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2120 IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems, Vol. PAS-100, No. 4, April 1981 MODIFICATION OF TRANSMISSION LINE AUDIBLE NOISE SPECTRA TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT John A. Molino, Gerald A. Zerdy, Neil D. Lerner, and Dane L. Harwood National Engineering Laboratory National Bureau of Standards Washington, D.C. 20234 Abstract - The aversiveness of audible noise from were presented to listeners in a realistic living room EHV electric transmission lines was evaluated for spec- environment. A sample of 5 corona noise recordings was tral modifications of 5 different tape-recorded samples. selected for evaluation so as to cover some of the The relative contributions of low-frequency humming important factors responsible for differences in corona and buzzing and of high-frequency hissing and crackling noise spectra (such as climate, voltage, conductor components of the noise were determined. The high- design, etc.). However, no systematic or statistical frequency components of the hoise proved more aversive sampling was attempted. Since acoustic spectra and for all five samples to a group of 25 listeners. their modifications were the major factors under in- Therefore, for outdoor or open window listening, engi- vestigation, compensation was made for differences in neering efforts should be directed at reducing the the recorded (natural) levels of the 5 corona noises in high-frequency portion of the audible noise spectrum. the sample. This was achieved by equating all 5 spec-