| Title | Analysis of measured wind turbine seismic noise generated from the Summerside Wind Farm, Prince Edward Island |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Edwards, W N |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7763, 2015, 66 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/296443  Open Access |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Prince Edward Island |
| NTS | 11L/05; 11L/12; 21I/08; 21I/09 |
| Area | Summerside |
| Lat/Long WENS | -64.3333 -63.8333 46.7500 46.3333 |
| Subjects | geophysics; energy; energy resources; seismic interpretations; seismic data; Wind |
| Illustrations | location maps; profiles; photographs; tables; histograms |
| Program | Canadian Hazard Information Service |
| Released | 2015 05 29 |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
Manuscript discusses data collection, processing and analysis of seismic waveform data collected between May 2013 to May 2014 during an interdepartmental
study lead by Health Canada to study noise generated by a modern wind turbine power facility near Summerside, PEI. Data analysis shows that four monitoring stations (located up to 10km from the facility) were able to record the turbine-generated
noise. The turbine seismic noise generated is determined to be associated with the vibrational modes of the tower and harmonics of the spinning blades as they pass by the tower superstructure. These vibrations are likely transferred to the ground
through the foundation. Models of noise growth with increasing wind, and attenuation with distance are constructed. Calculations of turbine contribution to the natural seismic background, and comparisons to a regional earthquake, are made. It is
concluded that turbine seismic noise from the facility is not likely to be felt by the local population. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 296443 |
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