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Appendix 1 F1

United Kingdom

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PEMS demonstration test at type-approval

1.

INTRODUCTION

This Appendix describes the procedure for PEMS demonstration test at type-approval.

2.

TEST VEHICLE

2.1.

The vehicle used for demonstrating the PEMS demonstration test shall be representative for the vehicle category intended for the installation of the engine system. The vehicle may be a prototype vehicle or an adapted production vehicle.

2.2.

The availability and conformity of the ECU data-stream information shall be demonstrated (for example following the provision of Section 5 of Annex II to this Regulation).

F22.3.

Manufacturers shall ensure that vehicles can be tested with PEMS by an independent party on public roads by making available suitable adapters for exhaust pipes, granting access to ECU signals and making the necessary administrative arrangements. The manufacturer may charge a reasonable fee as set out in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007.

3.

TEST CONDITIONS

F33.1.

Vehicle payload

For the purpose of the PEMS demonstration test, the payload may be reproduced and an artificial load may be used.

The vehicle payload shall be 50-60 % of the maximum vehicle payload. The additional requirements set out in Annex II shall apply.

3.2.

Ambient conditions

The test shall be conducted under ambient conditions as described in point 4.2 of Annex II.

3.3.

The engine coolant temperature shall be in accordance with point 4.3 of Annex II.

3.4.

Fuel, lubricants and reagent

The fuel, lubricating oil and reagent for the exhaust after-treatment system shall follow the provisions of points 4.4 to 4.4.3 of Annex II.

3.5.

Trip and operational requirements

The trip and operational requirements shall be those described in points 4.5 to 4.6.8 of Annex II.

4.

EMISSIONS EVALUATION

4.1.

The test shall be conducted and the test results calculated in accordance with Section 6 of Annex II.

5.

REPORT

5.1.

A technical report describing the PEMS demonstration test shall show the activities and results and give at least the following information:

  1. (a)

    General information as described in points 10.1.1 to 10.1.1.14 of Annex II.

  2. (b)

    Explanation as to why the vehicle(s) f1 used for the test can be considered to be representative for the category of vehicles intended for the engine system.

  3. (c)

    Information about test equipment and test data as described in points 10.1.3 to 10.1.4.8 of Annex II.

  4. (d)

    Information about the tested engine as described in points 10.1.5 to 10.1.5.20 of Annex II.

  5. (e)

    Information about the vehicle used for the test as described in points 10.1.6 to 10.1.6.18 of Annex II.

  6. (f)

    Information about the route characteristics as described in points 10.1.7 to 10.1.7.7 of Annex II.

  7. (g)

    Information about instantaneous measured and calculated data as described in points 10.1.8 to 10.1.9.24 of Annex II.

  8. (h)

    Information about averaged and integrated data as described in points 10.1.10 to 10.1.10.12 of Annex II.

  9. (i)

    Pass-fail results as described in points 10.1.11 to 10.1.11.13 of Annex II.

  10. (j)

    Information about test verifications as described in points 10.1.12 to 10.1.12.5 of Annex II.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) No 64/2012 of 23 January 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with respect to emissions from heavy duty vehicles (Euro VI) (Text with EEA relevance).

F2

Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1718 of 20 September 2016 amending Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 with respect to emissions from heavy-duty vehicles as regards the provisions on testing by means of portable emission measurement systems (PEMS) and the procedure for the testing of the durability of replacement pollution control devices (Text with EEA relevance).

F3

Substituted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1718 of 20 September 2016 amending Regulation (EU) No 582/2011 with respect to emissions from heavy-duty vehicles as regards the provisions on testing by means of portable emission measurement systems (PEMS) and the procedure for the testing of the durability of replacement pollution control devices (Text with EEA relevance).

Footnotes

f1

Vehicle or vehicles in the case of a secondary engine.