Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/314Show full title

ANNEX U.K. Methodology to determine the CO₂ savings of the SEG Automotive Germany GmbH High efficient 48V motor generator (BRM) plus the 48V/12V DC/DC converter fitted in vehicles in compliance with the conditions set out in Article 1

1. INTRODUCTION U.K.

In order to determine the CO₂ emission reductions that can be attributed to the use of the generation function of the SEG Automotive Germany GmbH High efficient 48V motor generator (BRM), hereinafter referred to as 48 V motor generator or motor generator, plus the 48V/12V DC/DC converter, for use in vehicles in compliance with the conditions set out in Article 1, it is necessary to specify the following:

(1)

The test conditions;

(2)

The test equipment;

(3)

The procedure to determine the total efficiency;

(4)

The procedure to determine the CO₂ savings;

(5)

The procedure to determine the uncertainty of the CO₂ savings.

Two alternative methods can be used to determine the CO₂ savings. The methods are described as follows.

2. SYMBOLS, PARAMETERS AND UNITS U.K.

Latin symbols U.K.

—

CO₂ savings [g CO₂/km]

CO₂

—

Carbon dioxide

CF

—

Conversion factor (l/100 km) - (g CO₂/km) [gCO₂/l] as defined in Table 3

h

—

Frequency as defined in Table 1

i

—

Number of operating points

I

—

Current intensity at which the measurement shall be carried out [A]

l

—

Number of measurement of the sample for the 48V/12V DC/DC converter

m

—

Number of measurement of the sample for the 48V motor generator

M

—

Torque [Nm]

n

—

Rotational frequency [min^{– 1}] as defined in Table 1

P

—

Power [W]

—

Standard deviation of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter efficiency mean [%]

—

Standard deviation of the 48V motor generator efficiency [%]

—

Standard deviation of the 48V motor generator efficiency mean [%]

—

Standard deviation of the total efficiency [%]

—

Standard deviation of the total CO₂ savings [g CO₂/km]

U

—

Test voltage at which the measurement shall be carried out [V]

v

—

Mean driving speed of the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) [km/h]

V_Pe

—

Consumption of effective power [l/kWh] as defined in Table 2

Greek symbols U.K.

Δ

—

Difference

η_B

—

Baseline alternator efficiency [%]

η_DCDC

—

48V/12V DC/DC converter efficiency [%]

—

Mean of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter efficiency [%]

η_MG

—

48V motor generator efficiency [%]

—

Mean of the 48V motor generator efficiency at operating point i [%]

η_TOT

—

Total efficiency [%]

Subscripts U.K.

Index (i) refers to operating point

Index (j) refers to measurement of the sample

MG

—

Motor generator

m

—

Mechanical

RW

—

Real-world conditions

TA

—

Type approval (NEDC) conditions

B

—

Baseline

3. METHOD 1 (‘SEPARATE METHOD’) U.K.

3.1. Efficiency of the 48V motor generator U.K.

The efficiency of the 48V motor generator shall be determined in accordance with ISO 8854:2012, with the exception of the elements specified in this section.

Evidence shall be provided to the type approval authority that the rotational frequency ranges of the efficient 48V motor generator are consistent with those set out in Table 1. The measurements shall be conducted at different operating points, as set out in Table 1. The efficient 48V motor generator current intensity shall be defined as half of the rated current for all operating points. For each rotational frequency, the voltage and the output current of the motor generator shall be kept constant, the voltage at 52V.

Table 1

Operating points

Operating pointi	Holding time[s]	Rotational frequencyni [min– 1]	Frequencyhi
1	1 200	1 800	0,25
2	1 200	3 000	0,40
3	600	6 000	0,25
4	300	10 000	0,10

The efficiency at each operating point shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 1:

Formula 1

All efficiency measurements are to be performed consecutively at least five (5) times. The average of the measurements at each operating point ( ) shall be calculated.

The efficiency of the generation function (η_MG) shall be calculated in accordance with the following Formula 2:

Formula 2

3.2. Efficiency of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter U.K.

The efficiency of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter shall be determined under the following conditions:

• Output voltage of 14,3V

• Output current of nominal power of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter divided by 14,3V

The nominal power of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter shall be the continuous output power at the 12V side guaranteed by the manufacturer of the DC/DC converter at the conditions specified in the ISO 8854:2012.

