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A Product Configurator Framework for Integrating the Embodied Product Carbon Footprint: With a dedicated focus on automated assembly processes at AAU Smart Production
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Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-06-03
Pages
103 pages
Abstract
As the demand for electricity consumption is increasing yearly, understanding and characterizing indirect CO2 emissions associated with the energy consumption in manufacturing has become prevalent. The aim of the study is to employ technology means and develop a proof-ofconcept to (1) monitor and quantify the electrical energy used for the assembly processes, (2) calculate and aggregate the electrical energy emission data (kgCO2e/kWh) for the assembly processes, (3) ascertain the embodied emission data for the assembled product variants and (4) create a product configurator, which shows an estimation of the embodied emission data for various product variants. The study is to be carried out on the FESTO assembly line, part of AAU production lab facility.
As the demand for electricity consumption is increasing yearly, understanding and characterizing indirect CO2 emissions associated with the energy consumption in manufacturing has become prevalent. The aim of the study is to employ technology means and develop a proof-ofconcept to (1) monitor and quantify the electrical energy used for the assembly processes, (2) calculate and aggregate the electrical energy emission data (kgCO2e/kWh) for the assembly processes, (3) ascertain the embodied emission data for the assembled product variants and (4) create a product configurator, which shows an estimation of the embodied emission data for various product variants. The study is to be carried out on the FESTO assembly line, part of AAU production lab facility.
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