Hybrid in addition to electrical cars may survive cancer-causing equally they emit extremely depression frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields (EMF). Recent studies of the EMF emitted past times these automobiles have got claimed either that they pose a cancer conduct a opportunity for the vehicles' occupants or that they are safe.
Unfortunately, much of the question conducted on this number has been industry-funded past times companies amongst vested interests on 1 side of the number or the other which makes it hard to know which studies are trustworthy.
Meanwhile, numerous peer-reviewed laboratory studies conducted over several decades have found biologic effects from express exposures to ELF EMF. These studies suggest that the EMF guidelines established past times the self-appointed, International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) are inadequate to protect our health. Based upon the research, to a greater extent than than 230 EMF experts have got signed the International EMF Scientist Appeal which calls on the World Health Organization to found stronger guidelines for ELF in addition to radio frequency EMF. Thus, fifty-fifty if EMF measurements comply amongst the ICNIRP guidelines, occupants of hybrid in addition to electrical cars may nonetheless survive at increased conduct a opportunity for cancer in addition to other wellness problems.
Given that magnetic fields have got been considered "possibly carcinogenic" inwards humans past times the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization since 2001, the precautionary regulation dictates that nosotros should blueprint consumer products to minimize consumers’ exposure to ELF EMF. This especially applies to hybrid in addition to electrical automobiles equally drivers in addition to passengers pass considerable amounts of fourth dimension inwards these vehicles, in addition to wellness risks increment amongst the duration of exposure.
Given that magnetic fields have got been considered "possibly carcinogenic" inwards humans past times the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization since 2001, the precautionary regulation dictates that nosotros should blueprint consumer products to minimize consumers’ exposure to ELF EMF. This especially applies to hybrid in addition to electrical automobiles equally drivers in addition to passengers pass considerable amounts of fourth dimension inwards these vehicles, in addition to wellness risks increment amongst the duration of exposure.
In January, 2014, SINTEF, the largest independent question arrangement inwards Scandinavia, proposed manufacturing blueprint guidelines that could cut back the magnetic fields inwards electrical vehicles (see below). All automobile manufacturers should follow these guidelines to ensure their customers' safety.
The world should need that governments adequately fund high-quality question on the wellness effects of electromagnetic radiations that is independent of manufacture to eliminate whatsoever potential conflicts of interest. In the U.S., a major national question in addition to instruction initiatory could survive funded amongst equally footling equally a five cents a calendar month fee on mobile telephone subscribers.
Following are summaries in addition to links to recent studies in addition to word articles on this topic.
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Radiofrequencies inwards cars: H5N1 world wellness threat
According to Theodore P. Metsis, Ph.D., an electrical, mechanical, in addition to environmental engineer from Athens, Greece, modern conventional gas- in addition to diesel-powered automobiles contain many EMF-emitting devices.
"EMFs inwards a machine inwards motility amongst brakes applied + ABS activation may good top 100 mG. Adding RF radiations from blueish tooth, Wi Fi, the jail στοιχείο phones of the passengers, the 4G antennas set out all along the major roads addition the radars of cars already equipped with, located behind, left or correct of a vehicle, the total EMF in addition to EMR fields volition top whatsoever limits humans tin tolerate over a long menstruum of time."
http://www.radiationdangers.com/automotive-radiation/automotive-radiation/
PDF of Dr. Metsis' graphics (2 pages): http://bit.ly/RFcarsMetsis
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Electric cars in addition to EMI amongst cardiac implantable electronic devices:
A cross-sectional evaluation
Lennerz C, O'Connor M, Horlbeck L, Michel J, Weigand S, Grebmer C, Blazek P, Brkic A, Semmler V, Haller B, Reents T, Hessling G, Deisenhofer I, Whittaker P, Lienkamp M, Kolb C. Letter: Electric cars in addition to electromagnetic interference amongst cardiac implantable electronic devices: H5N1 cross-sectional evaluation. Annals of Internal Medicine. Apr 24, 2018.
No Abstract
Excerpts
Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) are considered criterion help for bradycardia, tachycardia, in addition to pump failure. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) tin disrupt normal business office … Electric cars stand upwards for a potential source of EMI. However, information are insufficient to create upwards one's heed their security or whether their exercise should survive restricted inwards patients amongst CIEDs.