The efficiency of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter shall be measured at least five (5) times consecutively. The average of all the measurements ( ) shall be calculated and used for the calculations laid down in paragraph 3.3.

3.3. Total efficiency and saved mechanical power U.K.

The total efficiency of the 48 V motor generator plus the 48V/12V DC/DC converter shall be calculated using Formula 3:

Formula 3

The 48 V motor generator plus the 48V/12V DC/DC converter generation function lead to saved mechanical power under real-world conditions (ΔP_mRW) and type approval NEDC conditions (ΔP_mTA) as set out in Formula 4.

Formula 4

ΔP_m = ΔP_mRW – ΔP_mTA

Where the saved mechanical power under real-world conditions (ΔP_mRW) shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 5 and the saved mechanical power under type-approval NEDC conditions (ΔP_mTA) in accordance with Formula 6:

• Formula 5

  

• Formula 6

  

where

P_RW

:

Power requirement under ‘real-world’ conditions [W], which is estimated at 750W

P_TA

:

Power requirement under NEDC type-approval conditions [W], which is estimated at 350W

η_B

:

Efficiency of the baseline alternator [%], which is 67 %

3.4. Calculation of the CO₂ savings U.K.

The CO₂ savings of the 48 V motor generator plus the 48V/12V DC/DC converter shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 7:

Formula 7

Where:

v

:

Mean driving speed of the NEDC [km/h], which is 33,58 km/h

V_Pe

:

Consumption of effective power specified in Table 2:

Table 2

Consumption of effective power

Type of engine	Consumption of effective power (VPe)[l/kWh]
Petrol	0,264
Petrol Turbo	0,280
Diesel	0,220

CF

:

Conversion factor (l/100 km) - (g CO₂/km) [gCO₂/l] as defined in Table 3

Table 3

Fuel conversion factor

Type of fuel	Conversion factor (l/100 km) - (g CO2/km) (CF)[gCO2/l]
Petrol	2 330
Diesel	2 640

3.5. Calculation of the statistical margin U.K.

The statistical margin of the results of the testing methodology caused by the measurements shall be quantified. For each operating point the standard deviation shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 8:

Formula 8

The standard deviation of the efficiency value of the efficient 48V motor generator ( ) shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 9:

Formula 9

The standard deviation of the efficiency value of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter ( ) shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 10:

Formula 10

The standard deviation of the motor generator efficiency ( ) and of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter ( ) lead to an uncertainty in the CO₂ savings ( ). That uncertainty is calculated in accordance with Formula 11:

Formula 11

4. METHOD 2 (‘COMBINED METHOD’) U.K.

4.1. Efficiency of the 48V motor generator plus the 48V/12V DC/DC converter U.K.

The efficiency of the 48V motor generator plus the 48V/12V DC/DC converter shall be determined in accordance with ISO 8854:2012, with the exception of the elements specified in this section.

Evidence shall be provided to the type approval authority that the speed ranges of the efficient 48V motor generator are consistent with those set out in Table 1.

The measurements shall be conducted at different operating points, as set out in Table 1. The efficient 48V motor generator plus the 48V/12V DC/DC converter current intensity shall be defined as half of the rated current of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter for all operating points.

The rated current of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter is defined as the output nominal power of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter divided by 14,3V. The nominal power of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter shall be the continuous output power at the 12V side guaranteed by the manufacturer of the DC/DC converter at the conditions specified in the ISO 8854:2012.

For each speed the voltage and the output current of the motor generator shall be kept constant, the voltage at 52 V.

The efficiency at each operating point shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 12:

Formula 12

All efficiency measurements are to be performed consecutively at least five (5) times. The average of the measurements at each operating point ( ) shall be calculated.

The efficiency of the generation function (η_TOT) shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 13:

Formula 13

The measurement set up has to allow the measurement of the 48V motor generation efficiency alone.

