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Syllabus

UNIT – I

Electrostatic Fields: Coulomb‘s Law

and Field Intensity -

Electric Fields due to Continuous Charge Distributions – Line Charge, Surface Charge, Volume Charge - Electric Flux Density - Gauss Law – Applications of Gauss Law – Point Charge, Infinite Line Charge, Infinite Sheet Charge, Uniformly Charged Sphere - Electric Potential - Relations Between E and V - Illustrative Problems.

UNIT – II

Magnetostatic Fields: Biot-Savart Law - Ampere‘s Circuital Law – Applications of Ampere’s Circuit Law – Infinite Line Current, Infinite Sheet of Current - Magnetic Flux Density, Maxwell‘s Equations for Static EM Fields – Magnetic Scalar and Vector Potential - Illustrative Problems.

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Syllabus

UNIT – III

Maxwell’s Equations (Time Varying Fields): Faraday‘s Law - Transformer and Motional EMFs – Stationary Loop in Time Varying B Field, Moving Loop in Static B Field, Moving Loop in Time Varying Field - Displacement Current

- Maxwell‘s Equations in Different Final Forms, Illustrative Problems.

UNIT – IV

EM Wave Propagation: Waves in General – Wave Propagation in Lossy Dielectrics – Plane Waves in Lossless Dielectrics – Plane Wave in Free Space

– Plane Waves in Good Conductors - Power and the Poynting Vector - Reflection of a Plane wave at Normal Incidence - Reflection of a Plane wave at Oblique – Parallel Polarization, Perpendicular Polarization - Illustrative Problems.

UNIT – V

Transmission Lines: Transmission Line Parameters – Transmission Line Equations – Input Impedance, SWR and Power – The Smith Chart – Applications of Transmission Lines – Transients on transmission Lines – Microstrip Transmission Lines – Illustrative Problems.

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Text Books

  • Matthew N.O. Sadiku, Elements of Electromagnetics, Oxford University Press, 3rd edition, 2008.
  • William H. Hayt Jr. and John A. Buck, Engineering Electromagnetics, Tata McGraw-Hill publications, 7th edition, 2006.

References

  • E.C. Jordan and K.G. Balmain, Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating Systems, PHI, 2nd Edition, 2000
  • John D. Krauss, Electromagnetics, Tata McGraw-Hill publications, 4th edition, 1991.
  • Schaum‘south line series, Electromagnetics, edition, Tata McGraw-Hill publications, 2006.

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Unit-1

Electrostatic Fields

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Contents

  • Coulomb‘s Law and Field Intensity
  • Electric Fields due to Continuous Charge Distributions
    • Line Charge
    • Surface Charge
    • Volume Charge
  • Electric Flux Density - Gauss Law
  • Applications of Gauss Law
    • Point Charge
    • Infinite Line Charge
    • Infinite Sheet Charge
    • Uniformly Charged Sphere
  • Electric Potential
  • Relations Between E and V
  • llustrative Problems.

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Coulomb’s Law

  • Coulomb's law is formulated in 1785 by the French colonel, Charles Augustin de Coulomb.
  • It deals with the force a point charge exerts on another point charge.
  • By a point charge we mean a charge that is located on a body whose dimensions are much
  • Charges are generally measured in coulombs (C).

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  • Coulomb's law states that the force between two point charges Q1 and Q2 is:
    • Along the line joining them
    • Directly proportional to the product Q1 & Q2 of the charges
    • Inversely proportional to the square of the distance R between them.'

Eq-1

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  • Where k is the proportionality constant.
  • Q1 and Q2 are charges in coulombs (C)
  • R is distance between Q1 and Q2 in meters (m)
  • The force F is in newtons (N).

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  • k = 1/4ξ0.
  • The constant ξ0 is known as the permittivity of free space (in farads per meter) and has the value

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  • Eq-1 becomes

EQ-2

  • If point charges Qy and Q2 are located at points having position vectors r1 and r2, then the force F12 on Q2 due to Q1, is given by

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  • The electric field intensity (or electric field strength) E is the force per unit charge when placed in the electric field.

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  • The electric field intensity E is obviously in the direction of the force F and is measured in newtons/coulomb or volts/meter.

