The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (한국전자파학회논문지)

The Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (한국전자파학회)
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Electromagnetic Interactions between a Cellular Phone and the Human Body and Synthesis of a Bone-Equivalent Material

휴대폰 전자파와 인체의 상호 영향 및 뼈 유사 물질 합성 연구

  • 윤용섭 (대우전자주식회사 디지털정보통신연구소) ;
  • 김인광 (포항공과대학교 전자전기공학과, 전자파특화연구센터) ;
  • 전중창 (위덕대학교 정보통신공학과) ;
  • 박위상 (포항공과대학교 전자전기공학과, 전자파특화연구센터)
  • Published : 1999.04.01
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Abstract

A simulation using the finite-difference time-domain method to analyze the electromagnetic interactions between a cellular phone and the human body was conducted, and a synthesis of a bone-equivalent material to make a human head phantom was performed. A test model of the cellular phone was fabricated to measure its reflection coefficient and radiation pattern in the free space. Various effects of the human body on the characteristics of the phone, such as input impedance, reflection coefficient, radiation pattern, and radiation efficiency are analyzed as the distance between the head and the phone antenna varies. When the phone was operated close to the head, the resonant frequency of the antenna decreased by up to 12%. With the output power of 0.6W, as long as the distance was larger than 30mm, the 1-g averaged peak SAR was below the ANSI/IEEE safety guideline, 1.6 W/kg. To synthesize the bone-equivalent material, an epoxy with hardener and a graphite powder were used as basis ingredients, and a small amount of a conducting epoxy was added to control the conductivity of the material. A material having a relative permittivity of 18.04 and a conductivity of 0.347, which are close to those of the bone at 850 MHz, was synthesized.

유한차분 시간영역 수치해석 기법을 사용하여 휴대폰과 인체 간의 전자파 결합 현상을 시율레이션하였고, 인체 두부의 모형을 제작하기 위한 생체 뼈 유사 물질의 합성에 관한 연구를 수행했다. 휴대폰 모형을 제작 하여 자유 공간에서 안테나 반사계수 및 복사 패턴을 측정하였다. 인체와 안테나 사이의 거리를 매개 변수로 하여 안테나의 입력 임피던스, 반사계수, 복사 패턴, 효율, 그리고 인체 두부의 전력 홉수량을 계산하였다. 인 체 근접 효과에 의하여 안테나 공진 주파수가 약 12 %까지 감소되었으며, 출력이 0.6W일 때, 두부와 안테나 사이의 거리가 30mm이상 떨어져 있을 경우, l-g 평균 최대 SAR가 ANSVIEEE 안전 기준인 1.6 W /kg 이 하로 계산되었다. 뼈 유사 물질의 합성에는 에폭시, 응고제, 그리고 흑연 분말을 기본 물질로 하고, 전도도를 제어하기 위해 소량의 전도성 에폭시를 첨가하였다. 850 MHz에서 비유전율이 18.04, 전도도가 0.347로서 생체 뼈의 특성에 매우 근접하는 시료가 합성되었음을 보였다.

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