Comparative Analysis of the Exposure Assessment to Communication Equipment of High-Power Substation

Monitoring of electromagnetic field (EMF) has been widely demanded, particularly in vicinity of well-known EMF sources, such as high-power substations. Regarding the fact that modern power substations are equipped with different communication equipment for remote control and supervision of its processes, they become an additional, important source of the high-frequency electric field. Thus, this paper considered the high-power 110/x kV outdoor substation “Novi Sad 7”, once more, performing periodic EMF monitoring and presenting newest measurement results of the high-frequency electric field in its vicinity. The latest measurement results are compared with results obtained in previous 2015 measurement campaign. Regarding the acquired measurement results in 2018, as well as in 2015, they are below the Serbian prescribed reference levels, while subsequent EMF exposure is also far below the maximum allowed level.