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Electric Fields due to Continuous Charge Distributions

  • Line Charge Density – ρL - C/m
  • Surface Charge Density – ρS - C/m2
  • Volume Charge Density – ρV – C/m3

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Contd…

  • Charge Element Associated with different charge distributions are

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  • Electric Field Intensity due to different charges are given by

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Line Charge

  • Consider a line charge with uniform charge density ρL extending from A to B along the z- axis.
  • The charge element dQ associated with element dl = dz of the line is

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  • Total Charge Q is

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To evaluate this, it is convenient that we define α1, α2

and α3

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  • Thus for finite line charge
  • For Infinite Line Charge

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Surface Charge

  • Consider an infinite sheet of charge in the xy-plane with uniform charge density ρs. The charge associated with an elemental area dS is

  • Hence the total charge is
  • Hence E ate Ponit P(0,0,h) is

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Due to the symmetry of the charge distribution, for every element 1, there is a corresponding element 2 whose contribution along aρ cancels that of element 1

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In General

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Volume Charge

  • Let the volume charge distribution with uniform charge density ρv.
  • The charge dQ associated with the elemental volume dv is

  • Total charge in a sphere of radius a is

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  • The electric field dE at P(0, elementary volume charge is

0, z) due to the

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  • This result is obtained for E at P(0, 0, z)

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Electric Flux Density

  • Electric flux Density D is defined by
  • We define electric flux ψ in terms of D as
  • D for surface charge distribution is given by

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  • D for volume charge distribution is given by

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Gauss Law

  • Gauss's law stales that the total electric flux ψ through any closed surface is equal to the total charge enclosed by that surface.

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Which is the first of the four Maxwell's equations to be derived.

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Applications of Gauss Law

  • The procedure for applying Gauss's law to calculate the electric field involves first knowing whether symmetry exists.
  • Once symmetric charge distribution exists, we construct a mathematical closed surface (known as a Gaussian surface).
  • The surface is chosen such that D is normal or tangential to the Gaussian surface.

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  • When D is normal to the surface, D • dS = D dS because D is constant on the surface.
  • When D is tangential to the surface, D • dS = 0.
  • Thus we must choose a surface that has some of the symmetry exhibited by the charge distribution.

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Point Charge

  • Suppose a point charge Q is located at the origin.
  • To determine D at a point P, it is easy to see that choosing a spherical surface containing point P will satisfy symmetric conditions.

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Infinite Line Charge

  • Suppose the infinite line of uniform charge ρL C/m lies along the z-axis.
  • To determine D at a point P, we choose a cylindrical surface containing P to satisfy symmetry condition.
  • D is constant on and normal to the cylindrical Gaussian surface i.e., D = Dρaρ.
  • If we apply Gauss's law to an arbitrary length l of the line

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Infinite Sheet Charge

  • Consider the infinite sheet of uniform charge ρsC/m2 lying on the z = 0 plane.
  • To determine D at point P, we choose a rectangular box that is cut symmetrically by the sheet of charge and has two of its faces parallel to the sheet.
  • As D is normal to the sheet, D = Dzaz, and applying Gauss's law gives

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Uniformly Charged Sphere

  • Consider a sphere of radius a with a uniform charge

ρv C/m3.

  • To determine D everywhere, we construct Gaussian surfaces for eases r a and r a separately.
  • Since the charge has spherical symmetry, it is obvious that a spherical surface is an appropriate Gaussian surface.

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Electric Potential

  • The potential at any point is the potential difference between that point and a chosen point at which the potential is zero.

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  • For N Charge Carriers

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Relations Between E and V

Which is the Second of the four Maxwell's equations to be derived.

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UNIT-II

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  • Electromagnetism – Introduction,
  • Electrostatics, Coulombs inverse square law,
  • Electric field and Electric Potential,
  • Electric flux and Gauss Law
  • Magnetostatics, Magnetic Dipole, Magnetic flux,
  • Magnetic field intensity, Relation between μr and χ,
  • Bohr magneton and current density

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Introduction to Electromagnetism

  • Electromagnetism is a branch of Physics that describes the interactions involving electric charge.

  • This includes the phenomena of Electricity, Magnetism, Electromagnetic induction (Electric generators) and Electromagnetic radiation.

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Electrostatics

  • Electrostatics is the branch of Physics, which deals with the behavior of stationary electric charges.

  • Charges are existing in two different kinds called positive and negative, these charges when in combination add algebraically i.e. the charge is a scalar quantity always quantized in integral multiples of electronic charge.

