HVAC noise in car cabin: A preliminary comparison between ICEVs and HEVs

Massimiliano Masullo, Katsuya Yamauchi, Yumi Nakatani, Luigi Maffei

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    Abstract

    Noise in car cabins is a key aspect of the drivers/passengers' comfort experience. It is produced by the aerodynamic interactions of the vehicle and the rolling, by the engine and all the auxiliary systems installed in the engine compartment. Although cars manufacturers focused their efforts to reduce the noise transmission inside the cabin, for Internal Combustion Engine vehicles (ICEVs) the mainly noise source is still the engine noise. Nevertheless, with the advent of hybrid/full electric vehicles (HEVs) in the automotive industry, the engine noise has been reduced dramatically, especially at low rpm, leaving emerging the noise of auxiliary sources. One of them is the air conditioning noise. Although doesn't exist a consolidated model to describe HVAC noise perception inside the vehicles, the paper intends to explore the expected changes of the drivers/passengers' auditory perception from ICEVs to HEVs. The acoustic and psychoacoustic metrics of different binaural recordings, carried out inside ICEVs and HEVs, are showed and compared.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics
    Subtitle of host publicationIntegrating 4th EAA Euroregio 2019
    EditorsMartin Ochmann, Vorlander Michael, Janina Fels
    PublisherInternational Commission for Acoustics (ICA)
    Pages8042-8047
    Number of pages6
    ISBN (Electronic)9783939296157
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019
    Event23rd International Congress on Acoustics: Integrating 4th EAA Euroregio, ICA 2019 - Aachen, Germany
    Duration: Sept 9 2019Sept 23 2019

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics
    Volume2019-September
    ISSN (Print)2226-7808
    ISSN (Electronic)2415-1599

    Conference

    Conference23rd International Congress on Acoustics: Integrating 4th EAA Euroregio, ICA 2019
    Country/TerritoryGermany
    CityAachen
    Period9/9/199/23/19

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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