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1985 US Dept of Energy Knew About Wind Turbine Infra-Sound
Frequencies cause headaches, ringing in her ears, insomnia, and dizziness.
Source : 1985
Solar Energy Research Institute
A Division of Midwest Research Institute
1617 Cole Boulevard
Golden, Colorado 80401
Prepared for the
U.S. Department of Energy
Contract No. DE-AC02-83CH-10093
Acoustic Noise Associated with the MOD .. 1 Wind Turbine:
Its Source, Impact, and Control
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N. D. Kelley
H. E. McKenna
R. R. Hemphill
C. l. Etter
R. l. Garrelts
N. C. Linn
February 1985
Prepared under Task Nos. 1066.70 and 4803.10
WPA No. 171A
Solar Energy Research Institute
A Division of Midwest Research Institute
1617 Cole Boulevard
Golden, Colorado 80401
Prepared for the
U.S. Department of Energy
Contract No. DE-AC02-83CH-10093
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SUMMARY
This document summarizes the results of an extensive investigation into the physical factors surrounding noise complaints related to the DOE/NASA MOD-l wind turbine operating near Boone, North Carolina.
The work reported here presents the results of investigative efforts of staff members of the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) and its subcontractors: the Fluid Dynamics Research Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Departments of Meteorology and Mechanical Engineering of Pennsylvania State University, and the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of The University of Colorado-Boulder.
Complaints of noise emanating from the operating MOD-l were confined to about a dozen families living within a 3-km radius of the turbine, about half of whom were annoyed frequently_
These families represented a very small fraction of the total households within this radial distance, a number exceeding 1000 homes, including most of the town of Boone itself.
In summary, the complaints centered on the following perceptions: ..
The annoyance was described as an intermittent "thumping" sound accompanied by vibrations. ..
A "feeling" or "presence" was described, felt rather than heard, accompanied by sensations of uneasiness and personal disturbance. ..
The "sounds" were louder and more annoying inside the affected homes. ..
Some rattling of loose objects occurred.
In one or two instances, structural vibrations were great enough to cause loose dust to fall from high ceilings and create an additional nuisance.
Link
https://docs.wind-watch.org/Kelley-et-al_-Noise-MOD-1-wind-turbine-source-impact-control.pdf
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