  • Charge is a fundamental property of the ultimate particles making up matter, the total charge of a closed system cannot change i.e. net charge is conserved in an isolated system

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Basic definitions

Coulomb’s Inverse Square Law

Coulomb’s inverse square law gives the force between the two charges. According to this law, the force (F) between two electrostatic point charges (q1 and q2) is proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance (r) separating the charges.

F q1 q2

(or)

q1

q2

medium

r

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F

1

r 2

r

2

F = K

q1 q2

where K is proportionality constant which depends on the nature of the medium.

This force acts along the line joining the charges. For a dielectric medium of relative permittivity εr ,the value

of K is given by,

=

1 1

4πε 0ε r

K =

4π where ε = permittivityεof the medium.

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Electric field

  • Electric charges affect the space around them.

  • The space around the charge within which its effect is felt or experienced is called Electric field.

  • Electric field Intensity (or) Strength of the Electric field, due to a point charge qa at a given point is defined as the force per unit charge exerted on a test charge qb placed at that point in the field.

0

volt m-1 (or) NC-1

b

Fb

aq

a

4πε ˆra

2

= qa r

E

=

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Electrostatic Potential (V)

  • The Electric potential is defined as the amount of work done in moving unit positive charge from infinity to the given point of the field of the given charge against the electrical force.
  • Unit: volt (or) joule / coulomb

Potential

r

V = E . dx

dx

q

4πε 0 x 2

r

=

q

4πε 0 r

q

4πε

0

=

1

r

1

V =

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Electric lines of force

  • An Electric field may be described in terms of lines of force in much the same way as a magnetic field.

Properties of electric lines of force

  • Every Lines of force originates from a positive charge and terminates on negative charge.
  • Lines of force never intersect.
  • The tangent to Lines of force at any point gives the direction of the electric field E at that point.
  • The number of Lines of force per unit area at right angles to the lines is proportional to the magnitude of E.
  • Each unit positive charge gives rise tolines of force in free space.

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Representation of electric lines of force for Isolated positive and negative charges.

+

q

-q

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Electric flux

  • The Electric flux is defined as the number of lines of force that pass through a surface placed in the electric field.

  • The Electric flux (dφ) through elementary area ds is defined as the product of the area and the component of electric field strength normal to the area.

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E

ds

Flux of the

electric field

dφ =E dscos θ= (E cos θ).ds

= (Component of E along the direction of the normal × area)

The flux over the entire surface = φ =

Unit:

Nm2 C 1

Electric flux expression

The electric flux normal to the

area ds = dφ =

E

ds

dφ

S

= E cosθ . ds

S

.

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ε0

φ = ⎛⎜ 1 ⎞⎟ q

ε

0

E ds

cosθ

φ = ⎛⎜ q ⎞⎟ =

(or)

Gauss theorem (or) Gauss law

  • This Law relates the flux through any closed surface and the net charge enclosed within the surface.

  • The Electric flux (φ ) through a closed surface is equal

times the net charge q enclosed by the

to the 1/ε0

surface.

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Electric flux density (or) Electric displacement vector (D)

  • It is defined as the number of Electric Lines of force passing normally through an unit area of cross section in the field. It is given by,

D =

φ

A

Unit : Coulomb / m2

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Permittivity (μ)

Permittivity is defined as the ratio of electric displacement vector (D) in a dielectric medium to the applied electric field strength (E).

  • Mathematically it is given by,

ε =

D

E

ε = ε 0 ε r

  • ε 0 = permittivity of free space or vacuum
  • ε r = permittivity or dielectric constant of the

medium

Unit: Farad /metre

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Magnetostatics

  • Magnetostatics deals with the behaviour of stationary

Magnetic fields.

  • Oersterd and Ampere proved experimentally that the current carrying conductor produces a magnetic field around it.
  • The origin of Magnetism is linked with current and magnetic quantities are measured in terms of current.

Magnetic dipole

  • Any two opposite magnetic poles separated by a distance d constitute a magnetic dipole.

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Magnetic dipole moment (μm)

  • If m is the magnetic pole strength and l is the length of the magnet, then its dipole moment is given by,

μm = m x l

  • If an Electric current of i amperes flows through a circular wire of one turn having an area of cross section a m2, then the magnetic moment is

μm = i x a

Unit: ampere (metre)2

Magnetic moment

A

μm

i

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Unit Area

A

Magnetic flux (φ)

  • It is defined as the total number of magnetic lines of force passing perpendicular through a given area.

