• DocumentCode
    1207146
  • Title

    ELF Coupling to Spherical Models of Man and Animals

  • Author

    Spiegel, Ronald J.

  • Author_Institution
    IIT Research Institute, Washington, DC 20006.
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1976
  • Firstpage
    387
  • Lastpage
    391
  • Abstract
    The induced fields, currents, and power absorbed by spherical models of humans or animals when exposed to extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields are calculated. Spherical models can be expected to provide values of the right order of magnitude. The induced fields are a sum of the quasistatic solutions for a sphere irradiated by a uniform electric and magnetic field. Calculations are provided for ELF fields emanating from the proposed Navy´s Sanguine antenna and extra high voltage (EHV)/ultra high voltage (UHV) transmission lines proposed by the utility industry. The question of biological hazards from exposure to fields of these systems is also considered.
  • Keywords
    Animals; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Frequency; Geophysical measurement techniques; Ground penetrating radar; Humans; Magnetic fields; Transmission line antennas; Voltage; Animals; Electromagnetic Fields; Electromagnetics; Humans; Membrane Potentials; Models, Biological; Nerve Tissue; Power Plants;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1976.324649
  • Filename
    4121070