Eco-design implementation in Power Electronics: a litterature review
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Objective – In our society, the production of electricity from renewable sources and its usage in the mobility, air
conditioning, and manufacturing industries are increasing day by day. To be able to use this electricity efficiently and to control and shape such energy from the various sources to the numerous types of loads, the required interfaces are Power Electronic Converters (PEC)s. The production and usage of PECs are today increasing, proportionally to the share of electricity in the energy mix of our societies. Therefore, the environmental impact of these PECs has become critical considering their accelerated usage not only in renewable energy sources but also in electrical household products, electrical mobility, etc. Therefore, PECs should integrate eco-design requirements and be developed, used, and repaired in a circular perspective. This review paper explores the current PEC eco-design practices implementation and the corresponding environmental impact indicators considered in these approaches. From this review, the discussion highlights the opportunities to enhance PEC products’ eco-design considering circularity scenarios in a Design for Sustainability (DfS) perspective.
Findings – Four main eco-design approaches applied to PECs have been identified: (i) energy efficiency optimization, (ii) eco-sizing, (iii) eco-reliability, and (iv) multi usage lifecycle innovation.
Originality – There is no available literature review gathering eco-design implementation in PE domain yet. Therefore, the main contributions of the research are: (i) identification of the existing eco-design practices in PE field based on an extensive systematic literature review to support researchers addressing (ii) the analysis of identified approaches in the generic Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) framework and the proposition of the relevant method or the development of the one that is lacking for their context.
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