Evaluación de la exposición a campos de radiofrecuencia Wi-Fi en ambientes interiores y exteriores en el campus de la Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú, utilizando un exposímetro personal

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https://doi.org/10.31381/perfilesingenieria.v20i21.6726

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campo electromagnético, radiación no ionizante, campo de radiofrecuencia, exposímetro, microambiente

Abstract

El objetivo de este estudio fue realizar una evaluación de los campos de radiofrecuencia Wi-Fi en el campus de la Universidad Ricardo Palma en el distrito de Surco, Lima, Perú, utilizando exposímetros personales. Para llevarlo a cabo primero se realizó una revisión de la literatura, luego se definió la ubicación de los ambientes. En total se seleccionaron 96 ambientes exteriores y 10 interiores. Posteriormente, se probó el exposímetro incluyendo el software propietario para el procesamiento de datos. La contribución máxima de Wi-Fi 2G y Wi-Fi 5G para ambientes exteriores por bandas de frecuencia principales a la exposición promedio fueron 1.83 x 10-6 y 3.39 x 10-5 W/m2 respectivamente y la contribución máxima de Wi-Fi 2G y Wi-Fi 5G para ambientes interiores por bandas de frecuencia principales a la exposición promedio fueron 1.33 x 10-6 y 2.96 x 10-6 W/m2 respectivamente. Con base en los límites ICNIRP 1998, también se obtuvieron los cocientes de exposición, la contribución máxima de Wi-Fi 2G y Wi-Fi 5G para entornos exteriores por bandas de frecuencia principales a la exposición promedio fueron 1.83 x 10-5 y 3.39 x 10-4 % respectivamente y la contribución máxima de Wi-Fi 2G y Wi-Fi 5G para entornos interiores por bandas de frecuencia principales a la exposición promedio fueron 1.33 x 10-5 y 2.96 x 10-5 W/m2 respectivamente. En conclusión, todas las mediciones realizadas estuvieron muy por debajo de los límites internacionales, para entornos exteriores e interiores el mayor contribuyente a la exposición total fueron los servicios de radiodifusión, el segundo más grande fueron las estaciones base de telefonía móvil, para entornos exteriores el tercero más grande fue Wi-Fi 5G y la exposición de los teléfonos móviles fue muy inferior a la de las estaciones base de telefonía móvil y para entornos interiores el tercero más grande fueron los teléfonos móviles y el último fue Wi-Fi.

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Author Biographies

Víctor Manuel Cruz Ornetta, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú.

Senior Lecturer at Ricardo Palma University and the National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru, PhD in Environmental Sciences. Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Ricardo Palma University, Lima, Peru and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru.

Jorge Paúl Ubillús Gonzales, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú.

Professional Academic of Electronics at Ricardo Palma University. He has been a member of the Professional School of Electronics, head of the Digital Systems Laboratory, head of the Office of Goods and Services of the Faculty of Engineering, director of the Professional Academic School of Electronics and director of the Central Office of Information Technology and Computing at Ricardo Palma University.

Julio César González Prado, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú.

Electronic Engineer from the National University of Engineering, Master in Electronic Sciences with a mention in Control and Automation from the National University of Callao. Master in Higher Education from the Ricardo Palma University. Completed doctoral studies in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Callao. Lecturer at the Ricardo Palma University in the Electronic Engineering and Mechatronic Engineering programs. Areas of interest: digital systems and microelectronics.

Milton Marcelo Peña Calero, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú.

7th cycle student of the Electronic Engineering degree at Ricardo Palma University.

Manuel Enrique Isaías Pardo Rendon, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú.

6th cycle student of the Electronic Engineering degree at Ricardo Palma University.

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2024-06-30

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Cruz Ornetta, V. M. ., Ubillús Gonzales, J. P., González Prado, J. C., Peña Calero, M. M., & Pardo Rendon, M. E. I. . (2024). Evaluación de la exposición a campos de radiofrecuencia Wi-Fi en ambientes interiores y exteriores en el campus de la Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima, Perú, utilizando un exposímetro personal. Engineering Profiles, 20(21), 111–135. https://doi.org/10.31381/perfilesingenieria.v20i21.6726

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Vol. 20 No. 21 (2024): Perfiles de Ingeniería (january-jun) 2024

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