Usage methodology
Usage impacts can be assessed at device or component level from usage configuration.
Usage impacts are measured by multiplying a duration, a ratio of usage, an impact factor, and an power :
impact = power * (duration * use_time_ratio) * impact_factor
Characteristics
Name | Unit | Description | Example |
---|---|---|---|
hours_life_time | hours | Lifespan of the element | 35040 (4 years) |
usage_location | trigram | See available country codes | FRA |
avg_power | Watt/hour | Average electrical consumption per hour | 120 |
time_workload | %workload or %time:%workload | See usage | .. |
use_time_ratio | /1 | Proportion of time the device is used during the given duration. | 0.5 |