ID 36_23 Paper submitted to INTERNOISE 2022 “Investigation of electric vehicle noise sources on low-noise road surfaces”

14 Sep , 2022 - Papers

Paper submitted to INTERNOISE 2022 “Investigation of electric vehicle noise sources on low-noise road surfaces”

Marie-Agnès Pallas, Simon Bianchetti, Adrien Le Bellec, Julien Cesbron

Abstract: Electric vehicles (EVs) constitute an increasing share of the vehicle fleet, in particular regarding light vehicles. This ratio may be significantly enhanced in urban areas that favour access to low-emission vehicles. Acknowledged to be quieter than conventional vehicles due to a lower propulsion noise, EVs feature a comparatively heightened tyre-road noise contribution, further reduction of which can be achieved by selecting appropriate low-noise road surfaces. These factors may result in modified noise source distributions on the vehicles. In the framework of the LIFE E-VIA project, noise source contributions have been investigated on several light EVs from different segments on a reference ISO road surface, by using a microphone array with dedicated processing. Wide ranges of speeds and driving conditions were considered. In a second step, particular focus has been placed on the road
surfaces, comparing the noise sources of selected EVs either driving on the ISO road surface or on low-noise prototypes optimized for EVs and developed within the project. These are two similar versions of a very thin asphalt concrete 0/6, one containing crumb rubber. The presentation gives an overview of the EV noise source behaviour and their ranking with regard to the various situations tested in the project.