Schneider Electric Power-saving Back-UPS Sales Brochure

Product
Environmental
Profile

Power-saving Back-UPS®

Product Environmental Profile - PEP

Product overview

The Power-saving Back-UPS® product range provides devices that provide emergency power to a load
when the input power source fails. In addition, the Power-saving Back-UPS
saving features including high efficiency components to reduce electricity usage and software controls to
minimize the energy use of equipment attached to the UPS. While not specific to any kind of equipment,

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Power-saving Back-UPS

typically are used to retain power integrity of household computer equipment.

This range consists of UPS with different form factors (tower and surge protector) and with a maximum
configurable power comprises between 390 Watts / 650 VA and 865 Watts / 1500 VA.
The representative product used for the analysis is the BE550G: consumer UPS, 330 Watts / 550 VA,
Input 120V / Output 120V, Interface Port USB.
The environmental impacts of this referenced product are representative of the impacts of the other
products of the range which are developed with a similar technology.
The environme n t al an alysis was perfo rm e d in co n fo r mi ty with ISO 14040.

Back-UPS® BE 650G/700G/750G (120V, 230V, 100V)

Products

Back-UPS® BN 1250G/1300G/ 1500G (120V, 230V, 100V)
Back-UPS® XS BX 1000G/1200G/1300G/1500G (120V, 230V, 100V)
Back-UPS® Pro BR 900G/1000G/1200G/1300G/1500G (120V, 230V, 100V)

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product range includes power

Constituent materials

The mass of the product range is from 4.7 kg and 13.6 kg including packaging. It is 7.5 kg for the BE550G.
The constituent materials are distributed as follows:

Substance assessment

Products of this range are designed in conformity with the requirements of the RoHS directive (European Directive 2002/95/EC of 27 January

2003) and do not contain, or only contain in the authorised proportions, lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium or flame retardants
(polybrominated biphenyls - PBB, polybrominated diphenyl ethers - PBDE) as mentioned in the Directive.

The battery pack within this product range are designed in conformity with the requirements of the Battery Directive (European Di
2006/66/EC of 26 September 2006) and do not contain, or only contain in authorized proportions, lead, mercury and cadmium as mentioned in
the Battery Directive.

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Manufacturing

The Power-saving Back-UPS® product range is manufactured at a Schneider Electric production site on which an ISO14001 certified
environmental management system has been established.

Distribution

The weight and volume of the packaging have been optimized, based on the European Union's packaging directive.
The Power-saving Back-UPS

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packaging weight is 1.3 kg. It consists of cardboard and paper.