Evaluation of SAR in a human body model due to wireless power transmission in the 10 MHz band

• Published in: Physics in medicine & biology Vol. 57; no. 15; p. 4991
• Main Authors: Laakso, Ilkka, Tsuchida, Shogo, Hirata, Akimasa, Kamimura, Yoshitsugu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 07-08-2012
• Subjects: Absorption; Adult; Humans; Magnetic Fields; Models, Anatomic; Radiation Dosage; Wireless Technology - instrumentation
• ISSN: 1361-6560
• DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/15/4991

This study discusses a computational method for calculating the specific absorption rate (SAR) due to a wireless power transmission system in the 10 MHz frequency band. A two-step quasi-static method comprised of the method of moments and the scalar potential finite-difference method are proposed. The applicability of the quasi-static approximation for localized exposure in this frequency band is discussed by comparing the SAR in a lossy dielectric cylinder computed with a full-wave electromagnetic analysis and the quasi-static approximation. From the computational results, the input impedance of the resonant coils was affected by the existence of the cylinder. On the other hand, the magnetic field distribution in free space and considering the cylinder and an impedance matching circuit were in good agreement; the maximum difference in the amplitude of the magnetic field was 4.8%. For a cylinder-coil distance of 10 mm, the difference between the peak 10 g averaged SAR in the cylinder computed with the full-wave electromagnetic method and our quasi-static method was 7.8%. These results suggest that the quasi-static approach is applicable for conducting the dosimetry of wireless power transmission in the 10 MHz band. With our two-step quasi-static method, the SAR in the anatomically based model was computed for different exposure scenarios. From those computations, the allowable input power satisfying the limit of a peak 10 g averaged SAR of 2.0 W kg(-1) was 830 W in the worst case exposure scenario with a coil positioned at a distance of 30 mm from the chest.