Measurement with Quasi-Isotropic Antenna of CEM Coming from Multisource in a Reverberation Chamber and in a Car

The concern about the health risks that wireless technology can provide has grown globally thanks to the growing use of the devices by the population, by the finding that the public exposure to EMFs from the devices can be enhanced by the reflection of the microwave indoors. This paper will assess the distribution of electromagnetic field in a car, in order to provide a basis for future research and to estimate the actual level of exposure to which humans are submitted. There were a number of electrical measurements to determine the electromagnetic field produced by various electromagnetic sources. From the results observed, it is possible to see that, in a car, the exposure of humans to EMF is intensified by the reflection of electromagnetic waves in metallic structures. The observed values do not exceed the values recommended by the regulation, but in the face of scientific uncertainty on this issue, is motivated to continue studying the effect of the reflection of microwaves in closed environments, in order to investigate the possible impacts on health.


I. INTRODUCTION
From the beginning of his existence, man has been subject to risks.With this, the demand for remedying these risks led him to evolve as seeking ways to improve their safety and well-being.With the modernization of production processes and therefore increase the division of labor, the dangers to which man faces in society have undergone a series of changes and, depending on the occupation, socioeconomic status and place of residence, it is a lesser or greater security.Nevertheless, natural phenomena still occur unexpectedly, and even cultural and technical advancement has made the company spend to live, even with risks caused or exacerbated by the use of technologies [1].
Electromagnetic fields are produced by different sources, natural or artificial.In the last hundred years, the artificially generated electromagnetic fields have increased with the widespread use of radio transmission equipment and electricity, which are key elements in industrialized societies.In contrast to technological advances, the suspicion that electromagnetic fields can bring health risks has led to Measurement with Quasi-Isotropic Antenna of CEM Coming from Multisource in a Reverberation Chamber and in a Car Raquel Aline A. Rodrigues, Glauco Fontgalland, Galba F. Aragão, Felipe C. Lins several studies since the 1970s [1].
Given the skyrocketing use of RF equipment for a large portion of the population has also grown the concern of users, government authorities and the scientific community regarding the health risks that this technology can provide.
This concern is motivated mainly by the fact that, although known carcinogenic effects due to exposure to ionizing radiation and thermal effects, acute and short-lived due to exposure to nonionizing radiation, there is no agreement on the non-thermal effects in long-term generated nonionizing radiation.In them are included stationary magnetic fields, extremely low frequency fields, radio (microwave), infrared, ultraviolet, visible light and sound fields as ultrasound and infrasound [2].
Some studies report that public exposure to EMF from RF sources can be enhanced by the reflection of microwave indoors, these places include elevators, buses, trains and cars.This paper will evaluate the distribution of electromagnetic field in a car, in order to provide input for future research in order to estimate the actual level of exposure to which humans are exposed (children, adults and old), because of the limitations on technology field measurement inside the human body, it is necessary at least to provide data with respect to the levels to which humans are exposed.Such information can be valuable to the choice of purchasing a vehicle, for example, or restriction of use within the same that is with full capacity (packed vehicle).

II. ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND MECHANISMS OF INTERACTION WITH THE HUMAN BODY
The electromagnetic waves used in mobile communications is the vehicle of energy transported through space in the form of electric and magnetic fields varying with time.Typical examples of electromagnetic waves include radio waves, TV signals, the radar beams and rays of light.All forms of EM waves share three main characteristics: they all travel at high speeds, to propagate, exhibit wave properties and they are radiated from a source without the need for a physical means of propagation [3].
With increasing frequency, electromagnetic wave energy becomes more concentrated, making it necessary to make a distinction between radio frequency waves that are in the range of non-ionizing radiation, and waves of higher frequencies, which are in the range of ionizing radiation.
The object of this paper is non-ionizing radiation in the range of radio frequencies used by mobile transceivers to transmit (in the far field region).
Electromagnetic waves when they interact with the human body, depending on the frequency and power, may produce some biological effect.This fact alone does not necessarily mean the existence of danger.A biological effect will become a security risk when a fault occurs in a person's health or their descendants [2].
The consequences of the mechanisms of interaction of non-ionizing electromagnetic waves with biological systems can be classified into two groups: • Thermal effects: are caused by tissue heating as a result of absorption of part of the incident wave; • Non-thermal Effects: are due to direct interaction of electromagnetic fields induced in the body.

