[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 31]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR1048.510]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 1048_CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM NEW, LARGE NONROAD SPARK-IGNITION 

ENGINES--Table of Contents

 

                        Subpart F_Test Procedures

 

Sec.  1048.510  Which duty cycles do I use for transient testing?



    (a) Starting with the 2007 model year, measure emissions by testing 

the engine on a dynamometer with one of the following transient duty 

cycles to determine whether it meets the transient emission standards in 

Sec.  1048.101(a):

    (1) For constant-speed engines and severe-duty engines, use the 

transient duty-cycle described in Appendix I of this part.

    (2) For all other engines, use the transient duty cycle described in 

Appendix II of this part.

    (b) If we test an engine to confirm that it meets the duty-cycle 

emission standards, we will use the transient duty cycle that applies 

for that engine family.

    (c) Warm up the test engine as follows:

    (1) Operate the engine for the first 180 seconds of the appropriate 

duty cycle from Appendix I or Appendix II of this part, then allow it to 

idle without load for 30 seconds. At the end of the 30-second idling 

period, start measuring emissions as the engine operates over the 

prescribed duty cycle. For severe-duty engines, this engine warm-up 

procedure may include up to 15 minutes of operation over the appropriate 

duty cycle.

    (2) If the engine was already operating before a test, use good 

engineering judgment to let the engine cool down enough so measured 

emissions during the next test will accurately represent those from an 

engine starting at room temperature. For example, if an engine starting 

at room temperature warms up enough in three minutes to start closed-

loop operation and achieve full catalyst activity, then minimal engine 

cooling is necessary before starting the next test.

    (3) You are not required to measure emissions while the engine is 

warming up. However, you must design your emission-control system to 

start working as soon as possible after engine starting. In your 

application for certification, describe how your engine meets this 

objective (see Sec.  1048.205(b)).



[67 FR 68347, Nov. 8, 2002, as amended at 70 FR 40478, July 13, 2005]