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Evaluation of Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields from Smart Utility Meters operating at 868 MHz

Published:2023-03-31 Issue:3-4 Volume:44 Page:71-76
ISSN:0197-8462
Container-title:Bioelectromagnetics
language:en
Short-container-title:Bioelectromagnetics

Author:

Addison Darren¹^ORCID,Calderon Carolina¹,Peyman Azadeh¹

Affiliation:

1. Radiation Dosimetry Department UK Health Security Agency, Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards Didcot UK

Abstract

Power density and duty factor values were measured around smart utility meters operating at 868 MHz under laboratory‐controlled conditions. The maximum 6‐min averaged exposure recorded was 0.1 mWm−2, which is less than 0.0024% of the corresponding 1998 ICNIRP general public reference level. Duty factors measured were less than 2.8%. This study found that the exposure contribution from Zigbee smart meter devices operating at 868 MHz is generally lower than, if not similar to, those operating at 2.4 GHz. © 2023 Crown copyright. Bioelectromagnetics published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Bioelectromagnetics Society.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Physiology,General Medicine,Biophysics

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/bem.22440

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