Unit: weber.

  • It can also be defined as the total number of lines of force emanating from North Pole.

Magnetic flux density (or) Magnetic induction (B)

  • It is defined as the number of Magnetic Lines of force passing through an unit area of cross section. And it is given by,

B = Magnetic Flux weber/m2 (or)Tesla

= φ

B = F = Force experienced

m Pole strength

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  • Magnetic field intensity or magnetic field strength at any point in a magnetic field is equal to 1 / μ times the force per pole strength at that point

μ μ

m

i.e. H = 1 × F = B ampereturns / metre

μ = permeability of the medium.

Magnetic field strength (or) Magnetic field intensity (H)

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Magnetization (or) Intensity of Magnetization (M)

  • Intensity of Magnetization measures the magnetization of the magnetized specimen.

  • Intensity of magnetization (M) is defined as the Magnetic moment per unit Volume. It is expressed in ampere/metre.

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Magnetic susceptibility (χ)

  • It is the measure of the ease with which the specimen can be magnetized by the magnetizing force.

  • It is defined as the ratio of magnetization produced in a sample to the magnetic field intensity. i.e. magnetization per unit field intensity

χ = M

H

(no unit)

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Magnetic permeability (μ)

B H

i.e.

μ = μ0 μr

=

  • μ 0 = permeability of free space = 4π × 10 – 7 H m – 1

μ r = relative permeability of the medium

  • It is the measure of degree at which the lines of force can penetrate through the material.

  • It is defined as the ratio of magnetic flux density in the

sample to the applied magnetic field intensity.

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μ0

μ r

=

  • It is the ratio of permeability of the medium to the permeability of free space.

(μNo unit)

Relation between μr and χ

Total flux density (B) in a solid in the presence of magnetic field can be given as B = μ0 (H+M)

μr = 1 +

Then μr can be related to χ as

χ

Relative permeability (μr)

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Bohr Magneton (μB)

.

e h

2m2π

eh

4πm

=

=

  • Bohr Magneton is the Magnetic moment produced by one

unpaired electron in an atom.

It is the fundamental quantum of magnetic moment.

1 Bohr Magneton

1μB = 9.27 x 1024 ampere metre 2

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Current density (J)

  • Current density is defined as the ratio of the current to the surface area whose plane is normal to the direction of charge motion.
  • The current density is given by,

dI ds

J =

  • The net current flowing through the conductor for the entire surface is

I =

J.ds

S

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Conduction Current Density ( J1)

  • The current density due to the conduction electrons in a conductor is known as the conduction current density.

  • By ohms law, the potential difference across a conductor having resistance R and current I is,

V = IR (1)

For a length l and potential difference V,

V=El (2)

where E = electric field intensity.

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J 1 = σ

E

IR = El

Expression for J1

From equations V =

IR and V= El

(3)

l

A

σ

A

ρ

=

1

l

R =

(4)

Using (4) in (3)

I

σA

l = E.l

I

σA

= E (or)

I =σE

A

or

(5)

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Displacement Current Density( J 2 )

In a capacitor, the current is given by,

I

c

= dQ = d( CV ) = C. dV dt dt dt

In a parallel plate capacitor, the capacitance is given by,

C =

(1)

(2)

εA d

Using equation (2) in (1)

(or)

dt

.

IC A

ε dV d dt

=

.

d

εA

dV

IC =

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J2 = Displacement current density =

dE = d (εE)

dt dt

ε d

dt

d

V

= ε

dt

J

= d D

2

The net current density = J = J1 + J2

  • d D

dt

J = σ E

[sinceD = ε E = Electric Displacement vector]

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UNIT 3

EM WAVE CHARACTERISTICS

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Waves in

both space and time.

In this chapter, our major goal is to solve Maxwell's equations and derive EM wave motion in

the following media:

where ω is the angular frequency of the wave. Case 3, for lossy dielectrics, is the most general case and will be considered first. Once this general case is solved, we simply derive other cases (1,2, and 4) from it as special cases by changing the values of σ,ε, and μ. However, before we consider wave motion in those different media, it is appropriate that we study the characteristics of waves in general. This is important for proper understanding of EM waves.

