Obtaining environmental benefits by application of electronic systems-automotive LCA case study: starter generator vs. conventional system

The intelligent application of electronics may lead to reduced energy consumption and reduced environmental impacts, although electronics may have considerable environmental impacts and energy consumption during production and use. A LCA study, conducted together with Continental AG and Motorola, demonstrates this fact and points out how these effects can be quantified by suitable modeling and calculation. Subject-matter of this study was the comparison of the automotive starter-generator ISAD with a conventional system including separate starter and generator.