Boundary Element Modeling of the Realistic Human Body Exposed to Extremely-Low-Frequency (ELF) Electric Fields: Computational and Geometrical Aspects

Author

González, María Cristina ; Peratta, Andrés ; Poljak, Dragan

Author_Institution

Wessex Inst. of Technol., Southampton

Volume

49

Issue

1

fYear

2007

Firstpage

153

Lastpage

162

Abstract

This paper presents the human exposure assessment to high-voltage extremely-low-frequency (ELF) fields by the three-dimensional (3-D) boundary element method (BEM). The formulation is based on a realistic, anatomically based representation of the human body. The main objective is to analyze the influence of the relative position of the arms with respect to the body on the axial distribution of current density along the body and to determine the most vulnerable regions. Numerical results along head, neck, torso, abdomen, arms, legs, and ankles are presented and discussed in the case of grounded subject standing under power-distribution lines and in the vicinity of power transformer substations

Keywords

biological effects of fields; boundary-elements methods; computational geometry; current density; current distribution; electromagnetic fields; power distribution lines; transformer substations; boundary element modeling; current density axial distribution; extremely-low-frequency electric fields; power transformer substations; power-distribution lines; realistic human body; three-dimensional BEM; Arm; Biological system modeling; Boundary element methods; Current density; Geophysical measurement techniques; Ground penetrating radar; Humans; Neck; Solid modeling; Torso; Boundary element method (BEM); extremely low frequencies (ELFs); human body; power distribution lines;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9375

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TEMC.2006.888167

Filename

4106085