Noise Annoyance Caused by Amplitude Modulated Sounds Resembling the Main Characteristics of Temporal Wind Turbine Noise

• Autorzy: Hafke-Dys H. , Preis A. , Kaczmarek T. , Biniakowski A. , Kleka P.

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DOI

10.1515/aoa-2016-0022

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Annoyance ratings for artificially created noises, resembling the main characteristics of temporal wind turbine noise, were studied by means of a listening experiment involving 21 participants with normal hearing. Three types of stimuli were examined: broadband noise (−4 dB/octave), noise generated by moving cars, and narrowband noise. All stimuli had the sound level fluctuations typical for wind turbine noise. The magnitude of the sound level fluctuations was measured in a quantitative way, by using the characteristics of amplitude modulated sound: modulation rate and modulation depth. Our aim was to examine how the modulation rate and the modulation depth influence the noise annoyance assessment of broadband and narrowband amplitude modulated noises. Three different modulation rates, 1, 2 and 4 Hz, and sound level fluctuations (a measure of the modulation depth), 3, 6, 9 dB, were applied to each type of stimuli (with exception of noise generated by the moving cars) and investigated. The participants in the listening experiment were presented with sound stimuli in laboratory conditions and asked to rate their annoyance on a numerical scale. The results have shown a significant difference between the investigated conditions. The effect was particularly strong between the annoyance judgments of different types of noise (narrow and broadband), and modulated versus unmodulated noises. Temporal fluctuations occurring in wind turbine noise are very pertinent to the perception of annoyance and could be responsible for its being a relatively annoying noise source. The obtained results were discussed and compared to the typical modulation rates and level changes that occur in recordings of real wind turbine noise.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

wind turbines amplitude modulation; noise annoyance

PL

modulacja amplitudy turbin wiatrowych; uciążliwości hałasu

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN ; Komitet Akustyki PAN ; Polskie Towarzystwo Akustyczne
• Czasopismo: Archives of Acoustics
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 41, No. 2
• Strony: 221--232
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 64 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Hafke-Dys H.

• Institute of Acoustics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 85, 61-114 Poznań, Poland

autor

Preis A.

• Institute of Acoustics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 85, 61-114 Poznań, Poland

autor

Kaczmarek T.

• Institute of Acoustics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 85, 61-114 Poznań, Poland

autor

Biniakowski A.

• Institute of Acoustics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 85, 61-114 Poznań, Poland

autor

Kleka P.

• Institute of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Szamarzewskiego 89, 60-568 Poznań, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.