Modelling and Evaluating Electromagnetic Field Exposure in the Multiple-Source Scenario of Using IoT HF RFID Readers

Patryk Zradziński
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Patryk Zradziński: Laboratory of Electromagnetic Hazards, Central Institute for Labour Protection–National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB), Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 Warszawa, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-18

Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) and induced electric field (Ein) values in the model of a body of a person present near multiple HF RFID readers of a passive proximity integrated circuit card (PICC) working in an IoT application in a public transport vehicle, in order to test the hypothesis that even the simultaneous use of modelled readers does not cause electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure exceeding relevant limits provided for the evaluation of exposure of the general public. SAR and Ein values were evaluated under various exposure scenarios, designed to mimic EMF exposure under realistic conditions of HF RFID readers used on a public bus and covering various reader locations and the presence of a person using a PICC and a bystander. The results obtained from numerical modelling showed that the absorption of EMF emitted continuously by HF RFID readers (located 10 cm away from a body) in the human body may have a significant influence on humans when the PICC reading ranges are longer than 15–23 cm (depending on the class of PICC) for a single reader and when multiple sources of exposure are used in a public transport vehicle—even at reading ranges 15% shorter (13–20 cm).

Keywords: biomedical engineering; environmental engineering; induced (in situ) electric field strength; internet of things (IoT); numerical simulations; public health; specific energy absorption rate (SAR); RadioFrequency IDentification (RFID) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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