4.2. Demonstration of conservativeness of the 48V motor generator plus 48V/12V DC/DC converter efficiency determination U.K.

In order to use the procedure specified in 4.1 for the determination of η_TOT, it has to be demonstrated that the efficiency of the 48V motor generator alone obtained with the conditions specified in 4.1 is lower than the efficiency obtained with the conditions specified in 3.1.

4.3. Saved mechanical power U.K.

The 48 V motor generator plus the 48V/12V DC/DC converter generation function lead to saved mechanical power under real-world conditions (ΔP_mRW) and type approval conditions (ΔP_mTA) as set out in Formula 14.

Formula 14

ΔP_m = ΔP_mRW – ΔP_mTA

Where the saved mechanical power under real-world conditions (ΔP_mRW) shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 15 and the saved mechanical power under type-approval conditions (ΔP_mTA) in accordance with Formula 16:

• Formula 15

  

• Formula 16

  

where

P_RW

:

Power requirement under ‘real-world’ conditions [W], which is estimated at 750W

P_TA

:

Power requirement under type-approval NEDC conditions [W], which is estimated at 350W

η_B

:

Efficiency of the baseline alternator [%], which is 67 %

4.4. Calculation of the CO₂ savings U.K.

The CO₂ savings of the 48 V motor generator plus the 48V/12V DC/DC converter shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 17:

Formula 17

Where:

v

:

Mean driving speed of the NEDC [km/h], which is 33,58 km/h

V_Pe

:

Consumption of effective power specified in Table 2

CF

:

Conversion factor (l/100 km) - (g CO₂/km) [gCO₂/l] as defined in Table 3

4.5. Calculation of the statistical margin U.K.

The statistical margin of the results of the testing methodology caused by the measurements shall be quantified. For each operating point the standard deviation shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 18:

Formula 18

The standard deviation of the efficiency value of the efficient 48V motor generator plus the 48V/12V DC/DC converter ( ) shall be calculated in accordance with Formula 19:

Formula 19

The standard deviation of the motor generator and of the 48V/12V DC/DC converter efficiency leads to an uncertainty in the CO₂ savings ( ). That uncertainty is calculated in accordance with Formula 20:

Formula 20

5. ROUNDING U.K.

The calculated CO₂ savings value ( ) and the statistical margin of the CO₂ saving ( ) must be rounded to a maximum of two decimal places.

Each value used in the calculation of the CO₂ savings can be applied unrounded or must be rounded to the minimum number of decimal places which allows the maximum total impact (i.e. combined impact of all rounded values) on the savings to be lower than 0,25 gCO₂/km.

6. STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE (for both methods) U.K.

It shall be demonstrated for each type, variant and version of a vehicle fitted with the efficient 48V motor generator that the uncertainty of the CO₂ savings calculated in accordance with Formula 7 or Formula 17 is not greater than the difference between the total CO₂ savings and the minimum savings threshold specified in Article 9(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 725/2011 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014(1) (see Formula 21).

Formula 21

Where:

MT

:

minimum threshold [g CO₂/km]

:

total CO₂ saving [g CO₂/km]

:

standard deviation of the total CO₂ saving [gCO₂/km]

:

CO₂ correction coefficient due to the positive mass difference between the efficient 48V motor generator plus 48V/12V DC-DC converter and the baseline alternator. For the data in Table 4 is to be used.

Table 4

CO₂ correction coefficient due to the extra mass

Type of fuel	CO2 correction coefficient due to the positive mass difference ( )[g CO2/km]
Petrol	0,0277 · Δm
Diesel	0,0383 · Δm

Δm (in Table 4) is the extra mass due to the installation of the 48V motor generator and the 48V/12V DC-DC converter. It is the positive difference between the mass of the 48V motor generator plus the 48V/12V DC-DC converter and the mass of baseline alternator. The mass of the baseline alternator is 7 kg. The extra mass is to be verified and confirmed in the verification report to be submitted to the type approval authority together with the application for certifications.

(1)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 427/2014 of 25 April 2014 establishing a procedure for the approval and certification of innovative technologies for reducing CO₂ emissions from light commercial vehicles pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 125, 26.4.2014, p. 57).