Highlights Cold-start emissions account for a large proportion in the RDE test. The MAW method used for the RDE cold-start emission data is unreasonable. Instantaneous emission rates in the RDE cold-start test were investigated. The RDE cold-start emissions are more affected by driving behavior. Ambient temperature is a secondary factor for the RDE cold-start emissions.

    Abstract To properly evaluate the cold-start emissions of vehicles, four light-duty vehicles were selected to complete a Real Driving Emissions (RDE) test. The analysis and evaluation of the RDE test results reveal that the cold-start emissions account for a significant proportion of the urban trip emissions, and that the moving average window (MAW) method is not suitable for statistically processing the RDE test data that include the cold-start emission data. Additionally, three on-road emission tests including a cold-start test and two hot-start tests at different vehicle thermal states were designed to evaluate the effect of the initial vehicle thermal state on the vehicle start emissions. The results demonstrate that the thermal state of the TWC converter thermal state has a more direct and important effect on the cold-start emissions in the RDE test. Via a comparative analysis of the instantaneous characteristics of pollutant emission rates, fuel–air equivalent ratios, catalytic converter temperatures, vehicle trip dynamic parameters, etc., it is inferred that driving behavior has a more significant and sensitive impact on the cold-start emissions than on the non-cold-start emissions in the RDE test. Based on the RDE tests performed at different ambient temperatures, it is also indicated that the impact of the ambient temperature on the cold-start emissions is only a secondary factor relative to driving behavior. As a result, the trip dynamic conditions, specifically those for the cold-start period, should be set more reasonably and effectively in future RDE regulations to ensure the consistency of the cold-start emission test results.


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    Title :

    Testing and evaluation of cold-start emissions in a real driving emissions test


    Contributors:
    Du, Baocheng (author) / Zhang, Li (author) / Geng, Yangtao (author) / Zhang, Yun (author) / Xu, Hualong (author) / Xiang, Gan (author)


    Publication date :

    2020-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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