Scenarios Approach to the Electromagnetic Exposure: The Case Study of a Train Compartment
Previous studies identified the train compartment as the place where people can experience the highest exposure levels (still below the international guideline limits) to electromagnetic fields in the radiofrequency range. Here a possible scenario of a train compartment has been reproduced and chara...
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doaj-13bada31e9ab46ea991025001ea9444e2020-11-25T00:14:33ZengHindawi LimitedBioMed Research International2314-61332314-61412015-01-01201510.1155/2015/869895869895Scenarios Approach to the Electromagnetic Exposure: The Case Study of a Train CompartmentA. Paffi0F. Apollonio1R. Pinto2M. Liberti3Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, ItalyItalian Inter-University Center of Electromagnetic Fields and Biosystems (ICEmB), 16145 Genoa, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, ItalyPrevious studies identified the train compartment as the place where people can experience the highest exposure levels (still below the international guideline limits) to electromagnetic fields in the radiofrequency range. Here a possible scenario of a train compartment has been reproduced and characterized, both numerically and experimentally. A good agreement between the simulated electric field distributions and measurements has been found. Results indicate that the higher values of exposure in specific positions inside the train compartment depend on the number of active cell phones, the bad coverage condition, the cell orientation, and the presence of metallic walls. This study shows that the proposed approach, based on the scenarios characterization, may efficiently support the assessment of the individual electromagnetic exposure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/869895 |
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Scenarios Approach to the Electromagnetic Exposure: The Case Study of a Train Compartment |
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Previous studies identified the train compartment as the place where people can experience the highest exposure levels (still below the international guideline limits) to electromagnetic fields in the radiofrequency range. Here a possible scenario of a train compartment has been reproduced and characterized, both numerically and experimentally. A good agreement between the simulated electric field distributions and measurements has been found. Results indicate that the higher values of exposure in specific positions inside the train compartment depend on the number of active cell phones, the bad coverage condition, the cell orientation, and the presence of metallic walls. This study shows that the proposed approach, based on the scenarios characterization, may efficiently support the assessment of the individual electromagnetic exposure. |
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