A. Technical Standards Adopted
The regulation adopted in Brazil by the National Telecommunications Agency -ANATEL Resolution No. 303 of July 2, 2002, for the assessment of human exposure to electromagnetic fields from radio from transmitting stations of telecommunication services [4], has reference to the limits proposed by International Commission for Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, ICNIRP.
The exposure limits established in the regulations refer to occupational exposure and exposure of the general population to electromagnetic field of radio frequency in the frequency range between 9 KHz and 300 GHz.As in this research study in the closed environment fits the scenario of exposure not controlled by the general population and the sources of electromagnetic field in the operating frequency of 2.047GHz, it will be adopted as the threshold values for display only those presented in

B. The Electromagnetic Environment Been Researched
Among the global trends, the growing demand for information and communication has created the need for use of various sources of non-ionizing electromagnetic waves such as cell phones, iphones, bluetooth and tablets.In modern cars, besides the increase in the number of electric and electronic devices in the constitution (electronic panels, system lock brakes (ABS), airbags, fuel control, alarm, global positioning system (GPS) and electronic fuel injection, between others) can be found several types of RF sources inside the same as TV, cell phones, laptops, palmtops, notetaker and netbooks [5].
In the near future, due to increasing demand for security, protection and sustainable mobility, the cars will be equipped with automatic warning systems to avoid accidents and also for emergency calls, thereby increasing the number of sources of electromagnetic field that will be introduced in these environments.Moreover, it will be present in electric cars low frequency fields.
Thus, in an environment almost closed of the automobile, various propagation phenomena occur: the sources of RF can behave as an antenna array increasing the gain in a given direction, the metal structure of the car favors the reverberation of electromagnetic fields in inside generating constructive and destructive combinations of fields; reflections internal structures of the vehicle, and the presence of passengers within the same occasions absorption field.
The electromagnetic environment of a vehicle is defined by values and electrical quantities such as voltages and currents in conductors or electromagnetic fields in space, a result of electromagnetic phenomena that are present and involve the automobile, as shown in Figure 1  Basically a car may be considered as a rectangular resonant cavity.Ideally, the field taken at any point of the interior of the cavity is the sum of standing waves existing due to multiple reflections [6].
Within environments with metallic walls, such as an automobile for example, the existence of one or more occupants disturbs the distribution of the microwave, which usually decreases the absorption intensity, but may increase the intensity of the reflections locations.A study between the two cases (with and without occupant) showed that the effect of an absorber in the global distribution of microwaves is negligible compared to the order of strengthening the intensity of reflection [7].

C. Sources Electromagnetic the Search and Equipment Utilized
In this study were taken as sources of electromagnetic field of the monopole antennas quarter wavelength operating with vertical and horizontal polarization in the frequency ranges of the UMTS standard, as Figure 2. The reason for that is that adoption dipoles and monopoles are two types of antennas commonly used in wireless communication systems.
The Monopole antennas were modeled each by a metal rod of 37.5 mm (diameter 1.8 mm) and ground plane conductor compose of three rods of 25 mm separated 120° apart.In the next step we simulated the operation of the antenna with the software MS-CST and checked in the laboratory as per Figures 3 and 4.
Each monopole antenna was listed for identification, fed with power of 500 mW and individually calibrated and tested scattering parameters, standing wave ratio (SWR) and The Smith Chart, so that these could be considered approximately equal.We also measured the reception levels of monopole antennas and antenna measurement (log-periodic) for maximum 1.20m and minimum 81cm distances among those inside the car, these measurements were taken in the far field antenna measurement previously calculated.
In the calibration procedure and measuring monopole antenna characteristics, measurement of  Due to the ground plane of each monopole constructed not be continuous (as radial were used) and the radial be finite in length, was found not to occur in symmetrical radiation pattern as expected for a monopole with infinite ground plane (or almost infinite) and solid that behaves as an isotropic radiation source as shown in Figure 5. Thus, it was verified through measurements of power around each monopole in operation, the regions with maximum power emitted radiation for each monopole.

D. The Far-field
The measures of this study were conducted in the region of the distant fields of monopole antennas determined from the following conditions [8]:

E. Antenna Measurement-Dipole Double Arch
The antenna measurement used in the experiments with reverberation chamber and in interior of the  The simulated gain for this antenna, taking as reference isotropic antenna, was 1.849 dB and directivity stayed in 1.834 dBi in both operating frequency.These values approximate value of ideal isotropic antenna that is zero dB for gain and directivity.These values reinforce the characteristics of isotropy of the dipole double arch antenna [9].

