heavy duty diesel vehicle collaborations and partnerships
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Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle Collaborations and Partnerships and
Air Quality Projects
2019 CARTEEH Transportation, Air Quality,
and Health Symposium
February 19, 2019
Jason Brown
Principal Air Quality Planner
Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle Collaborations and Partnerships and Air Quality Projects
Involvement in Air Quality Planning Activities
Implementation of Emission Reduction Activities
Diesel Engines Higher NOX Rates
Move to Consistent Diesel Emissions Programs
Improve Coordinated Efforts
Motivation
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Sample of Inspection and Maintenance Programs
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Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Emission Sources in Dallas-Fort Worth
8Light-Duty Vehicles ≤ 8,500 lbs gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)
Medium-Duty Vehicles = 8,501 – 14,000 lbs GVWR
Heavy-Duty Vehicles ≥ 14,001 lbs GVWR
2017 On-Road NOx Emissions Inventory
On-Road Emissions = 130.77 tons per day (tpd) NOx
Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
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27 Agencies – Currently Included
• State Department of Motor Vehicles
• State Department of Public Safety
• State Department of Transportation
• State Department of Environmental Quality
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Governmental Jurisdictions from around North America, Europe and Asia
Next Phase Involves Private Sector/Manufacturers
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Collaboration
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Group Work
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International Group of Jurisdictions and Practitioners
Share information about HDDV I/M programs and coordinate research and planning efforts
Need Regulatory Programs to Monitor HDDV Emissions
Identify remote sensing device/service specifications to attract commercial interest
Next Generation OBD System
Explore sensors in a vehicle’s emissions control system to continuously monitor real-time emissions levels and send to central information hub, to verify compliance and air quality modeling data
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OBDII Data Transmission Via Dongle
Remote transfer of current OBDII data to centralized information hub via
commercially available telematics device attached to OBDII port
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Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Program to Allow Remote OBDII Inspections
OBDII Telematics DeviceBusinesses lend or rent OBDII wireless dongles; once plugged inthe emissions test completes in minutes after wirelesslytransmitting results to state
Telematics ProvidersPlans to partner with always-on in-vehicle telematics providers
https://deqtoo.org/
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Automatic Collection of Vehicle Tailpipe Data
Remotely collect and transmit real-time emission data from vehicle
exhaust to a centralized information hub via on-road equipment to
determine vehicle compliance
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On-Road Heavy-Duty Measurement System (OHMS)
Testing Instrumentation with Shed-like Structure
Predetermined highway locations
Measure tailpipe emissions
https://www.nctcog.org/trans/quality/air/for-everyone/hevp/dieselim
Photo Source: TTI
Photo Source: TTI
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East Central Scotland Vehicle Emissions Partnership
Overhead Technology Reading Vehicle Tailpipe Data
Pilot project using emission detection and reporting (EDAR) to measure the pollutants generated by vehicles driving in real world conditions
Considerable differences were foundbetween the real world and specified emissions for vehicles
https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/23026/Real-Time-Vehicle-Emissions-pilot-project-March-2017
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Next Generation OBD Development and Implementation
Integrate sensors into vehicle to continuously monitor real-time
emission levels and transmit data to central hub for compliance use;
notify the driver when emission levels exceed standard
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Real Time Information to Drivers
Integrating vehicle speed and destination for transportation
system enhancement allowing reduced
congestion and delay
Next Gen OBD Vehicle Inspections
Utilize V2I for vehicle emissions inspections,
including transmission of actual emissions
readings
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144Emissions Measurement Equipment Survey
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What chemicals and
particles should the device be able to detect?
Percent of responses with this answerOthers - Discrete oxides of nitrogen (NO, NO2), Ammonia, Carbonyls
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Emissions Measurement Equipment Survey
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Emissions
Detection
Equipment
Attributes -
High Importance
Number of responses indicating high importance
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Emissions Measurement Equipment Survey
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Emissions
Detection
Equipment
Attributes -
Medium Importance
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Next Steps
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• Continue Discussions on Equipment Specifications
• Engage and Invite the Private Sector
• Continue to Share Information
• Investigate Vehicle to Infrastructure Technologies
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Jason Brown
Principal Air Quality Planner
817-704-2514
www.nctcog.org/HDDVIMWorkingGroup
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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