Analysis of Carbon Footprint in the Manufacturing of Oil-Immersed Distribution Transformers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jes.202502412

Author(s)

Yang Wu*, You Zhou, Teng Lei, Jianan Xiong, Jiawei Meng

Affiliation(s)

Hubei Fangyuan Dongli Electric Power Science Research Co., Ltd., Wuhan, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

This paper establishes a model for the carbon footprint of 10kV oil-immersed transformers, a typical material in power distribution networks. It also calculates the production carbon footprints of three manufacturers respectively. The calculation results show that during the production process, the carbon footprint of raw materials makes the most significant contribution, while the carbon emissions from production energy consumption are also prominent. Carbon emissions in other states such as transportation, testing, and waste disposal are relatively low. In addition, the carbon footprint of each stage of the production process is analyzed and compared separately, and the results indicate that the transformer body drying process has relatively high carbon emissions. Furthermore, based on the analysis results, measures to reduce carbon emissions in the production of power distribution transformers are proposed.

Keywords

Power Distribution Transformer; Production Cycle; Carbon Footprint Model; Carbon Emission Reduction

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