Title :
Application of GIS for the evaluation of human exposure to magnetic field in the vicinity of power lines
Author :
Turgeon, A. ; Maruvada, P.S. ; Goulet, D.L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Recherche, Hydro-Quebec, Varennes, Que., Canada
Abstract :
A geographical information system (GIS) application with a statistical model has been used to evaluate the magnetic field exposure of a population living near a high-voltage transmission line. The paper presents how the GIS application interacts with the statistical model. Also, two sites have been chosen to validate the model. At these sites, some measurements have been taken and the calculations have been compared with the measurements
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; biological effects of fields; geographic information systems; magnetic fields; power overhead lines; GIS; Monte Carlo simulation; geographical information system; high-voltage transmission line; human exposure evaluation; magnetic field exposure; overhead lines; power lines; statistical model; Distribution functions; Equations; Geographic Information Systems; Humans; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Power system modeling; Power transmission lines; Random variables; Transmission line measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1998. IEEE Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waterloo, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4314-X
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1998.682714