Objective: To assess whether electrical cars cause EMI in addition to subsequent CIED dysfunction.
Methods in addition to Findings: We approached 150 consecutive patients amongst CIEDs seen inwards our electrophysiology hospital … forty patients declined to participate, in addition to 2 withdrew consent … Participants were assigned to 1 of 4 electrical cars amongst the largest European marketplace share…we excluded hybrid vehicles.
Participants sat inwards the front end topographic point spell cars ran on a roller examine bench … Participants so charged the same machine inwards which they had sat. Finally, investigators drove the cars on world roads.
Field forcefulness was to a greater extent than oftentimes than non highest during charging (30.1 to 116.5 µT) in addition to increased equally the charging electrical current increased. Exposure during charging was at to the lowest degree an guild of magnitude greater than that measured within five cm of the CIED inwards the front end topographic point (2.0 to 3.6 µT). Field forcefulness did non differ betwixt the front end in addition to dorsum seats. Peak plain forcefulness measured exterior the cars ranged betwixt the values measured during charging in addition to those measured within the cars during testing … Field forcefulness measured within the cars during route driving was similar to that measured during examine bench studies.
We found no evidence of EMI amongst CIEDs ...The electrocardiographic recorder did honour EMI, but CIED business office in addition to programming were unaffected.
Our sample was likewise pocket-size to honour rare events ... Nevertheless, other evidence supports a lack of EMI amongst CIEDs. Magnetic fields are generated inwards gasoline-powered vehicles if the vehicles' steel-belted tires are magnetized (3); average fields of some 20 µT were reported inwards the dorsum topographic point of 12 models, in addition to those equally high equally 97 µT were reported unopen to the tires (4). Similar values were reported inwards electrical trains in addition to trams (5). The lack of anecdotal reports of CIED malfunction associated amongst such shipping is consistent amongst our findings.
Electric cars seem security for patients amongst CIEDs, in addition to restrictions exercise non look to survive required. However, nosotros recommend vigilance to monitor for rare events, especially those associated amongst charging in addition to proposed “supercharging” technology.
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Evaluating ELF magnetic fields
in the parent seats of electrical vehicles
Lin J, Lu M, Wu T, Yang L, Wu T. Evaluating extremely depression frequency magnetic fields inwards the parent seats of the electrical vehicles. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2018 Mar 23. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncy048.
Abstract
In the electrical vehicles (EVs), children tin sit down on a security topographic point installed inwards the parent seats. Owing to their smaller physical dimensions, their heads, generally, are closer to the underfloor electrical systems where the magnetic plain (MF) exposure is the greatest. In this study, the magnetic flux density (B) was measured inwards the parent seats of 10 dissimilar EVs, for dissimilar driving sessions. We used the measuring results from dissimilar heights corresponding to the locations of the heads of an adult in addition to an babe to calculate the induced electrical plain (E-field) forcefulness using anatomical human models. The results revealed that measured B fields inwards the parent seats were far below the reference levels past times the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection. Although pocket-size children may survive exposed to higher MF strength, induced E-field strengths were much lower than that of adults due to their particular physical dimensions.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29584925
Excerpts
Small children in addition to infants sitting inwards a security topographic point at the parent component subdivision of the vehicle is a mutual occurrence. Children have got smaller physical dimensions and, thus, their heads are to a greater extent than oftentimes than non much closer to the machine floor, where the MF forcefulness has been reported to survive higher due to tire magnetization in addition to the functioning of the underfloor electrical systems (6, 7). The thing of children beingness potentially dependent area to greater magnetic plain exposure may survive relevant equally leukemia is the most mutual type of childhood cancer (8). In particular, Ahlbom et al. (9) in addition to Greenland et al. (10) indicated that the exposure to 50 in addition to threescore Hz MF exceeding 0.3–0.4 μT may resultant inwards an increased conduct a opportunity for childhood leukemia although a satisfactory causal human relationship has non yet been reliably demonstrated. Also, it was reported that a combination of weak, steady in addition to alternating MF could modify the radical concentration, which had the potential to Pb to biologically meaning changes (11).
