Location of aerodynamic noise sources from a 200 kW vertical-axis wind turbine

Noise levels emitted from a 200 kW H-rotor vertical-axis wind turbine have been measured using a microphone array at four different positions, each at a hub-height distance from the tower. The micr ...

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