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The effects of inverter magnetic fields on early seed germination of mung beans.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18521844     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The biological effects of extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF MFs) on living organisms have been explored in many studies. Most of them demonstrate the biological effects caused by 50/60 Hz magnetic fields or pulsed magnetic fields. However, as the development of power electronics flourishes, the magnetic fields induced are usually in other different waveforms. This study aims to assess the effects of magnetic fields generated by inverter systems on the early growth of plants using mung beans as an example. In the experiment, an inverter which can produce sinusoidal pulsed width modulation (SPWM) voltages was used to drive 3 specially made circular coils and an AC motor. Six SPWM voltages with different fundamental frequencies (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 Hz) set on the inverter drive the circuit to produce the specific kinds of MFs. The results indicate that the magnetic field induced by a 20 or 60 Hz SPWM voltage has an enhancing effect on the early growth of mung beans, but the magnetic fields induced by SPWM voltages of other frequencies (30, 40, and 50 Hz) have an inhibitory effect, especially at 50 Hz.
Authors:
Hsin-Hsiung Huang; Show-Ran Wang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Bioelectromagnetics     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1521-186X     ISO Abbreviation:  Bioelectromagnetics     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-26     Completed Date:  2009-02-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8008281     Medline TA:  Bioelectromagnetics     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  649-57     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC. hhhuangd@yahoo.com.tw
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Electricity
Electromagnetic Fields
Fabaceae / growth & development*,  radiation effects*
Germination / physiology*,  radiation effects*
Radiation Dosage
Seeds / growth & development*,  radiation effects*

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