@article {Bowers:2025:0736-2935:468,
title = "Modeling methods and measurements of noise emissions from utility-scale energy storage facilities",
journal = "INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings",
parent_itemid = "infobike://ince/incecp",
publishercode ="ince",
year = "2025",
volume = "271",
number = "2",
publication date ="2025-07-25T00:00:00",
pages = "468-483",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0736-2935",
url = "https://ince.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/ince/incecp/2025/00000271/00000002/art00048",
doi = "doi:10.3397/NC_2025_0089",
author = "Bowers, Justin and Hankard, Michael and Cerio, Lessa and Thomas, Spencer",
abstract = "This paper presents the results of noise level measurements carried out in the vicinity of a battery energy storage (BESS) facility, and a comparison of the measured levels to manufacturer data and those predicted by a model of the facility using the ISO 9613-2 method. Noise level measurements
were carried out both in the near-field and the far-field (3 to 360 feet), encompassed a period of two days to measure noise levels over a variety of operational conditions, and were taken at locations with varying degrees of line-of-sight to the facility. Near-field noise levels were compared
to manufacturer data. Far-field levels were compared to those predicted using a model of facility noise emissions based on the ISO 9613-2 method. The accuracy of the model is assessed for a variety of inputs and settings, such as point versus area source modeling, terrain, and diffractions.",
}