Measurements of Power Frequency Magnetic Fields Away from Power Lines

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 901-911

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Author keywords

Ambient Fields; Calibration; Instrumentation; Measurement Strategy; Power Frequency Magnetic Field Measurements; Residential and Industrial Magnetic Fields

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

POWER LINES; RESIDENTIAL FIELDS;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 0026140131     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: 19374208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/61.131150     Document Type: Article

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