F. Experiment Inside the Reverberation Chamber
The goal of this step was to verify the amplification of electromagnetic field generated by monopole antennas in a resonant cavity with dimensions smaller than the dimensions of a car for later comparison.
A reverberation chamber (CR) is a resonant cavity electrically large and highly conductive (IEC 61000-4-21) that functions as an RF amplifier.It is constructed with an armored jacket inside which elements are usually positioned agitators modes.Ideally the field taken at any point inside this cavity is the sum of different standing waves existing due to multiple reflections [10].
The reverberation chamber used for the experiment with the type monopole antennas was developed by Erik Farias [6].The walls were made using the same aluminum plate number 18 each measuring 2x1 m 2 as shown in Figure 9.There is a region within the reverberation chamber in which the electromagnetic field is uniform in any polarization.To achieve that the field is relatively uniform medium chamber should have a sufficient number of resonant modes constantly displaced, which is achieved by varying the boundary conditions within the cavity.These conditions are achieved by changing the characteristics of the shaker modes, hence the importance of this element [11].
The experimental chamber was performed in two stages: the first stage with two monopole antennas inserted in the area useful test in the presence of agitators and so the second stage without the agitators.When using a mobile agitator modes, each variation of its position occurs a change in the boundary conditions and consequently the resonant modes are also changed, degeneracy of modes reducing and increasing the uniformity of the field within the chamber.
The antenna used in the measurement chamber has a dipole double arch.We used a signal generator model 5M300 Rohde & Schwarz and a spectrum analyzer Agilent N1996A-CSA.In Figure 10 are some photos of the measurements inside the chamber of reverberation.The antennas were at the height of 45cm into the chamber.

G. Experiment inside the Vehicles
At this stage we performed the mapping of Electromagnetic field inside the car.Were performed measurements of voltage and power of signals from the monopole antennas using as the antenna measurement dipole double arch.
The monopole antennas were positioned to simulate the height of the mobile device in use by an adult human being inside two vehicles -a compact car Fiat brand, model Uno Mille Fire Flex 2006 and a sedan Fiat brand, model Siena Fire 2010.The antennas were placed as follows way: an antenna on the front passenger seat and the other three in the rear seat, as can be seen in Figure 11.
The experiment was conducted with the dipole double arch in five positions: the driver's seat, in the passenger seat front, in the back seat in the three seats held by passengers.For each position of the dipole, measurements were made considering sixteen combinations of monopole antennas connected (in use) or not [12].Measurements were performed for two steps in each configuration of antennas, with all windows closed and then with all the windows open.Thus, in total, 480 measurements were made of voltage and power in various situations inside the two cars.This methodology was adopted in order to obtain a greater number of measurement points for the mapping of the electromagnetic field inside the cars, which is observed the influence of the metal structure and constitution of objects absorbers in the fields.
Pictures within the experimental procedure of driving using the dipole are shown in Figure 12.To calculate the level of electric field inside the cars and reverberation chamber was used Expression (2) [13], where loss of the cable was considered 2.54 dB for measurements in cars and 1.27 dB for measurements in the chamber. ( Where: E= electric field incident receiving antenna, V antenna = Voltage at the terminals of the receiving antenna, AF = antenna factor of the receiving antenna, P cable = ohmic loss in the cable (dB).
The field values were obtained in dBµV/m for convert them to V/m was used the following expression [13]: (3) In these experiments we found some difficulties and limitations.The first concern was using RF sources that operate with fixed power, since in normal operating conditions is practically impossible to measure the intensity of the electric field produced the mobile device since it is variable and depends on the transmission power.So were made monopole antennas ¼λ to operate similarly to mobile device, but with fixed power.
The limitation of low power supplied by the generator signals used for feeding RF sources was a gain offset calculated for the results experimental data.
Further measurements were performed with commercial devices inside the compact car, like a smartphone and a tablet, together with the monopole antennas.These experiments allowed only an analysis of the power levels measured for some situations, but it was not possible to calculate the field inside the car from the monopoles together with these commercial devices because we did not have the specs of the latter.
Given the limitations on the available devices measurement as to perform the temporal average of electrical parameters were used along with a spectrum analyzer, antennas available on that LEMA making possible measurements in the frequency range of signals issued by the RF sources and thus could be calculated the electromagnetic variables as the restrictions of ANATEL.
Some precautions that should be taken to performing these experiments are: use maximum values authorized the transmission parameters of the RF sources, perform measurements with equipment properly calibrated and measurements of electromagnetic fields should be made in absence of potentially exposed persons [4].
IV. RESULTS Analysis of the reference field variation with respect to an almost closed environment (car).A chamber reverberation enables the measurement of total radiated power sources by providing uniform energy density entire workload.With modest energy sources chamber reaches high field values.Such requirements are achieved when there is a significant number of modes resonance excited within the chamber.
The Field Uniform Zone (ZCU), region or volume inside the chamber reverberation that comply with the limits set by the standard relating to aspects of calibration, which is used in the experiment has dimensions 55 x 60 x 65 cm 3 .Due to limitation of these reduced dimensions of the chamber in relation to the dimensions of an automobile, restricted to the number of monopole antennas within the closed environment for two antennas because with four antennas together, these would behave like a kind of arrangement, forming constructive and destructive combinations of field, becoming the region further than the environment inside the vehicles.
A signal generator Rohde & Schwarz was used to feed the monopole antenna with a power of 1 mW.Then, the power values measured gain was increased so that the input power of each antenna reaches 500 mW due to the low level signal provided by the signal generator and coupled to cable attenuation (dB 1.27).
Measurements were made with and without the agitator modes.In tables 2 and 3 are shown the values of power and the electromagnetic field to the measurements performed in the reverberation chamber.

