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2015-04-23ELS_161547

 OET 65 Radiation Hazard Analysis

Definition of terms

The terms are used in the formulas here are defined as follows:

Ssurface = maximum power density at the antenna surface
Snf = maximum near-field power density
St = power density in the transition region
Sff = power density (on axis)
Rnf = extent of near-field
Rff = distance to the beginning of the far-field
R = distance to point of interest
P = power fed to the antenna
A = physical area of the aperture antenna
G = power gain in the direction of interest relative to an isotropic radiator
D = maximum dimension of antenna (diameter if circular)
l = wavelength
h = aperture efficiency, typically 0.65 to 0.75




 Formulas

 Antenna Surface. The maximum power density directly in front of an antenna (e.g., at the
 antenna surface) can be approximated by the following equation:


                      4⋅P
 fS.surface (P , A) ≔ ――
                       A

 Near-Field Region. In the near-field or Fresnel region,of the main beam, the power density
 can reach a maximum before it begins to decrease with distance. The extent of the near-field can
 be described by the following equation (D and l in same units):

                    2
                 D
 fR.nf (D , λ) ≔ ――
                 4⋅λ


 The magnitude of the on-axis (main beam) power density varies according to location in
 the near-field. However, the maximum value of the near-field, on-axis, power density can be
 expressed by the following equation:


                     16 ⋅ η ⋅ P
 fS.nf (P , D , η) ≔ ―――
                             2
                        ⋅D


Aperture efficiency can be estimated, or a reasonable approximation for circular apertures
can be obtained from the ratio of the effective aperture area to the physical area as follows:



               ⎛ G ⋅ λ2 ⎞
               ⎜――⎟
               ⎝ 4⋅π ⎠
  (         )
fη G , D , λ ≔ ―――
               ⎛ π ⋅ D2 ⎞
               ⎜―――     ⎟
               ⎝ 4 ⎠


If the antenna gain is not known, it can be calculated from the following equation using
the actual or estimated value for aperture efficiency:


                 4⋅ ⋅η⋅A
fG (A , λ , η) ≔ ――――
                      2
                    λ


Transition Region. Power density in the transition region decreases inversely with distance
from the antenna, while power density in the far-field (Fraunhofer region) of the antenna
decreases inversely with the square of the distance. For purposes of evaluating RF exposure, the
distance to the beginning of the far-field region (farthest extent of the transition region) can be
approximated by the following equation:



                       2
                0.6 ⋅ D
fR.ff (D , λ) ≔ ―――
                   λ


The transition region will then be the region extending from R nf to R ff . If the location of
interest falls within this transition region, the on-axis power density can be determined from
the following equation:


                         Snf ⋅ Rnf
fS.t ⎛⎝Snf , Rnf , R⎞⎠ ≔ ―――
                            R


Far-Field Region. The power density in the far-field or Fraunhofer region of the antenna pattern
decreases inversely as the square of the distance. The power density in the far-field region of the
radiation pattern can be estimated by the general equation discussed earlier:


                     P⋅G
fS.ff (P , G , R) ≔ ―――
                          2
                    4⋅ ⋅R

R    lt


Results


The relevant values will be calculated for a 12 inch antenna operating at 29.5 GHz using a 20
watt power amplifier.

                                                    −3
c ≔ 299792458 ⋅ ―                    mW ≔ 1 ⋅ 10         ⋅


Rt ≔ 2.285 ⋅                         Rf ≔ 5.485 ⋅

D ≔ 12 ⋅                             D = 0.305

                                                    10 1
F ≔ 29.5 ⋅                           F = ⎛⎝2.95 ⋅ 10 ⎞⎠ ―

Pa ≔ 20 ⋅                            Pa = 20

           .0
           ――
           10
Lfs ≔ 10                             Lfs = 1

    Pa
P ≔ ――                               P = 20
    Lfs

η ≔ 0.57                             η = 0.57

  c
λ≔―                                  λ = 0.01
  F
            2
      D                                             2
A ≔ ⋅ ――                             A = 0.073
       4

                                                        3
G ≔ fG (A , λ , η)                   G = 5.061 ⋅ 10                10 ⋅ log (G) = 37.042


Ssurface ≔ fS.surface (P , A)        Ssurface = 109.64 ――
                                                        2



                                                                            ⎛    P⎞
Rnf ≔ fR.nf (D , λ)                  Rnf = 2.285                   10 ⋅ log ⎜G ⋅ ―⎟ = 50.052
                                                                            ⎝     ⎠

Snf ≔ fS.nf (P , D , η)              Snf = 62.495 ――
                                                   2



Rff ≔ fR.ff (D , λ)                  Rff = 5.485                   Rff = 17.996

                                                                  Snf ⋅ Rnf = 142.829     ⋅ ――
St ≔ fS.t ⎛⎝Snf , Rnf , Rt⎞⎠         St = 62.507 ――                                             2
                                                  2


Sff ≔ fS.ff ⎛⎝P , G , Rf⎞⎠   Sff = 26.772 ――
                                           2



             ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
                (P ⋅ G)
R5mW ≔       ―――――           R5mW = 12.692     R5mW = 41.64
                       mW
             4 ⋅ ⋅ 5 ⋅ ――
                         2



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Document Modified: 2015-04-23 11:48:33

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