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Assessment and Analysis of Human EMF Exposure to UHF RFID System

UHF 대역 RFID 시스템에서 전자기장의 인체노출량 측정 및 분석

  • 변진규 (숭실대학교 전기공학부) ;
  • 윤재훈 (한국전자통신연구원 전자파환경팀)
  • Published : 2009.01.31

Abstract

For human exposure assessment of UHF RFID system, electric field distribution of commercial 900[MHz] RFID antenna was measured and analyzed. Also, SAR(Specific Absorption Rate) of RFID antenna was calculated by simulation, and compared with basic restrictions in EMF guidelines. For EMF exposure assessment according to EN and IEC standards, the reader was tested for the normal operation, and electric field from RFID antenna was measured at various distances and angles. For electric field measurement, narrow band isotropic electric field probe was used, and the measurements were made at 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5[m] for every 15[$^{\circ}$] angle from the antenna. Also, the rationale for measurement distance in EN and IEC standards is analyzed from the measurement results.

UHF 대역 RFID 시스템의 전자기장 인체노출량 평가를 위하여 900[MHz] 대역 상용 RFID 시스템에 대하여 전기장 분포를 실측하고 분석했다. 또한 RFID 리더 안테나의 전자파흡수율(SAR)을 시뮬레이션을 이용하여 계산하고 인체보호기준에 명시된 기본한계와 비교하여 안전성을 확인했다. EN 및 IEC 국제표준에 따라 RFID 시스템 주위의 인체노출량을 평가하기 위하여 리더기 동작을 테스트하고, 안테나로부터의 방위각과 거리에 따른 전기장 강도를 측정 후 그 결과를 분석하였다. 계측기로는 협대역 등방성 전기장 프로브를 사용하였으며, 리더기 주변 360[$^{\circ}$] 범위에서 15[$^{\circ}$] 간격으로 각각 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5[m]의 거리에서 측정을 수행했다. 또한 측정 결과로부터 EN및 IEC 표준에서 정의된 측정거리의 타당성에 대해 분석했다.

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