Electromagnetics II: Theory and Applications

 

 

 

University of Rhode Island
School of Engineering

Department of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering
Course: ELE 423 Electromagnetic Fields II
Semester: Fall 2007

Lecture: TBD Room: TBD
Recitation: TBD, Room: TBD
Laboratory: Simulation Laboratory for Electromagnetics and Applications, Room: TBD

 

Instructor: Dr. B. Panoutsopoulos
Office: 
Office Hours: Before and after class
Electronic mail: Basile@ele.uri.edu
Telephone: (401)874-2505  
Facsimile:  

Personal web site: At the course site. 

 

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Catalog Course Description:

 

Prerequisite: 

“Note to students with disabilities:  It is the policy to not discriminate against qualified students with documented disabilities.  If you have a disability-related need for modifications in this course, contact your instructor.

Analytical description of the course:

1st week

 

First meeting

Topics:

Electromagnetic Theory - A prologue
A view on the historical development

A view on the people

A view on the applications

Modeling of a physical system

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Select an Electromagnetic Personality.

Present its biography with emphasis on its contributions to Science in general and Electromagnetics in particular.

Describe the long term effect of its contributions.

 

Take care of the organization of your report. This is a report exercise. Pay attention to your command of English (We agree that the language of communication will be English!)

 

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be reviewed for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

  

References:

Gallery of Electromagnetic Personalities (A Vignette History of Electromagnetics)

Electro Magnetic Library

The Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society

Second meeting

Topics:

Introduction to Field Theory

Scalar Fields

Vector Fields

Vector Algebra

 

Vector Calculus

Gradient of Scalar Field

Divergence of a Vector Field

Rotation of a Vector Field

The Laplacian operator

 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be review it for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Coordinate Systems

Transformation between coordinate systems

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be review it for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

References:

 

2nd week

First meeting

Topics:

The Electromagnetic Model - Maxwell' s Equations 

Maxwell’s Equations for Time Varying Fields - General Form

 

Examples:

Stationary conductor in a time varying field

Moving conductor in a static field

Moving conductor in a time varying field

 

Applications:

The electromagnetic generator

The electromagnetic motor

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be review it for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

References:

Magnet Moving In And Out Of A Coil Of Wire
Magnet Falling Through A Ring With Non-zero Resistance
Magnet Levitating Above A Ring or Disk With Zero Resistance
Magnet Suspended Below A Ring With Zero Resistance
Magnet Falling Through A Ring With Zero Resistance

Second meeting

Topics:

Time harmonic fields (The Sinusoidal Steady State of a Field)

Poynting's theorem - Power Flow

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

The ideal transformer

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be review it for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

Electromagnetic Potentials

Constitutive Properties of a Medium

Boundary Conditions for the Electromagnetic Field Vectors

The Potential and Wave Equations

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

Distributed in class.

Due on the day of the examination.

It will be review it for completeness but not necessarily evaluated, corrected and graded.

References:

 

3rd week

First meeting

Topics:

The Static Electric Field

The Static Electric Field in Free Space

The Static Electric Field in Matter

Electric Potential in the Static Electric Field

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

Faraday's gage

Corona Effect

Electrostatic Precipitators

Electrostatic Separators

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

Point Charge Attracted To Charged Sphere
Point Charge Repelled By A Charged Sphere

Third meeting

Topics:

Capacitance - Elastance

Energy in the Static Electric Field

Forces in the Static Electric Field

Solution of Electrostatic Problems

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

Capacitor capacitance by resistance measurements.

Coaxial line

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

4th week

First meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

Cathode ray tube - electro-static deflection

Capacitor Microphone

The earth as a capacitor

Electrostatic levitation

Atmospheric Fields

Capacitance of Transmission lines

Coaxial line

Vacuum tube diode

Semiconductor diode

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

The Static Electric Current Density Field in Multidimensional Conductors
The Static Current Density Field
Resistance - Conductance
Energy Consideration in the Static Electric Current Density Field
Solution of Static Electric Current Density Problems

Examples:

 

Applications:

Resistance of a bar with saw cuts

Grounding - Grounding resistance

Resistance of a strip line

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

5th week

First meeting

Topics:

