Green Electronics/Green Bottom Line (eBook)

Environmentally Responsible Engineering

Lee H Goldberg (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

1999 | 1. Auflage
340 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-050759-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Environmentally safe engineering is one of the hottest and most controversial topics in technical circles. Though many publications offer theory and intellectual discussion of the topic, this book provides practical, hands-on advice including hints and tips from the nation's top engineers. Green Electronics/Green Bottom Line offers practical advice for engineers and managers who want or need to incorporate environmental issues into the design process. The emerging discipline of Design for the Environment (DfE) combines engineering know-how with environmental awareness. Topics include international policy issues such as ISO 14000, materials selection (e.g., for recyclability), manufacturing concerns like no-flux processes, and design issues such as power consumption. Real-world cases show how these elements can be included in everyday designs.

Each chapter opens with a topical cartoon and lively story, interview or editorial. The discussion will then move to specific engineering issues and their economic and social context. The last section explores larger possibilities and new directions still to be explored by engineers concerned with education, health, and environmental quality. Contributors include engineers from Motorola, Analog Devices, Dupont, Compaq, Nortel, AMD, and Apple Computer, and academics from universities in the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe, as well as the Rocky Mountain Institute.


An everyday guide to environmentally sound electronics design
Contributors include top engineers from the biggest electronics manufacturers and most prestigious universities
Real-world cases illustrate topics giving concepts the reader can apply immediately

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Green Electronics Green Bottom Line: Environmentally Responsible Engineering 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
Acknowledgments 12
Preface 16
Section I: Design Issues 20
Introduction If You Think Education Is Expensive, Try Ignorance! 22
Part I: Designing for Energy Efficiency 32
Chapter 1. Designing Energy-Efficient PCs Using Integrated Power Management 34
Chapter 2. Energy Efficient Three-Phase AC Motor Drives for Appliance and Industrial Applications 48
Chapter 3. A High-Voltage Power Factor Controller Helps Improve Power Quality 62
Chapter 4. Designing High-Efficiency DSP-Based Motor Controls for Consumer Goods 76
Part II: Designing for Recyclability 86
Chapter 5. Design for Disassembly, Reuse, and Recycling 88
Chapter 6. Defining Electronics Recycling 102
Chapter 7. Sensor-Based Data Recording for Recycling: A Low-Cost Technology for Embedded Product Self-Identification and Status Reporting 110
Part III: Green Design Automation Tools 122
Chapter 8. A Survey of DfE Software 124
Chapter 9. Design for Environment: A Printed Circuit Board Assembly Example 132
Chapter 10. Toward Integrated Product Life-Cycle Design Tools 142
Section II. Materials and Process Issues 150
Introduction Electronic Manufacturing Processes and the Environment 152
Part IV: Materials Selection for Electronic Products 154
Chapter 11. Selection of Plastics Using Cost, Structural, and Environmental Factors 156
Chapter 12. Battery Selection and Application—Environmental Considerations 162
Part V: Electronic Manufacturing Processes and the Environment 170
Chapter 13. Implementing Green Printed Wiring Board Manufacturing 172
Chapter 14. No-Lead Solder Assembly 180
Chapter 15. Chemical Conversion Coatings on Electronic Equipment 190
Section III: Management Issues 196
Introduction Musings Before a New Dawn 198
Part VI: DfE for Engineering Managers 202
Chapter 16. DfE for Engineering Managers: Making It Count—DfE and the Bottom Line 204
Chapter 17. Making It Happen—DfE Implementation 212
Chapter 18. Getting the Math Right: Accurate Costing Through Product Life Cycles 220
Chapter 19. Design for environment—a European Logistics Perspective 234
Part VII: ISO 14001--The Environment Standard for Industry 244
Chapter 20. Meeting the Letter and Spirit of Environmental Management Using the ISO 14001 Standard 246
Chapter 21. ISO 14001 for the Environment and Your Bottom Line 264
Chapter 22. Beyond ISO 14000: ST Microelectronics as a Case Study in Environmental Leadership 272
Section IV: Visions for a New Future 276
Introduction A Day in the Life... Circa 2005 278
Part VIII: Wild Ideas and Possible Futures 284
Chapter 23. Designing a Better Tomorrow Today with Self-Disassembling Electronics 286
Chapter 24. Ultralight Hybrid Vehicles—Principles and Design 300
Chapter 25. The Environment and Nanotechnology 316
Part IX: Case Studies, Resources, and Contact Information 322
Appendix A. A Case Study: A Printed Circuit Assembly with a No-Lead Solder Assembly Process 324
Appendix B. Case Study: A Search for Chromate Conversion Coating Alternatives for Corrosion Protection of Zinc-Plated Electronic Shelves 330
Appendix C. Case Study: "Butterfly," an Application of DfE Principles to a Telephone 334
Appendix D. Resources 342
Appendix E. Author Contact Information 344
Index 350

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.11.1999
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• ISBN-10: 0-08-050759-X / 008050759X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-050759-0 / 9780080507590