• I.S. EN 50392:2004

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    GENERIC STANDARD TO DEMONSTRATE THE COMPLIANCE OF ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS WITH THE BASIC RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO HUMAN EXPOSURE TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (0 HZ - 300 GHZ)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  09-07-2009

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2004

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions
    4 Compliance criteria
    5 Assessment methods
    6 Evaluation of compliance to limits
    7 Applicability of compliance assessment methods
       7.1 Characteristics and parameters of apparatus to
           be considered
       7.2 List of possible assessment methods
       7.3 Decision tree (Assessment applicability table
           versus equipment characteristics)
           7.3.1 Generic procedure for assessment of
                 apparatus
    8 Sources with multiple frequencies
       8.1 Harmonics, pulses and non-sinusoidal fields
           8.1.1 Introduction
           8.1.2 Frequency range from 1 Hz - 10 MHz
           8.1.3 Frequency range from 100 KHz - 300 GHz
    9 Assessment report
       9.1 General
       9.2 Items to be recorded in the assessment report
           9.2.1 Assessment method
           9.2.2 Presentation of the results
           9.2.3 Equipment using external antennas
    10 Information to be supplied with the apparatus
    Annex A (informative) Field calculation
      A.1 Purpose
      A.2 Far-field region
      A.3 Radiating near-field region
      A.4 Reactive near field region
          A.4.1 Typical antenna examples
          A.4.2 Discussion
          A.4.3 Conclusion
      A.5 Example of calculations within field regions at
          900 MHz
    Annex B (informative) SAR compliance assessment
      B.1 Whole body SAR
          B.1.1 Introduction
          B.1.2 Whole-body SAR implicit compliance
      B.2 Localised SAR
    Annex C (informative) Information for numerical
            modelling
      C.1 Introduction
      C.2 Anatomical models
          C.2.1 The Visible Human Project
          C.2.2 "MEET Man"
          C.2.3 "Hugo"
          C.2.4 "Norman"
          C.2.5 University of Utah
          C.2.6 University of Victoria
      C.3 Simpler, homogeneous body models
      C.4 Electrical properties of tissue
      C.5 Calculation of the induced electric current density
      C.6 Representation of measured magnetic field
          distributions by equivalent sources
      C.7 Induced current densities for different sizes of
          prolate spheroid
          C.7.1 Uniform magnetic field source
          C.7.2 Modelling results for a 60 cm by 30 cm Prolate
                Spheroid
          C.7.3 Modelling results for a 120 cm by 60 cm Prolate
                Spheroid
          C.7.4 Modelling results for a 180 cm by 80 cm Prolate
                Spheroid
      C.8 Induced current densities for the human body and hand
          (informative)
          C.8.1 Uniform magnetic field
          C.8.2 Non-uniform magnetic fields and calculation of
                the coupling factor k
      C.9 References
    Annex D (informative) Measurements of physical properties
            and body currents
      D.1 Measurement of body current
      D.2 Measurement of induced body currents
      D.3 Measurement of contact current
      D.4 Measurement of touch voltage
      D.5 References
    Annex E (informative) SAR
      E.1 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) measurement procedures
          E.1.1 Electric field measurement procedures
          E.1.2 Temperature measurement procedures
          E.1.3 Calorimetric measurement procedures
    Annex F (informative) Measurement of E & H field
      F.1 Measurement of external electromagnetic fields
          F.1.1 General considerations
          F.1.2 Equivalent field strength
    Annex G (informative) Source modelling
      G.1 Numerical modelling
          G.1.1 Description of available methods
      G.2 Field strength calculations
      G.3 Specific absorption rate calculations
    Bibliography

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    Provides the demonstration of the compliance of such apparatus with the basic restrictions or reference levels on exposure of the general public related to electric, magnetic, electromagnetic fields and induced and contact current.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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

    EN 50361:2001 Basic standard for the measurement of Specific Absorption Rate related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields from mobile phones (300 MHz - 3 GHz)
    EN 50357:2001 Evaluation of human exposure to electromagnetic fields from devices used in Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and similar applications
    IEC 61786:1998 Measurement of low-frequency magnetic and electric fields with regard to exposure of human beings - Special requirements for instruments and guidance for measurements
    EN 50383 : 2010 COR 2013 BASIC STANDARD FOR THE CALCULATION AND MEASUREMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTH AND SAR RELATED TO HUMAN EXPOSURE FROM RADIO BASE STATIONS AND FIXED TERMINAL STATIONS FOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (110 MHZ - 40 GHZ)
    EN 50371:2002 Generic standard to demonstrate the compliance of low power electronic and electrical apparatus with the basic restrictions related to human exposure to electromagnetic fields (10 MHz - 300 GHz) - General public
    EN 50366 : 2003 AMD 1 2006 HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS - METHODS FOR EVALUATION AND MEASUREMENT
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