1 25 November 2013 RF Safety Standards Prof Ely Levine AFEKA College of Engineering

2 CONTENTS Background Frequencies Standards Guidelines

3 Non Ionizing Radiation - Any evidence for health risks ?

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6 Frequencies 50/60 Hz (power) kHz (Induction) 6.78, 13.56, MHz (SRD) VHF/UHF (radio, TV) MHz (cellular) S/C (2-8 GHz) (wireless)

7 ISM - special waivers 6.78, 13.56, MHz 433, 868, 915 MHz 2.45, 5.85 GHz GHz

8 Standards Induced Currents [mA] Electric Fields [V/m] Magnetic Fields [A/m]- [mGauss] Radiation [W/m ²]- [mW/cm²] SAR [W/kg]

9 Standards ICNIRP (WHO) Worldwide IEEE ANSI C.95 Worldwide FCC CH.15 and CH.18 USA ETSI EN Europe Code 6 Canada

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24 SUMMARY (general public) Magnetic Field 50/60 Hz SRD (SAR & magnetic/electric) Terminals (SAR) Far Fields (power density)

25 Static Magnetic Field (50/60 Hz) short period of time 1000 mG constant exposure 2 mG

26 SAR (W/kg) whole body head ICNIRP IEEE ANSI CODE SAR measurements are not practical under 100 MHz

MHz H (A/m) E (V/m)________ ICNIRP 0.73/f = 18 mG 87 V/m IEEE ANSI 16.3/f = 410 mG 614 V/m CODE A/m = 27 mG 280 V/m 6.78 MHz H (A/m) E (V/m)________ ICNIRP 0.73/f = 1.3 mG 87/  f = 33 V/m IEEE ANSI 16.3/f = 30 mG 824/f = 121 V/m CODE 6 2.2/f = 4 mG 280/f = 41 V/m MHz H (A/m) E (V/m)________ ICNIRP A/m = 1 mG 28 V/m IEEE ANSI 16.3/f = 15 mG 824/f = 60 V/m CODE 6 2.2/f = 2 mG 28 V/m MHz H (A/m) E (V/m)_________ ICNIRP A/m = 1 mG 28 V/m IEEE ANSI 16.3/f = 7 mG 824/f = 30 V/m CODE 6 2.2/f = 1 mG 28 V/m Short Range Devices 1 A/m = mG

28 S(mW/cm ² )_______________ 0.4 to 2 ICNIRP f/2000 ( MHz) 1 (f>2000 MHz) IEEE ANSI f/1500 ( MHz) CODE 6 f/1500 ( MHz) 1 (f>1500 MHz) Far Field MHz