... the B plain values measured at location #4 (floor inwards from of parent seat) were the highest, followed past times values from location #3 (rear topographic point cushion), #2 (child’s caput position) in addition to #1 (adult’s caput position) (p < 0.012, α = 0.05/3 = 0.017). There was a meaning difference betwixt the driving scenarios (F(3, 117) = 3.72, p = 0.013). The acceleration in addition to deceleration scenarios generated higher B fields compared amongst the stationary in addition to the forty km/h driving scenarios (p < 0.01, α = 0.05/3 = 0.017) spell no difference was identified betwixt acceleration in addition to deceleration (p = 0.16).
... The results demonstrate that the induced E-field forcefulness was lower for the babe model compared amongst that of the adult inwards price of both the caput in addition to body equally a whole.
The babe was reported to have got higher electrical electrical conductivity (29) but at that topographic point was no database dedicated to the infant. Furthermore, below 1 MHz, the database was hard to survive measured in addition to the dubiety was large (30). Therefore, nosotros would non include the number inwards the study.
Although several SCs (spectral components) on higher frequencies have got been observed (can spread to 1.24 kHz), the spectral analysis revealed that the SCs concentrated on bands below grand Hz. The EVs nether examine used aluminum alloy bicycle rims, which have got depression magnetic permeability. However, the steel wire inwards the reinforcing belts of radial tires alternative upwards magnetic fields from the terrestrial MF. When the tires spin, the magnetized steel wire inwards the reinforcing belts generates ELF MF commonly below 20 Hz, that tin top 2.0 μT at topographic point grade inwards the rider compartment (6). The measuring did non topographic point the ELF MF past times dissimilar sources because the purpose of the study was to investigate the realistic exposure scenario for the occupants. To note, degaussing the tires or using the fiberglass belted tires tin eliminate this resultant in addition to supply the MF results alone introduced past times the functioning of the electrified system.
ICNIRP proposed guidelines to evaluate the compliance of the non-sinusoidal signal exposure(3). The measurements rendered the maximal B plain at the grade of one-tenth to several μT, far below the reference grade of the guidelines (e.g. 200 μT for 20–400 Hz). The similar non-sinusoidal MF signal magnitudes tin only occupation organisation human relationship for 6–10% of the reference levels according to the previous reports(32). However, equally noted inwards the Introduction, ‘… 50 in addition to threescore Hz MF exceeding 0.3–0.4 μT may resultant inwards an increased conduct a opportunity for childhood leukemia’. Therefore, it is necessary to mensurate the MF inwards the EVs to boundary the exposure in addition to for the purpose of epidemiological studies.
In this study, nosotros measured ELF MF inwards the parent seats of 10 types of EVs. The measurements were performed for 4 dissimilar driving scenarios. The measuring results were analyzed to create upwards one's heed the worst-case scenario in addition to those values were used for simulations. We made numerical simulations to compare the induced E-field forcefulness due to the physical difference betwixt children in addition to adults using detailed anatomical models. The results back upwards the contestation that the MF inwards the EVs that nosotros tested was far below the reference levels of the ICNIRP guidelines. Furthermore, our findings present that children would non survive to a greater extent than highly exposed compared to adults when taking into consideration of their physical differences. However, the measuring results indicated that farther studies should survive performed to elucidate the concerns on the incidence of the childhood leukemia for babe in addition to kid occupants.
Evaluation of electromagnetic exposure during 85 kHz wireless powerfulness transfer
for electrical vehicles
SangWook Park. Evaluation of Electromagnetic Exposure During 85 kHz Wireless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. Volume: PP, Issue: 99. Sep 1, 2017. 10.1109/TMAG.2017.2748498
Abstract
The external fields inwards the proximity of electrical vehicle (EV) wireless powerfulness transfer (WPT) systems requiring high powerfulness may top the limits of international security guidelines. This study presents dosimetric results of an 85 kHz WPT scheme for electrical vehicles. H5N1 WPT scheme for charging EVs is designed in addition to dosimetry for the scheme is evaluated for diverse exposure scenarios: a human body inwards front end of the WPT scheme without shielding, amongst shielding, amongst alignment in addition to misalignment betwixt transmitter in addition to receiver, in addition to amongst a metallic element plate on the scheme for vehicle mimic flooring pan. The minimum accessible distances inwards compliance are investigated for diverse transmitting powers. The maximum allowable transmitting powerfulness are also investigated amongst the limits of international security guidelines in addition to the dosimetric results.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/doc--ument/8024022/
Electric in addition to magnetic fields <100 KHz inwards electrical in addition to gasoline-powered vehicles
Tell RA, Kavet R. Electric in addition to magnetic fields <100 KHz inwards electrical in addition to gasoline-powered vehicles. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Dec;172(4):541-546.
