Recycling potential of power electronics solutions – an exemplary study about on-board chargers

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The demand for power electronics solutions is increasing. The reasons for this is the current transformation in energy supply and mobility towards sustainability on the basis of renewable energy sources. Consequently, sustainability should also be a goal for the power electronics themselves. This paper presents a recycling potential analysis of on-board chargers applied in battery electric vehicles. The study contributes to the sustainability evaluation of power electronics, e.g. as a supplementary contribution to the method of life cycle assessment. The work was supported financially by the ECPE European Center for Power Electronics.