Technical Paper
Time Resolution Effects on Accuracy of Real-Time NOx Emissions Measurements
2005-04-11
2005-01-0674
The advanced development of a previous in-use emissions measurement system developed at the University of Alberta, has been used to illustrate the challenges in accurately measuring real-time mass emissions of NOx, with specific attention given to the issue of sensor time resolution. An analysis of the alignment of vehicle and emissions data has shown constant value time shifting of remote emissions sensor data, to match vehicle data, as the most accurate method for synchronization. Although variable time shifting routines theoretically determine alignment time more accurately, the variable shifting of slow response sensor data has shown an added smearing effect to time shifted remote analyzer data. The effect of sensor response time on accuracy of mass emission rates, has shown that slow response remote emissions sensors are under predicting the total emissions produced by vehicles.