Wave motion occurs when a disturbance at point A, at time t0, is related to what happens at point B, at time t > t0. A wave equation is a partial differential equation of the second order. In one dimension, a scalar wave equation takes the form of

----(1) where u is the wave velocity.

In general, waves are means of transporGtinegneneerrgaylor information. A wave is a function of

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in which the medium is source free (ρv = 0, J = 0). It can be solved by following procedure,

----(2a)

----(2b) or ----(2c)

If we particularly assume harmonic (or sinusoidal) time dependence ejω t, eq. (1) becomes

(3)

Where β= ω /u and Es is the phasor form of E. The solutions to eq. (3) are

----(4a) ----(4b) and

----(4c)

where A and B are real constants.

For the moment, let us consider the solution in eq. (4a). Taking the imaginary part

of this equation, we have

This is a sine wave chosen for simplicity; we have taken the real part of eq. (4a). Note the following characteristics of the wave in eq. (5):

  1. It is time harmonic because we assumed time dependence ejωtto arrive at eq. (5).
  2. A is called the amplitude of the wave and has the same units as E.

3.(ω t- βz)isthe phase (in radians)ofthe w ave;itdependson tim e t and space variable z. 4.ω is the angular frequency (in radians/second); β is the phase constant or wave number (in radians/meter).

----(5)

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Due to the variation of E with both time t and space variable z, we may plot E as a function of t by keeping z constant and vice versa.

The plots of E(z, t = constant) and E(t, z = constant) are shown in Figure 1(a) and (b), respectively.

From Figure 1(a), we observe that the wave takes distance λ to repeat itself and hence λ is called the wavelength (in meters).

From Figure 1(b), the wave takes time T to repeat itself; consequently T is known as the period (in seconds). Since it takes time T for the wave to travel

distance λ atthe speed u, we expect

But T = l/f, where/is the frequency (the number of cycles per second) of the wave in

Hertz (Hz). Hence,

----(6b)

----(6a)

Plot of E(z, t) =A sin (ω t-βz)(a)w ith constantt,(b)with constant z.

----(7b)

and

Because of this fixed relationship between wavelength and frequency, one can identify the

position of a radio station within its band by either the frequency or the wavelength.

Usually the frequency is preferred. Also, because From Eq (6) & (7) We have

----(7a)

----(7c) ----(8)

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Equation (8) shows that for every wavelength of distance traveled, a wave undergoes

a

phase change of 2π radians.

We will now show that the wave represented by eq. (5) is traveling with a velocity u in the +z direction. To do this, we consider a fixed point P on the wave. We sketch eq.

(5) at times t = 0, t/4, and t/2 as in Figure 2. From the figure, it is evident that

as the wave advances with time, point P moves along +z direction. Point P is a point of

constant phase, therefore

----(9)

and

In summary, we note the following:

1. A wave is a function of both time and space.

  1. Though time t=0 is arbitrarily selected as a reference for the wave, a wave is without beginning or end.
  2. A negative sign in (ωt± βz) is associated with a wave propagating in the +z direction (forward traveling or positive-going wave) whereas a positive sign indicates that a wave is traveling in the —z direction (backward traveling or negative going

Plot of E(z, t) = A sin(ωt- βz)attim e (a)t = 0, (b) t = T/4,

(c) t = t/2; P moves along +z direction with velocity u.

wave).

4. Since sin (-ψ )= -sin ψ = sin (ψ ± π), Where as cos(- ψ )= cosψ ,

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----(10a)

----(10b)

----(10c)

----(10d)

Where ψ = ωt± βzW ith eq.(10),any tim e-harmonic wave can be represented

in the form of sine or cosine.

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Wave Propagation in Lossy Dielectrics

A lossy dielectric is a medium in which an EM wave loses power as it propagates

due to poor conduction.

Consider a linear, isotropic, homogeneous, lossy dielectric medium that is charge free

(ρv = 0). Assuming and suppressing the time factor ejω t, Maxwell's equations becomes

----(11) ----(12)

----(13)

----(14)

Taking the curl of both sides of eq. (13) gives

----(15)

Applying the vector identity ----(16) to the left-hand side of eq. (15) and invoking eqs. (11) and (14), we obtain

or

----(17)

Where

----(18)

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and γ iscaled the propagation constant(in perm eter)ofthe m edium .By a sim ilar

procedure, it can be shown that for the H field,

----(19)

Equations (17) and (19) are known as homogeneous vector Helmholtz 's equations or

simply vector wave equations.

