US: Heavy-duty: BAC

US: Heavy-duty: BAC

Overview

The Transit Coach Operating Duty Cycle was originally designed to measure heavy-duty vehicle’s fuel economy (SAE J1376, canceled 1997).

Description

This cycle, also referred to as Business-Arterial-Commuter (BAC) to reflect its composite character, includes a sequence of segments performed on a chassis dynamometer:

  1. Central Business District (CBD) segment
  2. 300 second idle period
  3. Arterial segment
  4. CBD segment
  5. Arterial segment
  6. CBD segment
  7. Commuter segment

 

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Composite BAC Cycle

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CBD Segment

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Arterial Segment

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Commuter Segment

 

The following are characteristic parameters of the composite BAC cycle:

  1. Duration: 2830s
  2. Driving distance: 22.53 km
  3. Maximum speed: 88.5 km/h (55 mph)
  4. Average speed: 28.9 km/h

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