Balancing power plant sound
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorRichard Lynn Loud
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention include systems, computer program products, and related methods for managing power plant acoustics. In various embodiments, a system is disclosed including at least one computing device configured to perform the following: determine a difference between an A-weighted sound decibel (dBA) level and a C-weighted sound decibel (dBC) level (Δ dBC-dBA) from a power plant system within a sound spectrum; compare the Δ dBC-dBA with a predetermined threshold difference for the sound spectrum; and provide instructions to increase the dBA level of a balancing sound in the spectrum proximate the power plant system in response to determining the Δ dBC-dBA exceeds the predetermined threshold difference.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- at least one computing device having a memory and a processor, the at least one computing device configured to perform the following:
- determine a difference between an A-weighted sound decibel (dBA) level and a C-weighted sound decibel (dBC) level (Δ dBC-dBA) from a power plant system within a sound spectrum;
- compare the Δ dBC-dBA with a predetermined threshold difference for the sound spectrum;
- and
- provide instructions to increase the dBA level of a balancing sound in the sound spectrum proximate the power plant system in response to determining the Δ dBC-dBA exceeds the predetermined threshold difference.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- determining a difference between an A-weighted sound decibel (dBA) level and a C-weighted sound decibel (dBC) level (Δ dBC-dBA) from a noise generating source within a sound spectrum;
- comparing the Δ dBC-dBA with a predetermined threshold difference for the sound spectrum;
- and
- providing instructions to increase the dBA level of a balancing sound in the sound spectrum proximate the noise generating source in response to determining the Δ dBC-dBA exceeds the predetermined threshold difference.
A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, which when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to:
- determine a difference between an A-weighted sound decibel (dBA) level and a C-weighted sound decibel (dBC) level (Δ dBC-dBA) from a noise generating source within the sound spectrum;
- compare the Δ dBC-dBA with a predetermined threshold difference for the sound spectrum;
- and
- provide instructions to increase the dBA level of a balancing sound in the sound spectrum proximate the noise generating source in response to determining the Δ dBC-dBA exceeds the predetermined threshold difference.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.