• BS IEC 62232:2011

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    Determination of RF field strength and SAR in the vicinity of radiocommunication base stations for the purpose of evaluating human exposure

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-01-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-07-2011

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
    5 Developing the evaluation plan
    6 Evaluation methods
    7 Uncertainty
    8 Reporting
    Annex A (normative) - Developing the evaluation
            plan
    Annex B (normative) - Defining the source-environment
            plane
    Annex C (informative) - Guidance on the application
            of the standard to specific evaluation purposes
    Annex D (normative) - Evaluation parameters
    Annex E (normative) - RF field strength measurement
            equipment requirements
    Annex F (informative) - Basic computation implementation
    Annex G (normative) - Advanced computation implementation
    Annex H (normative) - Validation of computation methods
    Annex I (informative) - Guidance on spatial averaging schemes
    Annex J (informative) - Guidance on addressing time
            variation of signals in measurement
    Annex K (informative) - Guidance on determining ambient field
            levels
    Annex L (informative) - Guidance on comparing evaluated
            parameters with a limit value
    Annex M (informative) - Guidance on assessment schemes
    Annex N (informative) - Guidance on specific technologies
    Annex O (informative) - Guidance on uncertainty
    Annex P (informative) - Case studies
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    Gives methods for the determination of radio-frequency (RF) field strength and specific absorption rate (SAR) in the vicinity of radiocommunication base stations (RBS) for the purpose of evaluating human exposure.

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    This International Standard provides methods for the determination of radio-frequency (RF) field strength and specific absorption rate (SAR) in the vicinity of radiocommunication base stations (RBS) for the purpose of evaluating human exposure. This standard: considers RBS which transmit on one or more antennas using one or more frequencies in the range 300 MHz to 6 GHz; describes several RF field strength and SAR measurement and computation methodologies with guidance on their applicability to address both the in situ evaluation of installed RBS and laboratory-based evaluations; describes how surveyors with a sufficient level of expertise shall establish their specific evaluation procedures appropriate for their evaluation purpose; considers the evaluation purposes, namely: product conformity: to establish that a RBS conforms to a defined set of limit conditions under its intended use; compliance boundary: to establish the compliance boundary or boundaries for a RBS in relation to a defined set of limit conditions; to evaluate RF field strength or SAR values at one or more evaluation locations, namely: evaluation location(s) at arbitrary locations outside the control boundary to provide information for interested parties; evaluation location(s) at the control boundary to confirm validity of control boundary; evaluation location(s) within the control boundary with the specific conditions relevant to investigate an alleged over-exposure incident; provides guidance on how to report, interpret and compare results from different evaluation methodologies and, where the evaluation purpose requires it, determine a justified decision against a limit value; provides informative guidance on how to evaluate ambient RF field strength levels in the vicinity of a RBS from RF sources other than the RBS under evaluation and at frequencies within and outside the range 300 MHz to 6 GHz; provides short descriptions of the informative example case studies to aid the surveyor given in the companion Technical Report IEC 62669 [54].

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    Committee GEL/106
    Development Note Supersedes 08/30136850 DC. (08/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    IEC 60050-394:2007 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 394: Nuclear instrumentation - Instruments, systems, equipment and detectors
    IEC 62209-2:2010 Human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held and body-mounted wireless communication devices - Human models, instrumentation, and procedures - Part 2: Procedure to determine the specific absorption rate (SAR) for wireless communication devices used in close proximity to the human body (frequency range of 30 MHz to 6 GHz)
    CISPR 16-4-2:2011+AMD1:2014 CSV Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatusand methods - Part 4-2: Uncertainties, statistics and limit modelling - Measurement instrumentation uncertainty
    IEC 62209-1:2016 Measurement procedure for the assessment of specific absorption rate of human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand-held and body-mounted wireless communication devices - Part 1: Devices used next to the ear (Frequency range of 300 MHz to 6 GHz)
    IEC 60050-531:1974 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 531: Electronic tubes
    IEC 62479:2010 Assessment of the compliance of low-power electronic and electrical equipment with the basic restrictions related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields (10 MHz to 300 GHz)
    IEC 60215:2016 Safety requirements for radio transmitting equipment - General requirements and terminology
    CISPR TR 16-4-1:2009 Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods - Part 4-1: Uncertainties, statistics and limit modelling - Uncertainties in standardized EMC tests
    IEEE C95.3-2002 IEEE Recommended Practice for Measurements and Computations of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields With Respect to Human Exposure to Such Fields, 100 kHz-300 GHz
    EN 50492 : 2008 AMD 1 2014 BASIC STANDARD FOR THE IN-SITU MEASUREMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTH RELATED TO HUMAN EXPOSURE IN THE VICINITY OF BASE STATIONS
    IEC TR 62630:2010 Guidance for evaluating exposure from multiple electromagnetic sources
    IEEE C95.1-2005 IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz
    IEC 62311:2007 Assessment of electronic and electrical equipment related to human exposure restrictions for electromagnetic fields (0 Hz - 300 GHz)
    IEEE 145-2013 REDLINE IEEE Standard for Definitions of Terms for Antennas
    IEC 60050-121:1998 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 121: Electromagnetism
    TR 102 457 : 1.1.1 TRANSMISSION AND MULTIPLEXING (TM); STUDY ON THE ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATED FIELD IN FIXED RADIO SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
    IEC 60050-705:1995 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 705: Radio wave propagation
    IEC 60050-712:1992 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 712: Antennas
    ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
    IEC TR 62669:2011 Case studies supporting IEC 62232 - Determination of RF field strength and SAR in the vicinity of radiocommunication base stations for the purpose of evaluating human exposure
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