Abstract
Measurements were conducted to investigate electrical in addition to magnetic fields (EMFs) from 120 Hz to 10 kHz in addition to 1.2 to 100 kHz inwards ix electrical or hybrid vehicles in addition to 4 gasoline vehicles, all spell beingness driven. The hit of fields inwards the electrical vehicles enclosed the hit observed inwards the gasoline vehicles. Mean magnetic fields ranged from nominally 0.6 to 3.5 µT for electric/hybrids depending on the measuring band compared amongst nominally 0.4 to 0.6 µT for gasoline vehicles. Mean values of electrical fields ranged from nominally 2 to 3 V m-1 for electric/hybrid vehicles depending on the band, compared amongst 0.9 to 3 V m-1 for gasoline vehicles. In all cases, the fields were good within published exposure limits for the full general population. The measurements were performed amongst Narda model EHP-50C/EHP-50D EMF analysers that revealed the presence of spurious signals inwards the EHP-50C unit, which were resolved amongst the EHP-50D model.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26769905--
Passenger exposure to magnetic fields due to the batteries of an electrical vehicle
Pablo Moreno-Torres Concha; Pablo Velez; Marcos Lafoz; Jaime R. Arribas. Passenger Exposure to Magnetic Fields due to the Batteries of an Electric Vehicle. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 65(6):4564-4571. Jun 2016.
Abstract
In electrical vehicles, passengers sit down really unopen to an electrical scheme of meaning power. The high currents achieved inwards these vehicles hateful that the passengers could survive exposed to meaning magnetic fields (MFs). One of the electrical devices nowadays inwards the powerfulness develop are the batteries. In this paper, a methodology to evaluate the MF created past times these batteries is presented. First, the MF generated past times a unmarried battery is analyzed using finite-elements simulations. Results are compared amongst laboratory measurements, which are taken from a existent battery, to validate the model. After this, the MF created past times a consummate battery pack is estimated, in addition to results are discussed.
Conclusion
Passengers within an EV could survive exposed to MFs of considerable forcefulness when compared amongst conventional vehicles or to other daily exposures (at home, inwards the office, inwards the street, etc.). In this paper, the MF created past times the batteries of a particular electrical machine is evaluated from the human wellness dot of sentiment past times way of finite-elements simulations, measurements, in addition to a unproblematic analytical approximation, obtaining an upper saltation for the estimated MF generated past times a given battery pack. These results have got been compared amongst ICNIRP's recommendations concerning exposure limitation to low-frequency MFs, finding that the plain generated past times this particular battery pack should survive below ICNIRP's plain reference levels, in addition to conclusions concerning the influence of the switching frequency have got been drawn. Finally, some give-and-take regarding other plain sources within the vehicle in addition to dissimilar vehicles designs has been presented. Due to the broad diversity of both available EVs in addition to battery stacks configurations, it is recommended that each vehicle model should survive individually assessed regarding MF exposure.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=7297855
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Magnetic plain exposure assessment inwards electrical vehicles
Vassilev H5N1 et al. Magnetic Field Exposure Assessment inwards Electric Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility. 57(1):35-43. February 2015.
