TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE B: AIR POLLUTION
CHAPTER II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
PART 276 PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF INSPECTIONS OF MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS
SECTION 276.507 ON-ROAD REMOTE SENSING TEST SYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA


 

Section 276.507  On-Road Remote Sensing Test Systems Functional Requirements and Performance Criteria

 

a)         The on-road remote sensing test equipment shall consist of the following:

 

1)         An infrared SDM capable of measuring the concentration of HC, CO, and CO2 present in an in-use vehicle;

 

2)         A camera system that automatically photographs vehicle license plates;

 

3)         A system that links each emission record to the correct vehicle license plate photograph; and

 

4)         A laser based speed and acceleration measurement system.

 

b)         The Infrared SDM shall be of a design certified to meet the following accuracy requirements:

 

Pollutant

Range

Accuracy

 

 

 

HC

ALL

±150 ppm or ±15 percent of expected HC Concentration

 

 

 

CO

≤ 3.0 percent

±10 percent or 0.25 percent (Whichever is greater)

 

 

 

 

> 3.0 percent

±15 percent

 

c)         The speed and acceleration measurement system shall be of a design certified to measure vehicle speed to within ±0.5 miles per hour and vehicle acceleration to within ±0.3 miles per hour per second at the moment exhaust is measured.

 

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 11268, effective June 28, 2011)