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  1.   How to Reduce Audible Noise in Stepper Motors
    1.     Trademarks
    2. 1 Introduction
    3. 2 Details of the Test Setup
    4. 3 Sources of Noise in a Stepper Motor
      1. 3.1 Magnetic Noise
      2. 3.2 Mechanical Noise
      3. 3.3 Electrical Noise
        1. 3.3.1 Effects of Current Ripple and Decay Mode
        2. 3.3.2 Effects of PWM Chopper Frequency
        3. 3.3.3 Effects of Current Zero-cross Error
        4. 3.3.4 Effects of Step Resolution and Step Frequency
        5. 3.3.5 Effects of Resonant Frequency
    5. 4 Summary
    6. 5 References

3.3 Electrical Noise

There are various electrical sources of audible noise for a stepper motor, detailed in the subsequent sections. Unlike magnetic and mechanical noise, proper selection of the stepper motor driver can lead to the reduction of the electrical noise.