Abstract
This article describes a study of magnetic plain exposure inwards electrical vehicles (EVs). The magnetic plain within 8 dissimilar EVs (including battery, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, in addition to fuel jail στοιχείο types) amongst dissimilar motor technologies (brushed straight current, permanent magnet synchronous, in addition to induction) were measured at frequencies upwards to 10 MHz. Three vehicles amongst conventional powertrains were also investigated for comparison. The measuring protocol in addition to the results of the measuring drive are described, in addition to diverse magnetic plain sources are identified. As the measurements present a complex broadband frequency spectrum, an exposure calculation was performed using the ICNIRP “weighted peak” approach. Results for the measured EVs showed that the exposure reached 20% of the ICNIRP 2010 reference levels for full general world exposure close to the battery in addition to inwards the vicinity of the feet during vehicle start-up, but was less than 2% at caput pinnacle for the front end rider position. Maximum exposures of the guild of 10% of the ICNIRP 2010 reference levels were obtained for the cars amongst conventional powertrains.--
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6915707/
Characterization of ELF magnetic fields from diesel, gasoline in addition to hybrid
cars nether controlled conditions
Hareuveny R, Sudan M, Halgamuge MN, Yaffe Y, Tzabari Y, Namir D, Kheifets L. Characterization of Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields from Diesel, Gasoline in addition to Hybrid Cars nether Controlled Conditions. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Jan 30;12(2):1651-1666.
Abstract
This study characterizes extremely depression frequency (ELF) magnetic plain (MF) levels inwards 10 machine models.
Extensive measurements were conducted inwards 3 diesel, 4 gasoline, in addition to 3 hybrid cars, nether similar controlled weather condition in addition to negligible background fields.
Averaged over all 4 seats nether diverse driving scenarios the fields were lowest inwards diesel fuel cars (0.02 μT), higher for gasoline (0.04-0.05 μT) in addition to highest inwards hybrids (0.06-0.09 μT), but all were in-line amongst daily exposures from other sources. Hybrid cars had the highest hateful in addition to 95th percentile MF levels, in addition to an especially large per centum of measurements higher upwards 0.2 μT. These parameters were also higher for moving weather condition compared to standing spell idling or revving at 2500 RPM in addition to higher nonetheless at lxxx km/h compared to forty km/h. Fields inwards non-hybrid cars were higher at the front end seats, spell inwards hybrid cars they were higher at the dorsum seats, specially the dorsum correct topographic point where 16%-69% of measurements were greater than 0.2 μT.
As our results exercise non include depression frequency fields (below thirty Hz) that mightiness survive generated past times tire rotation, nosotros suggest that internet currents flowing through the cars' metallic element chassis may survive a possible source of MF. Larger surveys inwards standardized in addition to well-described settings should survive conducted amongst dissimilar types of vehicles in addition to amongst spectral analysis of fields including lower frequencies due to magnetization of tires.
Excerpts
Previous piece of work suggests that major sources of MF inwards cars include the tires in addition to electrical currents [4,5]. The grade of MF exposure depends on the topographic point within the vehicle (e.g., proximity to the MF sources) in addition to tin vary amongst dissimilar operating conditions, equally changes to engine charge tin create MFs through changes inwards electrical currents. Scientific investigations of the levels of MF inwards cars are sparse: only 1 study evaluated fields only inwards non-hybrid cars [6], 2 studies of hybrid cars have got been carried out [4,7], in addition to few studies have got systematically compared exposures inwards both hybrid in addition to non-hybrid cars [8,9,10,11,12], some based on a really pocket-size number of cars
In hybrid cars, the battery is to a greater extent than oftentimes than non located inwards the parent of the machine in addition to the engine is located inwards the front. Electric electrical current flows betwixt these 2 points through cables that run underneath the rider cabin of the car. This cable is located on the left for right-hand driving cars in addition to on the correct for left-hand driving cars. Although inwards regulation the scheme uses straight electrical current (DC), electrical current from the alternator that is non fully rectified equally good equally changes to the engine load, in addition to so the electrical current level, tin make MFs which are most probable inwards the ELF range. While most non-hybrid cars have got batteries that are located inwards the front, batteries inwards some of them are located inwards the parent of the car, amongst cables running to the front end of the machine for the electrical appliances on the dashboard. In this study, all gasoline in addition to diesel fuel cars had batteries located inwards the front end of the car.
