Statistical Analysis and Modeling of VLF/ELF Noise in Coal Mines for Through-the-Earth Wireless Communications

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• Personal Author:
  Damiano, Nicholas W. ; Sunderman, Carl ; Waynert J ; Yan L
• Description:
  The through-The-earth (TTE) wireless communication system, in which the RF signal can directly penetrate the earth separating a transmitter and receiver, is likely to survive a mine disaster because it requires no cabling between the surface and underground. One of the biggest challenges for TTE communication is that the ambient electromagnetic (EM) noise can be significant and impose a limitation on the reception sensitivity. Both underground and surface RF noise characteristics were obtained and analyzed from experimental data collected at several coal mines. The results show the surface has a higher noise level than underground. Moreover, the parameters obtained in an empirical noise model can be used to predict a TTE system's performance at a specific mine site. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Vehicle Emissions
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Loop Antenna Coal-mining Communication-systems Electromagnetic-wave-transmission Magnetic-fields Magnetic Field Mine Communication Mining-industry Models Noise Noise-frequencies Noise-levels Noise-waves Radiofrequency-radiation Through-The-earth Underground-mining VLF/ELF Noise

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  9781479922888
• ISSN:
  0093-9994
• Publisher:
  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OMSHR - Office of Mine Safety and Health Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045977
• Citation:
  2014 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting: 49th IAS Annual Meeting, October 5-9, 2014, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014 Oct; :2014-MIC-0262
• Contact Point Address:
  L. Yan, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 626 Cochrans Mills Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Email:
  LYan1@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  2014 IEEE Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting: 49th IAS Annual Meeting, October 5-9, 2014, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228120/cdc_228120_DS1.pdf
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