In Cartesian coordinates, eq. (17), for example, is equivalent to three scalar wave oenqeufaotrioenasc,h component of E along ax , ay , and az. Since γ in eqs.(17)to (19)isa com plex

quantity, we may let

----(20)

We obtain α and β from eqs.(18)and (20)by noting that

----(21)

and

----(22)

From eqs. (21) and (22), we obtain

----(23)

----(24)

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Without loss of generality, if we assume that the wave propagates along +az and that Es

has only an x-component, then

----(25)

Substituting this into eq. (17) yields

----(26) Hence

or

----(27)

This is a scalar wave equation, a linear homogeneous differential equation, with solution

----(28)

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where Eo and E'o are constants. The fact that the field must be finite at infinity requires that E'o = 0. Alternatively, because eγzdenotes a wave traveling along —az whereas we assume wave propagation along az, E'o = 0. Whichever way we look at it, E'o = 0. Inserting the time factor ejωtinto eq. (28) and using eq. (20), we obtain

----(29)

A sketch of |E| at times t = 0 and t = ∆tis portrayed in Figure , where it is evident that E has only an x-component and it is traveling along the +z direction. Having obtained E(z, t), we obtain H(z, t) either by taking similar steps to solve eq. (19) or by using eq. (29) in conjunction with Maxwell's equations. We will eventually arrive at

----(30)

And η isa com plexquantity know n asthe intrinsic impedance (in ohms) of the medium. It can be shown by following the steps as

----(32)

E-field with x-component traveling along +z direction at times t = 0 and t = ∆t;ar ow sindicate instantaneous values of E.

where

----(31)

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----(33)

where 0< θn< 45°. Substituting eqs. (31) and (32) into eq. (30) gives

or

----(34)

Notice from eqs. (29) and (34) that as the wave propagates along az, it decreases or attenuates in amplitude by a factor e-αz, and hence a is known as the attenuation constant or attenuation factor of the medium. It is a measure of the spatial rate of decay of the wave in the medium, measured in nepers per meter (Np/m) or in decibels per meter (dB/m). An attenuation of 1 neper denotes a reduction to e-1 of the original value whereas an increase of 1 neper indicates an increase by a factor of e. Hence, for

voltages

We also notice from eqs. (29) and (34) that E and H are out of phase by θn, at any instant of time due to the complex intrinsic impedance of the medium. Thus at any time, E leads H (or H lags E) by θn. Finally, we notice that the ratio of the magnitude of the conduction current density J to that of the displacement current density Jd in a lossy medium is

----(35)

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or ----(36)

where tanθ is known as the loss tangent and θ is the loss angle of the medium as illustrated in Figure. Although a line of demarcation between good conductors and lossy dielectrics is not easy to make, tanθ or θ may be used to determine how lossy a medium is.

A medium is said to be a good (lossless or perfect) dielectric if tan θ is very small

(σ<<ω ε)or a good conductor if tan θ is very large (σ>>ω ε).

From the viewpoint of wave propagation, the characteristic behavior of a medium depends not only on its constitutive parameters σ,ε and μ but also on the frequency of operation.

A medium that is regarded as a good conductor at low frequencies may be a good dielectric at high frequencies.

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PLANE WAVES IN LOSSLESS

DIInELaECTRICS

lossless dielectric, σ<<ω ε.

We except

that

----(37)

Substituti ng these into eqs.

(23) and

--(-2-4(3) 9g)ives

----(38a)

----(38b)

Also

Thus E and H are in time phase with each other.

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PLANE WAVES IN FREE

SPACE

This is a special case of what we considered

----(40)

----(43b)

Thus we simply replace ε by εo and μ by μo in eq. (38) or we substitute eq. (40) directly into eqs. (23) and (24). Either way, we obtain

----(41a)

----(41b)

where c = 3 X 108 m/s, the speed of light in a vacuum. The fact that EM wave travels in free space at the speed of light is significant. It shows that light is the manifestation of an EM wave. In other words, light is characteristically electromagnetic.

