Ciclo de vida das bobinas em transformadores de distribuição: estudo comparativo entre alumínio e cobre

Abstract

This research shows the results obtained in a life cycle assessment (LCA) coils manufactured with copper wires and aluminum wires in two distribution transformers in order to identify which is less impact on the environment. The research is justified as a tool to assist the manufacturers of transformers industries, utilities and consumers in the choice of material to be used for the manufacture of coils. This research is characterized as a case study, using the NBR ISO 14040:2009 and 14044:2009 methodology. The text is divided into five chapters, the introductory first, second for the literature review, the third analyses the methodology, in the fourth the results are listed, and, the last, the conclusions. The main results of the LCA were in terms of impacts and environmental damage according to the assessment method Eco- Indicator 99. The results showed that the use of transformers with aluminum coils cause less impact on the environment.