EU Stage IIIA to EU Stage V Transition

The changes occurring because of EU Stage V, along with newly proposed particle number (PN) limits, effectively require the use of diesel particulate filters (DPF) to reduce emissions to compliance levels for engines within the scope of EU Stage V.

At very high pressures, electric common rail applications deliver fuel to electronically controlled fuel injectors. This process produces a very fine diesel spray resulting in miniscule soot particulates which pose potential health risks. While this type of system enables complete control over the combustion process and allows for thermal management of aftertreatment systems, the particulates must be managed to meet emissions regulations.  A DPF filtration system is designed to reduce PM, including soot from the exhaust of a diesel engine. A series of alternately blocked channels forces the exhaust gas to flow through the channel walls where the particulates are physically captured in the filter.   Many rental generator applications have low load factors or utilize oversized equipment because of limited information on the customer’s load profile or large starting loads with relatively small running loads. During low load operation, a DPF will accumulate PM due to low exhaust temperatures if the soot deposit rate is greater than the passive regeneration rate from the hot exhaust gas, the result is increased back pressure on the engine. As backpressure increases, eventually the particulates must be removed from the DPF through a process known as regeneration.

  By handling the regeneration processes internally with intelligent measurement of DPF soot level and on package thermal management, FG Wilson’s high-speed system works without any interaction from the operator. This allows all rental generator sets fitted with DPF systems the flexibility to be used in any application and any environment.  FG Wilson generator sets achieve this process transparently to the operator, without the need to take the generator set offline or add load banks and other equipment that increases complexity, cost and weight.    We can ensure all EU Stage V packages our customers receive are fully integrated and tested for optimal performance and usability.

To ease that change, however, FG Wilson is following the regulation’s built-in transition structure, to continue to manufacture equipment using the previous emission tier for 18 months after Stage V becomes effective. There is also a six-month allowance for generators to be sold after the 18th month of manufacture. Stage V became  effective January 1, 2019 for all engines below 56 bkW and above 130 bkW. For engines in the 56 to 130 bkW range, the effective date is January 1, 2020.  By increasing their EU Stage IIIA fleet before the legislation takes effect, fleets can maintain lower rental rates for their customers and reduce overhead. In contrast, early adopters of EU Stage V-compliant machines will benefit from rental business in highly regulated spaces such as large cities. Whichever avenue a fleet chooses, FG Wilson can help navigate a strategy to reduce cost and complexities.

Rental customers have also access to remote monitoring information that ensures that FG Wilson generator sets are being utilized correctly and are ready to run when needed. Telematics can send real-time information on fuel level, DEF(Ad-Blue) level, battery voltage and status (Run/Stop/Auto). This information can be actioned quickly, before the generator set is called to start, ensuring no issues occur when power is needed.