...the percent of fourth dimension higher upwards 0.2 µT was the most sensitive parameter of the exposure. Overall, the diesel fuel cars measured inwards this study had the lowest MF readings (geometric hateful less than 0.02 μT), spell the hybrid cars had the highest MF readings (geometric hateful 0.05 μT). Hybrid cars had also the most unstable results, fifty-fifty later excluding outliers beyond the fifth in addition to 95th percentiles. With regard to topographic point position, later adjusting for the specific machine model, gasoline in addition to diesel fuel cars produced higher average MF readings inwards the front end seats, spell hybrid cars produced the highest MF readings inwards the dorsum correct topographic point (presumably due to the location of the battery). Comparing the dissimilar operating conditions, the highest average fields were found at lxxx km/h, in addition to the differences betwixt operating weather condition were most pronounced inwards the dorsum correct topographic point inwards hybrid cars. Whether during typical metropolis or highway driving, nosotros found lowest average fields for diesel fuel cars in addition to highest fields for hybrid cars.
Previous works suggest that the magnetization of rotating tires is the main source of ELF MFs inwards non-hybrid cars [5,15]. However, the relatively strong fields (on the guild of a few μT within the car) originating from the rotating tires are typically at 5–15 Hz frequencies, which are filtered past times the EMDEX II meters. ....
Overall, the average MF levels measured inwards the cars’ seats were inwards the hit of 0.04–0.09 μT (AM) in addition to 0.02–0.05 μT (GM). These fields are good below the ICNIRP [17] guidelines for maximum full general world exposure (which hit from 200 μT for forty Hz to 100 μT for 800 Hz), but given the complex environments inwards the cars, simultaneous exposure to non-sinusoidal fields at multiple frequencies must survive carefully taken into account. Nevertheless, exposures inwards the cars are inwards the hit of every twenty-four hours exposure from other sources. Moreover, given the brusk amount of fourth dimension that most adults in addition to children pass inwards cars (about thirty minutes per twenty-four hours based on a survey of children inwards State of Israel (unpublished data), the relative contribution of this source to the ELF exposure of the full general world is small. However, these fields are inwards add-on to other exposure sources. Our results mightiness explicate trends seen inwards other daily exposures: slightly higher average fields observed spell travelling (GM = 0.096 μT) relative to inwards bed (GM = 0.052 μT) in addition to dwelling occupation solid non inwards bed (GM = 0.080 μT) [1]. Similarly, the survey of children inwards State of Israel found higher exposure from shipping (GM = 0.092 µT) compared to hateful daily exposures (GM = 0.059 µT). Occupationally, the GM of time-weighted average for motor vehicle drivers is 0.12 μT [18].
Open access paper: http://bit.ly/1u9lUTN
Design guidelines to cut back the magnetic plain inwards electrical vehicles
SINTEF, Jan 6, 2014
Based on the measurements in addition to on extensive simulation piece of work the projection arrived on the next blueprint guidelines to, if necessary, minimize the magnetic plain inwards electrical vehicles.
Cables
- For whatsoever DC cable carrying meaning amount of current, it should survive made inwards the shape of a twisted yoke so that the currents inwards the yoke e'er flow inwards the reverse directions. This volition minimise its EMF emission.
- For three-phase air-conditioning cables, 3 wires should survive twisted in addition to made equally unopen equally possible so equally to minimise its EMF emission.
- All powerfulness cables should survive positioned equally far away equally possible from the rider topographic point area, in addition to their layout should non shape a loop. If cable distance is less than 200mm away from the rider seats, some forms of shielding should survive adopted.
- A lean layer of ferromagnetic shield is recommended equally this is cost-effective solution for the reduction of EMF emission equally good EMI emission.
- Where possible, powerfulness cables should survive set such a way that they are separated from the rider topographic point expanse past times a steel sheet, e.g., nether a steel metallic element chassis, or within a steel trunk.
Motors
- Where possible, the motor should survive installed farther away from the rider topographic point area, in addition to its rotation axis should non dot to the topographic point region.
- If weight permits, the motor housing should survive made of steel, rather than aluminium, equally the erstwhile has a much improve shielding effect.
- If the distance of the motor in addition to rider topographic point expanse is less than 500mm, some forms of shielding should survive employed. For example, a steel plate could survive placed betwixt the motor in addition to the rider topographic point region
- Motor housing should survive electrically good connected to the vehicle metallic element chassis to minimise whatsoever electrical potential.
- Inverter in addition to motor should survive mounted equally unopen equally possible to each other to minimise the cable length betwixt the two.
