A Product Configurator Framework for Integrating the Embodied Product Carbon Footprint: With a dedicated focus on automated assembly processes at AAU Smart Production
Author
Vinulescu, Alexandru-Adrian
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-06-03
Pages
103
Abstract
Efterspørgslen efter elektricitet stiger år for år, og derfor er det vigtigt at forstå de indirekte CO2-udledninger, der følger af elforbrug i fremstilling. Dette speciale udvikler et proof-of-concept, der (1) overvåger og kvantificerer elforbruget i samlingsprocesser, (2) beregner og aggregerer emissionsintensitet (kgCO2e per kWh) for samlingstrin, (3) fastlægger de indlejrede udledninger for forskellige produktvarianter og (4) stiller en produktkonfigurator til rådighed, som viser estimerede indlejrede udledninger for hver variant. Her betyder kgCO2e/kWh kilogram CO2-ækvivalenter per kilowatttime, og indlejrede udledninger er de samlede udledninger knyttet til den elektricitet, der bruges til at samle en given produktvariant. Studiet gennemføres på FESTO-samlingslinjen i AAU Production Lab.
Demand for electricity is rising year by year, making it important to understand the indirect CO2 emissions that come from electricity use in manufacturing. This thesis develops a proof-of-concept that (1) monitors and quantifies the electrical energy used in assembly processes, (2) calculates and aggregates emission intensity (kgCO2e per kWh) for assembly steps, (3) determines the embodied emissions for different assembled product variants, and (4) provides a product configurator that displays estimated embodied emissions for each variant. Here, kgCO2e/kWh means kilograms of CO2 equivalent per kilowatt-hour, and embodied emissions are the total emissions linked to the electricity used to assemble a given product variant. The study is carried out on the FESTO assembly line at the AAU Production Lab.
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