Radiation hazards to personnel from non-ionizing fields of broadband HF systems onboard a vessel: Measurement and simulation. (February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sánchez, L.F.; Calviño, F.J.; Garcia, S.; Núñez-Ortuño, J.Mª.; Taboada, J.M.; Araujo, M.G.; Rodríguez, J.L.; García-Tuñón, I.; Obelleiro, F.
• Is Part Of: Measurement. Volume 115(2018)
• Page Start: 223
• Page End: 232
• Publication Date: 2018-02
• Subjects: RADHAZ -- HERP -- HERO -- HERF -- HF -- Electromagnetic exposure -- Ship -- Vessel -- Electromagnetic simulation; Weights and measures -- Periodicals; Measurement -- Periodicals; Measurement; Weights and measures; Periodicals; 530.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2017.10.055
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0263-2241

Abstract

Abstract: Modern warships have to accommodate onboard a great number and variety of electronic systems in order to be able to accomplish their missions. People standing on the metal deck of a warship near antennas are constantly exposed to intense electromagnetic fields, so the hazards of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation to personnel (HERP) must be studied. HERP are mainly caused by transmitter antennas, which are confined to a limited space onboard a vessel. Particularly, high frequency (HF) band antennas are indispensable in shipboard communication systems and usually represent one of the main sources of HERP. This paper describes a measurement procedure for the non-ionizing electromagnetic field due to the HF broadband systems on a modern warship. This procedure is validated and complemented with the simulations performed with an accurate full-wave electromagnetic solver (M3/HEMCUVE).