Real-Time Measurement of NOx Emissions from Modern Diesel Vehicles Using On-Board Sensors
Tommaso Selleri (),
Christian Ferrarese,
Jacopo Franzetti,
Ricardo Suarez-Bertoa and
Dario Manara ()
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Tommaso Selleri: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Christian Ferrarese: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Jacopo Franzetti: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Ricardo Suarez-Bertoa: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Dario Manara: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 22, 1-12
Abstract:
In this work, the performance of on-board vehicle exhaust emission sensors is investigated and compared to reference laboratory and on-road instrumentation for two modern diesel light-duty commercial vehicles, type-approved as Euro 6d-TEMP-EVAP-ISC and Euro 6d-ISC-FCM. The first step of the analysis was to perform emissions tests in the laboratory and compare the NOx concentrations registered by the vehicle sensors available at the engine-out and tailpipe positions with those recorded by reference laboratory instrumentation. In a second step, tests were also conducted on road, comparing the performance of on-board sensors with those of Portable Emission Measurement System (PEMS) analysers, which were taken as references. The uncertainty related to exhaust flow measurements was also addressed. In particular, emissions factors calculated using the flow rates measured either in the laboratory or on-road were compared to those obtained by computing exhaust flows with on-board recorded data available from the vehicle electronic control unit. Results showed maximum deviations on the order of 34% in laboratory tests and of 21% during on-road measurements. Finally, measurements were also carried out during a diesel particulate filter regeneration event, showing the good performance of the on-board sensors even when high NOx concentrations were present. These conditions can be similar to those experienced in the case of an after-treatment system malfunction or of a high-emitting event, and can thus be of interest for real-time malfunction identification and monitoring.
Keywords: on-board monitoring; real-time measurements; real-world emissions; SCR after-treatment malfunction; real-time monitoring (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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