Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines
Noise concerns frequently pose a barrier to widespread implementation of wind turbines and while the perception of noise from large turbines has been investigated, there is a relative gap in the research for small and micro wind turbines. This paper presents findings from interdisciplinary research...
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| description | Noise concerns frequently pose a barrier to widespread implementation of wind turbines and while the perception of noise from large turbines has been investigated, there is a relative gap in the research for small and micro wind turbines. This paper presents findings from interdisciplinary research linking noise measurements from small wind installations with an investigation into the effect of individual personality traits and noise perception. A survey distributed to households living close to one of 12 micro or small turbine sites, coupled with environmental noise measurements was analysed. The survey showed that the most commonly perceived noises are ‘swooshing’ and ‘humming’, the presence of which may be inferred from the measured frequency spectra. Exploration of survey results showed individuals with a more negative attitude to wind turbines perceive more noise from a turbine located close to their dwelling and those perceiving more noise report increased levels of general symptoms. Individuals' personality also affected attitudes to wind turbines, noise perception from small and micro turbines and symptom reporting. |
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| spelling | nottingham-354992020-05-04T16:35:24Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35499/ Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines Taylor, Jennifer Eastwick, Carol Lawrence, Claire Wilson, Robin Noise concerns frequently pose a barrier to widespread implementation of wind turbines and while the perception of noise from large turbines has been investigated, there is a relative gap in the research for small and micro wind turbines. This paper presents findings from interdisciplinary research linking noise measurements from small wind installations with an investigation into the effect of individual personality traits and noise perception. A survey distributed to households living close to one of 12 micro or small turbine sites, coupled with environmental noise measurements was analysed. The survey showed that the most commonly perceived noises are ‘swooshing’ and ‘humming’, the presence of which may be inferred from the measured frequency spectra. Exploration of survey results showed individuals with a more negative attitude to wind turbines perceive more noise from a turbine located close to their dwelling and those perceiving more noise report increased levels of general symptoms. Individuals' personality also affected attitudes to wind turbines, noise perception from small and micro turbines and symptom reporting. Elsevier 2013-01-18 Article PeerReviewed Taylor, Jennifer, Eastwick, Carol, Lawrence, Claire and Wilson, Robin (2013) Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines. Renewable Energy, 55 . pp. 120-127. ISSN 1879-0682 Wind Turbine Noise Urban Human Perception Measurement http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148112007665 doi:10.1016/j.renene.2012.11.031 doi:10.1016/j.renene.2012.11.031 |
| spellingShingle | Wind Turbine Noise Urban Human Perception Measurement Taylor, Jennifer Eastwick, Carol Lawrence, Claire Wilson, Robin Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines |
| title | Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines |
| title_full | Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines |
| title_fullStr | Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines |
| title_short | Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines |
| title_sort | noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines |
| topic | Wind Turbine Noise Urban Human Perception Measurement |
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