By substituting the constitutive parameters in eq. (40) into eq. (33), θn = 0 and η= η0 where

η0 is called the intrinsic impedance of free space and is given by

----(42) ----(43a) and

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The plots of E and H are shown in Figure (a). In general, if aE, aH, and ak are unit vectors

along the E field, the H field, and the direction of wave propagation;

or

(a) Plot of E and H as functions of z at t = 0;

(b) plot of E and H at z = 0. The arrows indicate instantaneous values.

Both E and H fields (or EM waves) are everywhere normal to the direction of wave propagation, ak. That means, the fields lie in a plane that is transverse or orthogonal to the direction of wave propagation. They form an EM wave that has no electric or magnetic field components along the direction of propagation; such a wave is called a transverse electromagnetic (TEM) wave. Each of E and H is called a uniform plane wave because E (or H) has the same magnitude throughout any transverse plane, defined by z = constant. The direction in which the electric field points is the polarization of a TEM wave. The wave in eq. (29), for example, is polarized

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----(44)

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PLANE WAVES IN GOOD

This is another special case. A perfect, oCr gOoNodDcUonCdTucOtoRr,Sis one in which σ>>ωεso that

σ/ωε→ ∞ thatis,

Hence, eqs. (23) and (24) become

----(45)

----(46a)

----(46b)

Also

and thus E leads H by 45°. If

----(47)

----(48a)

then

----(48b)

Therefore, as E (or H) wave travels in a conducting medium, its amplitude is attenuated by the factor e-αz.

Illustration of skin depth.

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The distance δ,through w hich the w ave am plitude decreases by a factor e-1 (about 37%) is

called skin depth or penetration depth of the medium; that is

The skin depth is a measure of the depth to which an EM wave can penetrate the medium.

or

----(49a)

For good conductors eqs. (46a) and (49a) give

----(49b)

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Poynting

This theorem state thaTt htheetootarlecommplex power fed in to volume is

en as follows

equal to the algebraic sum of the active power dissipated as heat plus the reactive power proportional to the difference between time average magnetic & electric energies stored in the volume, plus the complex power transmitted across the surface enclosed by the volume.

The time average of any two complex vectors is equal to the real part of the product of one complex vector multiplied by the complex conjugate of the other vector

The time average of the instantaneous Poynting vector in steady form is given by

(1)

Where stands for average ½

represents complex power when peak values are used, & asterisk indicates complex conjugate.

The complex Poynting Vector is defined as ------(2) Maxwell’s

Equations in Frequency domain are giv

(3)

-----(4)

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LHS of Eq (7) is

b

y vector identity. So we have

(8)

(

---

Substituting Eq(2) & (5) in Eq (8) we have

9) Integrating the above equation over the volume and applying Gauss Theorem to the last term on RHS gives

-(10)

The above equation is known as Complex Poynting Theorem, or Poynting theorem in frequency domain.

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(5)

(6)

Subtracting (5) from (6) results as

(7)

Where E.E* is replaced by | E |2 & H.H* is replaced by | H |2

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Further

The above Equation is simplified as follows

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Uniform Plane Wave

Reflection of Uniform Plane wRaveeisfbrloeadlcy ctaisonin to two ways

  • Normal Incidence
  • Oblique Incidence.

Normal Incidence

The simplest case of reflection is normal incidence it is represented in the following figure. In medium 1 the fields are the sum of incident & reflected waves. So,

(1)

(2)

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In medium 2 there are only Transmitted waves

(3)

----(4)

Oblique Incidence

E is in the Plane of Incidence (Parallel polarization)

When ever a wave is incident obliquely on the boundary surface between media, the polarization of the wave is vertical or horizontal if the electric field is normal or parallel to boundary surface.

Figure shows a loss less dielectric medium. The phase constant of the two media in x direction on the interface are equal as required by the continuity of tangential E & H boundary

We have

---(5)

---(6)

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H is in the Plane of Incidence (Perpendicular polarization)

If H is in the plane of incidence the components of H are

The components of Electric intensity E normal to plane of incidence are

The wave impedance in Z direction is given by

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UNIT 4 & 5

Transmission Lines I & II

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TRANSMISSION LINES

In an electronic system, the delivery of power requires the connection of two wires between the source and the load. At low frequencies, power is considered to be delivered to the load through the wire.

In the microwave frequency region, power is considered to be in electric and magnetic fields that are guided from place to place by some physical structure. Any physical

structure that will guide an electromagnetic wave place to place is called a

Transmission Line.

