01.Large Wind Turbine Noise Prediction

1) Noise Source Identification

[1] G-S. Lee, C. Cheong, S-H. Shin, S-S. Jung, "A case study of localization and

identification of noise sources from a pitch and a stall regulated wind turbine", Applied Acoustics, Volume 73, 2012, pages 817-827

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<ex 1. noise source identification>

Abstract

We have experimentally identified the noise-generation mechanisms of large modern upwind wind turbines (WTs). First, the sound measurement procedures of IEC 61400-11 were used in the field test, and noise emissions from two WTs were evaluated: a stall-controlled WT with powers of 1.5 MW and a pitch-regulated WT with powers of 660 kW. One-third octave band levels were normalized using the scale law for the velocity dependence of the inflow broadband noise and airfoil self-noise. The results showed that for the 1.5 MW WT, inflow turbulence noise was dominant over the whole frequency range. For the 660 kW WT, the inflow broadband noise did not contribute across the whole audible frequency range. The distribution of noise sources in the rotor plane was visualized using a beam-forming measurement system (B&K 7768, 7752, and WA0890) consisting of 48 microphones. The array results for the 660 kW WT indicated that all noise was produced during the downward movement of the blades. This finding was in good agreement with theoretical results obtained using an empirical formula that includes the effects of the convective amplification, directivity, and flow-speed dependence of the turbulence boundary-layer trailing edge noise. This agreement implies that this trailing edge noise is dominant over the whole frequency range in the case of the 660 kW WT.

Keywords

Wind turbine noise; Aeroacoustics; Fan broadband noise; Trailing edge noise; Beam-forming technique

2) Noise Prediction

<ex 2.noise map of wind farm without sound pressure level>