TABLE 2. VALUES OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC CONFIGURATIONS FOR FOUR MONOPOLE ANTENNAS WITHIN A REVERBERATION CHAMBER IN THE PRESENCE OF AGITATOR MODES. TABLE 3. VALUES OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC CONFIGURATIONS FOR FOUR MONOPOLE ANTENNAS WITHIN A REVERBERATION CHAMBER IN THE PRESENCE OF AGITATOR MODES.
In figure 13 is shown the graph that compares the values obtained for the electric field inside the chamber reverberation with and without agitator modes.ZCU in a multimode resonant structure of the average value of the magnetic field uniform in all polarizations, yet the reverberation chamber enables the measurement of total power radiated by sources and not the electric field at a specific distance.On experiment in question, we measured the levels of power total irradiated for various configurations of monopole antennas in order to calculate the electric field at a single point so the closeness of values for situations with and without presence of the agitator modes.
However, these field values were higher with the presence of the agitator modes within the chamber in two configurations of the antennas (with only one active antenna each time) and other settings fields were greater without presence of the agitator, with a considerable difference mainly in the setup that has two active antennas within the chamber constituting an antenna array to which modifies the field distribution.

P (dBm) P (W) E (V/m)
This result is due to the fact that the spreader modes standardize the field and at the moment of measurement without agitator modes, the field value obtained in a point be less than or greater than the value of the uniform field provided by the presence of the agitator.
In step mapping the distribution of the electromagnetic field inside the car, measurements were made of voltage and power values and calculated electric field signals coming from the monopole antennas.
In sedan car 96 measurements were performed for various configurations of the antennas in two situations: with the windows open and closed.In the compact car, the results of the experimental procedure were arranged for two steps measurements performed in two horizontal planes: a height of 1.12 m above the ground simulating the height of a child or smaller adult (plane 1) and 1.26 m soil simulating the height of an adult (plane 2), totaling 384 measurements.
Table 4 shows the numbers assigned to the various status settings of the antennas inside the car during measurements [12].Table 6 shows measurements performed with commercial devices inside the compact car, like a smartphone and a tablet, together with the monopole antennas.The measurement antenna was used the dipole dual arch in position in the driver's seat; to results obtained power values for each setup measurement was considered the potency of each monopole 500mW, the external source used was antenna log-periodic R & S at a frequency of 2.1 GHz

Fig. 1 .
Fig. 1.Almost closed environment under study: (a) compact car and (b) sedan car

Fig. 3 -
losses in cables used in monopole antennas and reception, measurement the impedance of the receiving antenna and measures the power inside the cars and the reverberation chamber were used: a signal generator Rohde & Schwarz model 5M300 coupled via coaxial cable (RG58 C / U of 1.45 m) the base of each monopole antenna type SMA connector by a Analyzer Model Agilent E5062A loop coupled via coaxial cable (cable HFU2) to the receiving antenna-dipole double arc and a spectrum analyzer Agilent N1996A CSA-that was also connected to the receive antenna.(a) (b) Fig.2-(a) Project monopole antenna for the frequency range from 1.8 to 2.1 GHz with simulated software CST, (b) Photos of the monopole antennas built-in LEMA Laboratory of Applied Electromagnetics and Microwave-DEE / LEMA / UFCG.(a) Diagram horizontal 2D of radiation monopole antenna simulated in the software CST, (b) radiation pattern measured for antenna 1, (c) for antenna 2, (d) for antenna 3 and (e) for antenna 4.

Fig. 4 -
Fig. 4-Diagrams 3D of radiation monopole antenna simulated in the software CST.

