paper 150205061431

Published: 2015-07-09

Adaptive Boundary Approach for EMF Exposure Assessment in Broadband Measurements

Danka Antic,

Danka Antic

University of Novi Sad, Serbia

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Nikola M. Djuric,

Nikola M. Djuric

University of Novi Sad, Serbia

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Karolina Kasas-Lazetic,

Karolina Kasas-Lazetic

University of Novi Sad, Serbia

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Dragan Kljajic

University of Novi Sad, Serbia

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Proceedings of 2015 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Prague, July 6 - 9，Page(s)1889-1892

Abstract

Recently proposed boundary approach for exposure assessment of humans to elec- tromagnetic field (EMF), regarding the continuous broadband EMF monitoring, offers daily upper and lower exposure boundaries. This means that the range with the potential exposure of the general population, as well as the occupational one, can be located in real time. As an advancement of this method, this paper presents a novel approach based on the adaptation of exposure boundaries in order to reduce the difference between them and this will increase the precision of the assessment. Frequency spectrum analysis has been applied, determining the ap- propriate reference levels for boundary calculation on a particular in-situ location. The results of the performed in-situ test measurement of the high-frequency electric field strength have shown attainment in the reduction of boundaries difference of 36.25%, consequently resulting with the increased precision of the daily exposure assessment for the broadband EMF monitoring.

Citation

Danka Antic, Nikola M. Djuric, Karolina Kasas-Lazetic, and Dragan Kljajic, "Adaptive Boundary Approach for EMF Exposure Assessment in Broadband Measurements," Proceedings of 2015 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Prague, July 6 - 9，Page(s)1889-1892

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