Powertrain Test Center (PTC)
Manufacturers (OEMs) and automotive suppliers are under more and more pressure to comply with, or even exceed, a range of tougher legal, engineering and environmental requirements, as well as increasingly demanding consumers. A top-level, independent powertrain test facility is therefore vital.
Powertrain Test Centre can perform any kind of powertrain testing. From customer defined and standard R&D tests to official ECE and EEC type approvals to emission measurements and from concept development to high-end engineering.
Our team of highly qualified, vastly experienced engineers is supported by quality assurance systems (ISO 9001/17025 and Ford Q1) and the most advanced hardware and software measurement technology. This expertise and experience enables engine and vehicle performance to be optimised, the calibration process to be shortened, product robustness to be enhanced and legal compliance to be guaranteed.
Engine test cells:
- Four fully equipped cells, 220 to 700 kW
- Powertrain climate chamber
- Power 630 kW, temperature from -40°C to 50°C, pressure 4000m, wind 50 km/h
- LD vehicle chassis dynamometer
- Emission measurement for diesel, petrol and alternative fuels
Emissions:
- Full-flow dilution measurement for diesel
- Petrol and alternative fuels, FTIR
- Electrical load simulator (Digatron)
- Testing and simulation of electrical components: (inverters, energy storage systems, motors), 750 V DC, 400A, 300 kW
Auxiliary:
- High-speed data acquisition, combustion noise, lambda, smoke, partial flow dilution tunnel, on-line particulate measurements and sizing