The National Radio Research Agency is promoting a project worth 1.2 billion won to build electromagnetic wave human exposure assessment equipment to evaluate the human impact of electromagnetic waves from future radio technologies such as 6G and autonomous driving radar.

According to data released by the National Radio Research Agency on the 16th, under the project name of 'Establishment of Electromagnetic Wave Human Exposure Dose Evaluation Equipment', they plan to introduce electromagnetic wave measuring equipment for a total of 1.2 billion won in equipment establishment and rental costs over a period of 4 years from July to June 2028.

The main contents include the introduction of electromagnetic wave measuring equipment reflecting technologies and frequency bands such as 6G, autonomous driving radar and object/human body detection sensors, WiFi 6E/7, and WPT, as well as measuring equipment for research on absorption power density (APD, 6–24 GHz band) evaluation methods, portable 5G electromagnetic wave measuring equipment for improving the 5G radio station system, and measuring equipment for evaluating the performance of electromagnetic wave shielding/absorbing products.

The Radio Research Institute is working to alleviate public anxiety about electromagnetic waves related to new technologies and products and to establish an electromagnetic wave safety management system for next-generation convergence wireless technologies such as 6G and autonomous driving.I was expecting fruit.

The details of the equipment to be built include: △Wireless power transmission device human exposure measurement equipment △Electromagnetic wave absorption power density measurement equipment △Permittivity measurement equipment △Portable wideband electromagnetic wave intensity measurement equipment △Shielding/absorber performance measurement equipment △Portable 5G mobile communication electromagnetic wave intensity measurement equipment △6G band signal analyzer △6G band signal generator, etc.

Compared to the 5G electromagnetic wave human exposure assessment equipment from 2019, the changes include the ability to measure the SAR of wireless technology bands such as WPT and WiFi6E/7 in the SAR measurement field, and the ability to measure the absorbed power density (APD), a new evaluation index for human exposure to electromagnetic waves.

In addition, in the field of electromagnetic wave intensity measurement, it is expected that the introduction of new equipment will make it possible to measure electromagnetic wave intensity in frequency bands such as 6G, human/object detection sensors, and autonomous driving radar, as well as in the actual operating environment of 5G wireless stations.

The National Radio Research Agency mentioned a plan to utilize domestically produced electromagnetic wave measuring equipment and is expected to introduce domestically produced equipment for electromagnetic wave shielding and absorption measuring equipment to secure national competitiveness in the electromagnetic wave measuring equipment field. Currently, most electromagnetic wave measuring equipment and core technologies are imported from overseas companies such as Germany and the United States, and it is interpreted that the introduction of domestic equipment is being promoted to promote the growth of domestic companies and support the foundation for internalization.

In addition, the National Radio Research Agency measured the electromagnetic wave blocking effect of 57 products selected over the past five years and found that none of the products showed the blocking effect as advertised. Accordingly, it is necessary to continuously verify products that advertise electromagnetic wave blocking effects to meet the increasing demand for information and communication devices in the future.

We plan to verify the electromagnetic wave blocking performance of daily necessities such as clothing and blankets that are advertised as capable of blocking or absorbing electromagnetic waves using domestic equipment, and to continuously monitor false and exaggerated advertisements regarding the blocking effect.