The Static Magnetic Field
The Static Magnetic Field in Free Space
The Static Magnetic Field in Matter
Magnetic Potential in the Static Magnetic Field 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

Coaxial line with inner conductor off center

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 Magnetic Dipole Oscillating In A Background Field

6th week

First Meeting

Topics:

Inductance - Reciprocal Inductance - Mutual Inductance
Energy in the Static Magnetic Field
Forces in the Static Magnetic Field
Solution of Magnetostatic Problems

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

Cathode ray tube - magneto-static deflection

Motor: Linear - angular

Generator

Cyclotron

Mass Spectrograph

Magnetic levitation

Hall effect: Hall effect generator

Magnetic brake

Relays

Coaxial line

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

7th week

First meeting topics:

Topics:
Special Techniques in the solution of Electrostatic problems

Analytical

Graphical

Numerical

 

Special Techniques in the solution of Steady Electric Current problems

Analytical

Graphical

Numerical

 

Special Techniques in the solution of Magnetostatic problems

Analytical

Graphical

Numerical

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

8th week

First meeting

Topics:

The Relation Between Field Theory and Circuit Theory

 

Examples:

The series circuit: Comparison of Field and Circuit Theory

The parallel circuit: Comparison of Field and Circuit Theory

Application of the Poynting Theorem into a circuit

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

9th week

First meeting

Topics:

The Relation Between Field Theory and Circuit Theory

 

Examples:

The series circuit: Comparison of Field and Circuit Theory

The parallel circuit: Comparison of Field and Circuit Theory

Application of the Poynting Theorem into a circuit

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

10th week

First meeting

Topics:

Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves

Uniform Plane Waves

Polarization of a Uniform Plane Wave

Velocities of Propagation of a Uniform Plane Wave

Index of refraction of a medium

Examples:

Applications:

Propagation of electromagnetic waves into the sea

Radio link propagation

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

11th week

First meeting

Topics:

Normal Incidence of a Uniform Plane Wave on a Plane Boundary

Oblique Incidence of a Uniform Plane Wave on a Plane Boundary

 

Examples:

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting:

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

12th week

First meeting

Topics:

Transmission Lines

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 Graphical Solution of Transmission Line problems

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

13th week

First meeting

Topics:

Impedance Matching

 

Examples:

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Time domain Analysis of Transmission Lines

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

14th week

First meeting

Topics:

Waveguides and Resonators

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

Smith Chart

 

Edwin H. Armstrong

www.WirelessMike.com

15th week

First meeting

Topics:

Radiation and Antennas

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

Wireless Technologies and Information Networks WTEC Panel -- Check out the smart antenna section.

ATCi Communications -- Check out the multibeam systems.

Multibeam Antenna from CSIRO.

Smart Antennas for Third Generation TDMA from AT&T.

Multi-Sight Unii-Beam Antenna from Anntron.

Improving 2-Way Wireless Network Performance Using Smart Antenna Technology from Wireless Online.

Spotlight from Metawave.

 

Second meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

Magnetic Dipole Radiation From a Dipole That Turns On
Magnetic Dipole Radiation From a Dipole That Turns Off
Magnetic Dipole Radiation From A Sinusoidally Varying Dipole--The Near/Transition Zone
Magnetic Dipole Radiation From A Sinusoidally Varying Dipole--The Transition/Far Zone

Third meeting

Topics:

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

16th week

First meeting

Topics:

Systems based mainly on Electromagnetic principles

1. Satellite Communications

2. Radar 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Second meeting

Topics:

Electromagnetic Theory - An Epilogue
A View on the Applications
From the past to the present and from the present to the future
Evaluation of the course
Evaluation of the instructor

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Third meeting

Topics:

1. Title

2. Review of the field

3. Short description of the process, method, techniques

4. Figures, photographs that describe the process

5. Description of other processes

6. Advantages of the method

7. Disadvantages of the method

8. Conclusions

9. Further work

10. References

 

Prepare an electronic presentation

Prepare hand outs for your audiences

 

Proposed Titles of projects:

Xerography

Electrostatic painting

Mineral separation

Design and construction of an electromagnet

Design and construction of a dipole antenna 

 

 

Examples:

 

Applications:

 

Homework:

 

References:

 

Presentation of Projects:

 

17th week

5th of May

Topic:

Final Examination