Division 7.4.1.2 Ramped modal NRSC

The RMC are hot running cycles where emissions shall be started to be measured after the engine is started, warmed up and running as specified in point 7.8.2.1. The engine shall be continuously controlled by the test bed control unit during the RMC. The gaseous and particulate emissions shall be measured and sampled continuously during the RMC in the same way as in a transient (NRTC or LSI-NRTC) test cycles.

An RMC is intended to provide a method for performing a steady-state test in a pseudo-transient manner. Each RMC consists of a series of steady state modes with a linear transition between them. The relative total time at each mode and its preceding transition match the weighting of the discrete-mode NRSC. The change in engine speed and load from one mode to the next one has to be linearly controlled in a time of 20 ± 1 seconds. The mode change time is part of the new mode (including the first mode). In some cases modes are not run in the same order as the discrete-mode NRSC or are split to prevent extreme changes in temperature.