Depletion g≈CFC-11 1.37 10-1 3.04 10-2 2.84 10-4 1.06 10-1
Air Toxicity m 3 3.82 10 8
5.48 10 7
2.23 10 6
3.25 108
Photochemical Ozone Creation g≈C2H4 723.2 59.8 0.4 663
Air acidification g≈H + 303.5 37.3 1.8 264
Water Toxicity dm 3 6.02 105 4.31 104 50 5.59 105
Water Eutrophication g≈PO4 8.8 4.2 6.38 10 -3
4.6
Hazardous waste production kg 40.14 7.64 1.78 10-4 32.50

The Life Cycle Assessment of the product indicates that the usage stage
(stage U) is the stage that has the greatest impact on the majority of
the environmental indicators.
The total mass of products of the range covered by this deliverable has
been reduced up to 15 % compared to the previous range particularly
by optimizing thermal and mechanical performances.
This mass reduction is the predominant factor for the reduction of
environmental impacts.
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System approach
As the product of the range are designed in accordance with the RoHS
Directive (European Directive 2002/95/EC of 27 January 2003),
they can be incorporated without any restriction within an assembly or
an installation submitted to this Directive.
N.B.: please note that the environmental impacts of the product depend on the use and
installation conditions of the product.
Impacts values given above are only valid within the context specified and cannot be directly
used to draw up the environmental assessment of the installation.

Glossary
Raw Material Depletion (RMD) This indicator quantifies the consumption of raw materials during the life
cycle of the product. It is expressed as the fraction of natural resources
that disappear each year, with respect to all the annual reserves of
the material.

Energy Depletion (ED) This indicator gives the quantity of energy consumed, whether it be from
fossil, hydroelectric, nuclear or other sources.
This indicator takes into account the energy from the material produced
during combustion. It is expressed in MJ.

Water Depletion (WD) This indicator calculates the volume of water consumed, including
drinking water and water from industrial sources. It is expressed in dm3.

Global Warming (GW) The global warming of the planet is the result of the increase in
the greenhouse effect due to the sunlight reflected by the earth’s surface
being absorbed by certain gases known as "greenhouse-effect" gases.
The effect is quantified in gram equivalent of CO2.

Ozone Depletion (OD) This indicator defines the contribution to the phenomenon of
the disappearance of the stratospheric ozone layer due to the emission
of certain specific gases. The effect is expressed in gram equivalent
of CFC-11.

Photochemical Ozone Creation (POC) This indicator quantifies the contribution to the "smog" phenomenon
(the photochemical oxidation of certain gases which generates ozone)
and is expressed in gram equivalent of ethylene (C2H4).

Air Acidification (AA) The acid substances present in the atmosphere are carried by rain.
A high level of acidity in the rain can cause damage to forests.
The contribution of acidification is calculated using the acidification
potentials of the substances concerned and is expressed in mode
equivalent of H+.

Hazardous Waste Production (HWP) This indicator calculates the quantity of specially treated waste created
during all the life cycle phases (manufacturing, distribution and utilization).
For example, special industrial waste in the manufacturing phase, waste
associated with the production of electrical power, etc.
It is expressed in kg.

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