Human exposure during operation of GMAW‐P welding machines
ISSN: 0332-1649
Article publication date: 6 July 2012
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the exposure of human workers to low and high frequency electromagnetic fields during operation of GMAW‐P welding machines.
Design/methodology/approach
First, a numerical parametric analysis of the current waveform has been performed in Matlab, with reference to the human exposure; then a simulation model of a full welding system has been implemented in Simulink/Matlab. The effect has been numerically quantified accordingly to European Standards EN 50444 and EN 50445.
Findings
Contributions to human exposure of specific parts of the current waveform have been evaluated. A new numerical implementation of a full welding system has been done.
Practical implications
The paper shows that there could possibly be improvement in the design of current waveforms, with respect to a reduced human exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields.
Originality/value
The paper presents a new numerical tool that can be useful since the design phase of a welding system for the evaluation of human exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields.
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Citation
Desideri, D., Maschio, A. and Mattavelli, P. (2012), "Human exposure during operation of GMAW‐P welding machines", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 31 No. 4, pp. 1144-1153. https://doi.org/10.1108/03321641211227393
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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