Extremely low frequency magnetic fields at electric facilities of a hospital

Tapio Vahekoski; Jussi Sankari; Timo Seppälä; Leena Korpinen

doi:10.1109/PIERS.2016.7734665

Extremely low frequency magnetic fields at electric facilities of a hospital

Tapio Vahekoski, Jussi Sankari, Timo Seppälä, Leena Korpinen

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This paper presents the investigation of extremely low frequency magnetic fields at electric facilities of a hospital. We conducted 21 measurements (at electric facilities and other areas, for example, in the lobby and in the corridor). The magnetic fields were from 0.2 µT to 62.0 µT. The highest value was measured near the main circuit-breaker of the distribution board. Based on the measurements, the magnetic fields can be more than 50 µT in the technical areas of a hospital, which can cause disturbances in some medical devices.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 Progress in Electromagnetic Research Symposium (PIERS)
Pages	1413-1415
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5090-6093-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PIERS.2016.7734665
Publication status	Published - 10 Nov 2016
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium - Duration: 1 Jan 1900 → …

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Conference	Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium
Period	1/01/00 → …

Keywords

Area measurement
Buildings
Electric variables measurement
Electromagnetics
Hospitals
Magnetic circuits
Magnetic devices

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