Technical Paper
Laboratory Evaluation of the SEMTECH-G® Portable Emissions Measurement System (PEMS) For Gasoline Fueled Vehicles
2006-04-03
2006-01-1081
A commercially available Portable Emissions Measurement System (PEMS), the SEMTECH-G® (Sensors Inc., Saline, MI), was evaluated under laboratory conditions at a chassis dynamometer test facility at Ford Motor Company's Research and Innovation Center. Cumulative Mass Emissions (CMEs) for carbon monoxide (CO), total hydrocarbons (THC), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and carbon dioxide (CO2) were measured for three different gasoline powered vehicles. A total of twenty three test cycles were conducted. Results from the conventional laboratory bag analyzer system (Horiba MEXA®7200-TR), the conventional laboratory modal analyzer system (Horiba MEXA® 7100-DEGR), and SEMTECH-G® were compared. CMEs for CO, THC, NOx, and CO2 measured using the SEMTECH-G® were found to be in good agreement (within 10% in all cases) with the results from the conventional modal analyzers.
