Level of attenuation achieved with the
| 8,000 to 40,000 µW/m2 (depending on meter) |
Radiation emitted with each pulse (measured at 1 metre) |
| 20 to 60 seconds | Time interval between each pulse (measured) |
| 50 or better | Attenuation factor achieved with the Smart Meter SafeGuard (measured) |
| -60dBm minimum
-52dBm minimum |
Attenuation with the Smart Meter SafeGuard at 1GHz (from calculations) Attenuation with the Smart Meter SafeGuard at 2.5GHz (from calculations) |
If your smart meter generally emits 9,000 μW/m2 (1 metre from the meter) with each pulse, the Smart Meter SafeGuard will give you about 180 μW/m2 (1 m from the meter).
In other words, the Smart Meter SafeGuard blocks 98% (or more) of the radiation emitted.
Since radiation is reduced* as you get farther from the source (the meter):
- WITHOUT Smart Meter SafeGuard, you have to be 30 metres away for the level of exposure to be below 10 μW/m2 (as recommended by the Institute of Building Biology.**)
- WITH Smart Meter SafeGuard, the distance required to reduce the level of radiation exposure to the level recommended by the Institute of Building Biology is only 3 metres.
* Please see the “Radiation Intensity as a Function of Distance” charts «Intensité de la radiation en fonction de la distance».
| Maximum exposure standards (μW/m2) | |||
| Canada | Italy | Luxembourg | Salzburg (Austria) |
| 6 000 000 | 100 000 | 24 000 | 1 000 |