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Offline DavidDLCTopic starter

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Tone sound on fan
« on: April 06, 2011, 09:30:58 pm »
I recently added a PWM controller to my desk fan in order to be able to modify the speed and therefore the amount of breeze.

I can notice a squeak sound about 1 KHz I will say coming from the motor, and I want to get rid of it, what kind I do ?

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Re: Tone sound on fan
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2011, 09:32:59 pm »
Up your PWM frequency, I did that same once, the tone gets real annoying after a time
 

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Re: Tone sound on fan
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2011, 09:38:35 pm »
When you power a motor the rotor will push forward as well as go round. if your using PWM to control it the shaft will oscilate making the buzing sound. I once knocked up a quike PWM controller for an 84W can blower to use at work, I soon installed an optional capacitor to increase the frequency. Lower frequencies got me more power less heating in the control transistor and a sqeek. The high frequency was silent but needed more power for the same speed but was more controllable at low speeds
 

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Re: Tone sound on fan
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2011, 05:57:50 pm »
Somewhat related.  I remember a talk at Blackhat that used that effect with some modulation to send the users password to a listener with a directional microphone and some signal processing.

http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-08/Filiol/BH_USA_08_Filiol.zip
Here, took me a bit to find it in the archives but it's interesting.
 

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Re: Tone sound on fan
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2011, 02:44:21 pm »
Of course the increasing the PWM frequency will work.
Why not trying with a little L-C filter, to smooth out the PWM carrier?
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Re: Tone sound on fan
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2011, 04:08:33 pm »
well thought that PWM gave more torque to the fan at lower speeds than controlling the speed with lower DC voltages which is what an LC filter would do
 

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Re: Tone sound on fan
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2011, 04:43:31 pm »
Try increasing the frequency.
 

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Re: Tone sound on fan
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2011, 07:14:31 pm »
Another trick is to try a spread spectrum clock.
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