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Experimental Study on the Noise Evolution of a Horizontal Axis Icing Wind Turbine Based on a Small Microphone Array

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  • Bingchuan Sun

    (Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Hongmei Cui

    (Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Zhongyang Li

    (Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China)

  • Teng Fan

    (Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China)

  • Yonghao Li

    (Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China)

  • Lida Luo

    (Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China)

  • Yong Zhang

    (Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010010, China)

Abstract

In recent years, the global energy mix is shifting towards sustainable energy systems due to the energy crisis and the prominence of ecological climate change. Wind energy resources are abundant in cold regions, and wind turbines are increasingly operating in cold regions with wet natural environments, increasing the risk of wind turbine blade icing. To address the problem of noise source distribution and the frequency characteristic variation of wind turbines in natural icing environments, this paper uses a 112-channel microphone array to acquire the acoustic signals of a horizontal axis wind turbine with a diameter of 2.45m. Using the beamforming technique, the wind turbine noise evolution law characteristics under natural icing environment were studied by field experiments, and the noise source distribution and noise increase in different frequency bands under different icing mass and positions and different angles of attack were analyzed in detail. The results show that under the leading-edge and windward-side icing, the noise source gradually moves toward the blade tip along the spanwise direction with the increase in ice mass. In addition, the total sound pressure level at 460 r/min, 520 r/min, 580 r/min, and 640 r/min are increased by 0.82 dB, 0.85 dB, 0.91 dB, and 0.95 dB, respectively for the leading-edge icing condition in comparison with the uniform icing over the windward side of the blade.

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  • Bingchuan Sun & Hongmei Cui & Zhongyang Li & Teng Fan & Yonghao Li & Lida Luo & Yong Zhang, 2022. "Experimental Study on the Noise Evolution of a Horizontal Axis Icing Wind Turbine Based on a Small Microphone Array," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-20, November.
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