Product Environmental Profile Back-UPS® PEP ecopassport SCHN-2011-565-V0
Product Environmental Profile - PEP Product overview The Back-UPS® product range provides devices that provide emergency power to a load when the input power source fails. While not specific to any kind of equipment, Back-UPS® typically are used to retain power integrity of household computer equipment. This range consists of Back-UPS® with different form factors (tower and surge protector) and a maximum configurable power between 210 Watts / 350 VA and 865 Watts / 1500 VA.
Product Environmental Profile - PEP Use ® The products of the Back-UPS range do not generate environmental pollution (emissions) requiring special precautionary measures in standard use. Audible noise one meter from the surface of the product is between 45 and 53 dBA. The usage scenario for Uninterruptible Power Supplies is specific; the methodology for the calculation of the electricity consumption is based on the Energy Star rules under development by the U.S.
Product Environmental Profile - PEP Life cycle assessment has been performed with the EIME software (Environmental Impact and Management Explorer), version 4, and with its database version 11.0. The Manufacturing phase and the use phase are the life cycle phase which has the greatest impact on the majority of environmental indicators.
Product Environmental Profile - PEP 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.
