Location: CA-QC - Canada, Québec
This dataset represents the construction of the network connection for a wind turbine with 750kW capacity. This dataset is an extrapolation from the 2MW connection dataset.
This connection connects one turbine to the electricity network.
The main components of a network connection of a wind turbine are the cables, the transformer and the sub-station with the circuit breaker and the electricity meter inside it. According to (European Communities 2001), electricity produced with wind turbines is connected to medium voltage or high voltage systems, depending on the size of the windfarm.
Sources:
European Communities. 2001. Wind Turbine Grid Connection and Interaction. Deutsches Windenergie-Institut /Tech-wise A/S /DM Energy, p. 7 Tab.2.1
Undefined unit processes (UPRs) are the unlinked, multi-product activity datasets that form the basis for all of the system models available in the ecoinvent database. This is the way the datasets are obtained and entered into the database by the data providers. These activity datasets are useful for investigating the environmental impacts of a specific activity (gate-to-gate), without regard to its upstream or downstream impacts.