Working Party on Pollution and Energy | Session 71 | 9-12 Jun 2015
Geneva
Agenda Item 5.
Regulations Nos. 85, 115, and 133

31. The expert from the Russian Federation introduced ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/11 proposing to clarify the determination of the net power when the disconnectable fan was disconnected or the progressive one was running at maximum slip during the test in UN Regulation No. 85.

32. The experts from Germany and Japan suggested to specify, in the proposal, a concrete calculation procedure to bring more clarity on how to determine the net power in these cases.

33. GRPE invited the experts from Germany and Japan to provide inputs to the Russian Federation and agreed to resume the discussion on this subject at the next GRPE session on the basis of an updated official document.

34. The expert from OICA presented ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/12 proposing amendments to UN Regulation No. 85 to avoid a duplicated correction of the measured engine power in case of self-correcting turbochargers.

35. GRPE adopted ECE/TRANS/WP.29/GRPE/2015/12 and requested the secretariat to submit it to WP.29 and AC.1 for consideration and vote at their November 2015 sessions as draft Supplement 7 to the original version of UN Regulation No. 85.

36. The Chair of the IWG on GFV introduced GRPE-71-03 aimed at simplifying the communication model of approval in UN Regulation No. 115 to prevent the retrofit system manufacturer from knowing in advance the original CO2 emissions of all qualified vehicles.

37. GRPE agreed in principle with the proposal and requested the secretariat to distribute it with an official symbol at the next GRPE session.

Documentation
GRPE-71-03 Proposal for an amendment to UN Regulation No. 115
GRPE/2015/11 Proposal for amendments to Regulation No. 85 (Russia)
GRPE/2015/12 Proposal for amendments to Regulation No. 85 (OICA)