Survey of electrical utility worker body impedance

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1251-1259

  Bracken, T Dan ^a   Sias, Glenn G ^b   Kim, Charles ^b   Senior, Russell S ^c   Patterson, Robert M ^a  

^a T Bracken Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Southern Carolina Edison ^*  (United States)

^c Temple University ^*

Author keywords

Atmospheric measurements; Bioelectric phenomenona; Contact resistance; Electric shock; Electrodes; Footwear; IEC; IEEE standards; Impedance; Impedance measurement; Occupational health and safety; Particle measurements; Resistance measurement; safety; Voltage measurement

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CONTACT RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY PATHWAY IMPEDANCE;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

EID: 42249112028     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2008.915838     Document Type: Article

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