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Compliance Verification Methods for Vehicle Occupant Magnetic Field Protection
Technical Paper
2021-01-0155
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Event:
SAE WCX Digital Summit
Language:
English
Abstract
Hybrid and electric vehicles utilize high power electric motors to propel the vehicle requiring a significant level of electric current to travel between various modules such as energy storage devices, power inverter modules, energy charging modules, and the motors themselves. This electric current creates magnetic fields around the devices themselves and wiring that delivers this current between devices within the vehicle. These devices and wiring exist throughout the vehicle and can even exist near vehicle occupants, which has prompted investigations looking into the biological effect these fields can have on the human body. The findings from these investigations have been published by organizations such as the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), and some nations have passed laws regulating the magnetic and electric field exposure to vehicle occupants. Methods for measuring, simulating, and predicting the location of these fields will be discussed which include magnetic field measurement, biological modeling, and shielding methods.