129549 20231221152907.0 doi 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.009 sideral 86608 ART-2014-86608 eng Elduque, D. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-9137-3387 Life cycle assessment of a domestic induction hob: Electronic boards 2014 This study analyzes the environmental performance of the electronic boards used in the current generation of induction hob designed and assembled in Spain. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been performed, defining the functional unit as the electronic boards used in an induction cooktop with 4 hobs and 7.2 kW of nominal power. The electronic boards are two power electronic boards (ELIN PCBAs -Printed Circuit Board Assembly-), and one touch control electronic board (Touch Control PCBA). Each one has been thoroughly analysed having into account every electronic component. The software used to create the LCA model was SimaPro 7.3.3, using two databases Ecoinvent v2.2 and Chalmers CPM LCA Database. The most relevant environmental impact in every category is caused by the two ELIN PCBAs. Touch Control PCBA has significant impact in Ozone Layer Depletion, although its value is four times lower than the emissions of one ELIN PCBA. Both ELIN PCBAs show similar environmental impact distribution. Components create between 70 and 85% of the total impact in most categories. Touch Control PCBA has a different environmental impact distribution from both ELIN PCBA. This analysis of the environmental impact of the ELIN PCBAs and the Touch Control PCBA used in an induction hob has revealed that there are several clear areas for improvement, such as reducing the environmental impact of the components and improving its end-of-life treatment. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/IPT2011-1158-920000 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 3.844 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 24 / 222 = 0.108 2014 Q1 T1 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL 10 / 47 = 0.213 2014 Q1 T1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Javierre, C. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-8008-4819 Pina, C. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9277-1309 Martínez, E. Jiménez, E. 5004 545 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica Área Ingeniería Mecánica 5004 X Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica Proy. investigacion HJA 5002 305 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Diseño Fabri. Área Expresión Gráfica en Ing. 76 (2014), 74-84 J. clean. prod. Journal of Cleaner Production 0959-6526 394197 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129549/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1700323 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/129549/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:129549 articulos driver 2023-12-21-13:08:47 ARTICLE