Batteries
- Since batteries are distributed, the currents inwards the batteries in addition to inwards the interconnectors may go a meaning source for EMF emission, they should survive topographic point equally far away equally possible from the rider topographic point areas. If the distance betwixt the battery in addition to rider topographic point expanse is less than 200mm, steel shields should survive used to split the batteries in addition to the seating area.
- The cables connecting battery cells should non shape a loop, in addition to where possible, the interconnectors for the positive polarity should survive equally unopen equally possible to those of the negative polarity.
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Jeremy Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, May 5, 2014
Magnetic fields inwards electrical cars won't kill you
Jeremy Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, May 5, 2014
Summary
“The study, led past times SINTEF, an independent question arrangement headquartered inwards Trondheim, Norway, measured the electromagnetic radiation—in the lab in addition to during route tests—of 7 dissimilar electric cars, 1 hydrogen-powered car, 2 gasoline-fueled cars in addition to 1 diesel-fueled car. Results from all weather condition showed that the exposure was less than 20 percent of the boundary recommended past times the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP).”
“Measurements taken within the vehicles—using a examine dummy amongst sensors located inwards the head, breast in addition to feet—showed exposure at less than 2 percent of the non-ionizing radiations boundary at head-height. The highest electromagnetic field readings—still less than 20 percent of the limit—were found close the flooring of the electrical cars, unopen to the battery. Sensors picked upwards a outburst of radiations that same level, when the cars were started.”
http://bit.ly/1pUuOxB
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ELF magnetic fields inwards electrical in addition to gasoline-powered vehicles
Tell RA, Sias G, Smith J, Sahl J, Kavet R. ELF magnetic fields inwards electrical in addition to gasoline-powered vehicles. Bioelectromagnetics. 2013 Feb;34(2):156-61. doi: 10.1002/bem.21730.
Abstract
We conducted a airplane pilot study to assess magnetic plain levels inwards electrical compared to gasoline-powered vehicles, in addition to established a methodology that would supply valid information for farther assessments. The sample consisted of fourteen vehicles, all manufactured betwixt Jan 2000 in addition to Apr 2009; 6 were gasoline-powered vehicles in addition to 8 were electrical vehicles of diverse types. Of the 8 models available, 3 were represented past times a gasoline-powered vehicle in addition to at to the lowest degree 1 electrical vehicle, enabling intra-model comparisons. Vehicles were driven over a 16.3 km examine route. Each vehicle was equipped amongst 6 EMDEX Lite broadband meters amongst a 40-1,000 Hz bandwidth programmed to sample every 4 s. Standard statistical testing was based on the fact that the autocorrelation statistic damped rapidly amongst time. For 7 electrical cars, the geometric hateful (GM) of all measurements (N = 18,318) was 0.095 µT amongst a geometric criterion difference (GSD) of 2.66, compared to 0.051 µT (N = 9,301; GSD = 2.11) for 4 gasoline-powered cars (P < 0.0001). Using the information from a previous exposure assessment of residential exposure inwards 8 geographic regions inwards the United States of America equally a footing for comparing (N = 218), the broadband magnetic fields inwards electrical vehicles covered the same hit equally personal exposure levels recorded inwards that study. All fields measured inwards all vehicles were much less than the exposure limits published past times the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) in addition to the Institute of Electrical in addition to Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Future studies should include larger sample sizes representative of a greater cross-section of electric-type vehicles.
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Mythbuster: EMF levels inwards hybrids
Consumer Reports News: August 4, 2010
“Some concern has been raised most the possible wellness effects of electromagnetic plain radiation, known equally EMF, for people who drive inwards hybrid cars. While all electrical devices, from tabular array lamps to re-create machines, emit EMF radiation, the fearfulness is that hybrid cars, amongst their large batteries in addition to powerful electrical motors, tin dependent area occupants to unhealthy doses. The employment is that at that topographic point is no established threshold criterion that says what an unhealthy dose mightiness be, in addition to no concrete, scientific proof that the variety of EMF produced past times electrical motors harms people
“We found the highest EMF levels inwards the Chevrolet Cobalt, a conventional non-hybrid pocket-size sedan.”