Fig. 5 -
Fig. 5-(a) Monopole antenna with ground plane almost infinite, (b) Diagrams 3D and 2D of radiation monopole antenna simulated in the software CST for (a): ground plane almost infinite.
Fig.6-(a) Scattering parameter S11 of the four monopole antennas, (b) Scattering parameter S21 of the four monopole antennas.
from the antenna to the far field [m]; D= dimension of the antenna elements [m]; λ = wavelength in the operating frequency [m]; Substituting λ =0.143 and D = λ /4 = 0.036m (at 2.1GHz) comes to air = 22.4 cm.
automobiles was the dipole double arc, with input impedance Z= (53.8 + j46.3) and antenna factor of 44.2 dB produced by Edvaldo Silva Pires in his Masters in UFCG.This antenna is designed to radiate uniformly two polarizations in the three perpendicular planes.The format and dimensions for the geometry of the dipole double arc are shown in Figure 7 [9].

Figure 2 -Fig. 8 -
Figure 2 -Dipole Double arch built in LEMA/DEE/UFCG and its dimensions in wavelength.With this configuration the antenna radiates and receives energy in two linear polarizations in all three axes.Each arm antenna has ¼ the wavelength.This antenna was built to radiate at a frequency of 2.45 GHz[9].

Fig. 12 -
Fig. 12-Perspectives outside and inside the cars and positioning monopole antennas created in Rhinoceros software.

Figure 12 -
Figure 12 -Experiment inside the car with antennas arranged to 1.12 m soil: (1) monopole antenna in the front seat occupied by the passenger, (2) monopole antennas in the back seat for all three passenger seats, (3) dipole antenna in the passenger seat and (4) dipole antenna in the back seat in a passenger position.

Fig. 13 -
Fig. 13-Comparison of the calculated electric field values for measurements inside the reverberation chamber with and without agitator modes.

TABLE 4 .
NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THE VARIOUS SETTINGS STATUS OF ANTENNAS INSIDE THE CAR In Figures 14 and 15 are shown comparisons between values obtained with measurements using log-periodic antenna inside the compact car and the free space [12], measurements using the dipole double arch in the driver's seat of the compact car for plans 1 and 2 and the limit value for human exposure to electric fields established by Resolution No. 303 of Anatel of July 2, 2002.

Fig. 14 -
Fig. 14-Comparison between the values of the electric field to sixteen configurations of monopole antennas (placed in the plane 1) in four situations and limit established by Resolution No. 303 of Anatel.

Fig. 15 -
Fig. 15-Comparison between the values of the electric field to sixteen configurations of monopole antennas (placed in the plane 2) in four situations and limit established by Resolution No. 303 of Anatel.

Fig. 16 -
Fig. 16-Comparison between the values of the electric field to sixteen configurations of monopole antennas (placed in the plane 1) using the dipole double arch in the driver's seat of the compact car and of the sedan and limit established by Resolution No. 303 of Anatel.

Fig. 19 -
Fig. 19-Comparison between the values of the electric field to eight configurations of monopole antennas (placed in the plane 1) using the dipole double arch in the rear passenger seat (position of the monopole 3) of the compact car and of the sedan and limit established by Resolution No. 303 of Anatel.

Fig. 20 -
Fig. 20-Comparison between the values of the electric field to eight configurations of monopole antennas (placed in the plane 1) using the dipole double arch in the rear passenger seat (position of the monopole 4) of the compact car and of the sedan and limit established by Resolution No. 303 of Anatel.

TABLE 1 .
LIMITS FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ELECTRIC, MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS IN THE RADIO FREQUENCY BETWEEN 2 GHz AND 300 GHz (UNPERTURBED EFFECTIVE VALUES)

/M) Magnetic Field H (A/M) Equivalent Plane-Wave Power Density S (W/m2) 2 GHz to 300 GHz
Journal of Microwaves, Optoelectronics and Electromagnetic Applications, Vol.12, No. 2, December 2013 Brazilian Microwave and Optoelectronics Society-SBMO received 21 Oct 2012; for review 7 Dec 2012; accepted 3 July 2013 Brazilian Society of Electromagnetism-SBMag © 2013 SBMO/SBMag ISSN 2179-1074 474 Table 5shows the numbers assigned to the various status settings of the antennas inside the car for figures 17, 18, 19 e 20.

TABLE 5 .
NUMBER ASSIGNED TO FOR CONFIGURATION OF THREE ANTENNAS INSIDE THE CAR In all cases studied field values remained well below the threshold electric field established by Resolution No. 303 of Anatel.

TABLE 6 -
MEASUREMENTS IN COMPACT CAR WITH COMERCIAL DEVICES AND MONOPOLES