Currents induced in the human body by high voltage transmission line electric fieldߞMeasurement and calculation of distribution and dose

1 September 1977

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems

Vol. 96 (5) , 1517-1527
https://doi.org/10.1109/t-pas.1977.32480

Abstract

Electric field measurement provides a basis for calculating the induced human body currents. Distributed body current calculation procedures are presented for an erect human on the ground and on a tower leg in a working position. An electric field dosimeter measurement provided a basis for calculating the time integral of induced body currents. Practical measurements show a much lower electric field exposure than that calculated on the basis of the maximum field in a work area. This work also enables researchers to relate biological research to practical electric field induced currents in humans.

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