[The peak EMF readings at the driver’s feet ranged from 0.5 mG (milligauss) inwards the 2008 Toyota Highlander to thirty mG inwards the Chevrolet Cobalt. The hybrids tested at 2-4 mG. Here are some highlights from the tests. EMF readings were highest inwards the driver’s pes good in addition to second-highest at the waist, much lower higher up, where human organs mightiness survive to a greater extent than susceptible to EMF.
“To teach a feel of scale, though, banking concern annotation that users of personal computers are dependent area to EMF exposure inwards the hit of 2 to 20 mG, electrical blankets five to thirty mG, in addition to a pilus dryer 10 to lxx mG, according to an Australian authorities compilation. In this country, several states boundary EMF emissions from powerfulness lines to 200 mG. However, at that topographic point are no United States of America standards specifically governing EMF inwards cars.”
“In this serial of tests, nosotros found no evidence that hybrids expose drivers to significantly to a greater extent than EMF than exercise conventional cars. Consider this myth, busted.”
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Israel preps world’s commencement hybrid machine radiations scale
Tal Bronfer, the truth most cars, March 1, 2010
Summary
“The Australian Radiation Protection in addition to Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) recommends a boundary of 1,000 mG (milligauss) for a 24 hr exposure period. While other guidelines pose similar limits, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) deemed extended exposure to electromagnetic fields stronger than 2 mG to survive a “possible cause” for cancer. Israel’s Ministry of Health recommends a maximum of 4 mG.”
“Last year, Israeli automotive website Walla! Cars conducted a serial of tests on the previous generation Toyota Prius, Honda Insight in addition to Honda Civic Hybrid, in addition to recorded radiations figures of upwards to 100 mG during acceleration. Measurements also peaked when the batteries were either total (and inwards use) or empty (and beingness charged from the engine), spell normal driving at constant speeds yielded fourteen to thirty mG on the Prius, depending on the expanse of the cabin.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection is expected to reveal the results of the study this week. The study volition grouping hybrids sold inwards State of Israel into 3 dissimilar radiations groups, reports Israel’s Calcalist. It’s expected that the current-gen Prius volition survive deemed ‘safe’, spell the Honda Insight in addition to Civic Hybrid (as good equally the prev-gen Prius) volition survive listed equally emitting ‘excessive’ radiation.”
http://bit.ly/1pUu7Ep
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Fear, but few facts, on hybrid risk
Jim Motavalli, New York Times, Apr 27, 2008
Summary
“... concern is non without merit; agencies including the National Institutes of Health in addition to the National Cancer Institute admit the potential hazards of long-term exposure to a strong electromagnetic field, or E.M.F., in addition to have got done studies on the association of cancer risks amongst living close high-voltage utility lines.
While Americans alive amongst E.M.F.’s all around — produced past times everything from cellphones to electrical blankets — at that topographic point is no broad understanding over what grade of exposure constitutes a wellness hazard, in addition to at that topographic point is no federal criterion that sets allowable exposure levels. Government security tests exercise non mensurate the forcefulness of the fields inwards vehicles — though Honda in addition to Toyota, the dominant hybrid makers, say their internal checks assure that their cars pose no added conduct a opportunity to occupants.”
“A spokesman for Honda, Chris Martin, points to the lack of a federally mandated criterion for E.M.F.’s inwards cars. Despite this, he said, Honda takes the thing seriously. “All our tests had results that were good below the commission’s standard,” Mr. Martin said, referring to the European guidelines. And he cautions most the exercise of hand-held examine equipment. “People have got a valid concern, but they’re measuring radiations using the incorrect devices,” he said.”
“Donald B. Karner, president of Electric Transportation Applications inwards Phoenix, who tested E.M.F. levels inwards battery-electric cars for the Energy Department inwards the 1990s, said it was hard to evaluate readings without knowing how the testing was done. He also said it was a employment to create upwards one's heed a danger grade for low-frequency radiation, inwards component subdivision because dosage is determined non only past times proximity to the source, but past times duration of exposure. “We’re exposed to radio waves from the fourth dimension we’re born, but there’s a full general belief that there’s so footling unloose energy inwards them that they’re non dangerous,” he said.”
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Hybrid & Electrical Cars: Electromagnetic Radiations Risks
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