Design and Evaluation of Active Noise Control on Machinery Noise

• Published in: 2021 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference (APSIPA ASC) pp. 1180 - 1186
• Main Authors: Wen, Shulin, Nguyen, Duy Hai, Wang, Miqing, Gan, Woon-Seng
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: APSIPA 14.12.2021
• Subjects: Control systems; Engines; Machinery; Noise measurement; Noise reduction; Regulation; Time-domain analysis

Construction workers and residents live near around construction sites are exposed to noises that might cause hearing loss, high blood pressure, heart disease, sleep disturbance and stress. Regulations has been carried out by national governments to limit the maximum permissible noise levels for construction works. A four-channel active noise control system mounted on the opening of an enclosure is designed to prevent the machinery noise from spreading around and retaining the heat diffusion path. Multi-channel FxLMS algorithm in time domain is implemented on the main controller. A Genelec speaker is placed inside the box as the primary noise source to play back different types of noises. Analyses and experiments are carried out to investigate the controllable frequency range of this ANC system in detail. Considerable noise reduction performance is achieved for different recorded practical construction noises.