Electromagnetic field exposure to human head model with various metal objects at sub-6 GHz frequencies.

In recent years, the interactions of metal objects in human body with electromagnetic fields caused by devices working at fifth-generation (5G) frequencies have been studied by various researchers. A motivation behind this research was to evaluate the human body absorption of electromagnetic energy operating at sub-6 GHz 5G applications. According to this, the specific absorption rate (SAR) caused by new generation mobile phones was investigated in human heads wearing metal-framed spectacles and having metallic implants or earrings to analyse electromagnetic field exposure. A realistic human head model, including some metal objects, was numerically calculated, and analysed in terms of non-ionizing dosimetry. Simulations were carried out with the finite integration technique (FIT) based commercial software in the frequencies of 0.9, 1.8, 2.1, 2.45, 3.5 and 5 GHz, respectively. The maximum SAR of 14 × 10-5 W/kg for 10 g average tissue was calculated at 2.45 GHz frequency in the head model with earrings. The highest electric field strength of 0.52 V/m was observed at a 1.8 GHz frequency in the head model with all metal objects equipped. Results show that metal objects such as spectacles, dental implants and earrings can cause an increase in the SAR values for external biological tissues, and metal objects can behave as a kind of shield for deeper tissues. However, the obtained values are below the limits of international organisations.

MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTH IN GRID-TIED PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEM COMPONENTS.

In this study, electric field and magnetic field strengths at 50 Hz are measured in a solar power plant located far from residential areas, and the measurement results near various sources of the electric and magnetic fields in the power plant are presented. Although the measured values for the electric field caused by the solar panel range between 0.07 and 1.33 V/m, the measured values for the magnetic field by the solar panel range between 0.037 and 0.19 µT. In front of the inverter, the measured value of the electric field reaches 0.7 V/m, whereas the measured value of the magnetic field reaches 2.2 µT. The results are presented and evaluated in light of the exposure limits to electromagnetic fields published by international organisations.