Types of Transmission Lines

  1. Two wire line 2.Coaxial cable 3.Waveguide
    • Rectangular
    • Circular
  2. Planar Transmission Lines
    • Strip line
    • Micro strip line
    • Slot line
    • Fin line
    • Coplanar Waveguide
    • Coplanar slot line

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Transmission lines are commonly used in power distribution (at low frequencies) and in communications (at high frequencies). Various kinds of transmission lines such as the twisted-pair and coaxial cables (thinnet and thicknet) are used in computer networks such as the Ethernet and Internet.

A transmission line basically consists of two or more parallel conductors used to connect a source to a load. The source may be a hydroelectric generator, a transmitter, or an oscillator; the load may be a factory, an antenna, or an oscilloscope, respectively. Typical transmission lines include coaxial cable, a two-wire line, a parallel-plate or planar line, a wire above the conducting plane, and a microstrip line.

Figure: Cross-sectional view of typical transmission lines: (a) coaxial line, (b) two-wire line, (c) planar line, (d) wire above conducting plane, (e) microstrip line.

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At low frequencies, the circuit elements are

lumped since voltage and current waves affect the entire circuit at the same time.

At microwave frequencies, such treatment of circuit elements is not possible since voltage and current waves do not affect the entire circuit at the same time.

The circuit must be broken down into unit sections within which the circuit elements are considered to be lumped. This is because the dimensions of the circuit are comparable to the wavelength of the waves according to

the formula:

where,

c = velocity of light

λ = c/f

f = frequency of voltage/current

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Electrical Dimensions, Circuit and Field Analysis

TRANSMISSION LINE PARAMETERS

  • It is convenient to describe a transmission line in terms of its line parameters, which are its resistance per unit length R, inductance per unit length L, conductance per unit length G, and capacitance per unit length C.

  • Each of the lines has specific formulas for finding R, L, G, and C. For coaxial, two-wire, and planar lines, the formulas for calculating the values of R, L, G, and C are provided in Table. The dimensions of the lines are also shown

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Distributed Line Parameters at High Frequencies

Figure: Common transmission lines: (a) coaxial line, (b) two-wire line, (c) planar line.

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1. The line parameters R, L, G, and C are not discrete or lumped but distributed as shown in Figure. By this we mean that the parameters are uniformly distributed along the entire length of the line.

3. For each line, the conductors are characterized by σc µc εc= εo, and the homogeneous

dielectric separating the conductors is characterized by σ,µ, ε.

  • G 1/R; R is the ac resistance per unit length of the conductors comprising the line and G is the conductance per unit length due to the dielectric medium separating the conductors.
  • The value of L shown in Table is the external inductance per unit length; that is, L = Lext. The effects of internal inductance Lin (= R/ω)are negligible as high frequencies at which most communication systems operate.

2.For Each Line

LC = με

and

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electromagnetic (TEM) wave propagating along the line. This wave is a non uniform plane wave and by means of it, power is transmitted through the line.

The Poynting vector (E X H) points along the transmission line. Thus, closing the switch simply establishes a disturbance, which appears as a transverse

let us consider how an EM wave propagates through a two-conductor transmission line. For example, consider the coaxial line connecting the generator or source to the load as in Figure (a) . When switch S is closed, the inner

conductor is made positive with respect

to the outer one so that the E field is radially outward as in Figure (b). According to Ampere's law, the H field

encircles the current carrying conductor Figure (b).

(a) Coaxial line connecting the generator to the load

as in

(b) E and H fields on the coaxial line.

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TRANSMISSION LINE EQUATIONS (lossy

For conductors(σc typ),eF)or dielectric (σ≠ 0).

uniquely related to voltage V and

As mentioned, a two-conductor transmission line supports a TEM wave; that is, the electric and magnetic fields on the line are transverse to the direction of wave propagation. An important property of TEM waves is that the fields E and H are

current I, respectively:

(1)

Let us examine an incremental portion of length Δz of a two-conductor transmission line.

We intend to find an equivalent circuit for this line and derive the line equations.

We expect the equivalent circuit of a portion of the line to be as in Figure above. The model in Figure is in terms of the line parameters R, L, G, and C, and may represent any of the two-conductor lines. The model is called the L-type equivalent circuit; there are other possible types. In the model of Figure, we assume that the wave propagates along the +z- direction, from the generator to the load.

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By applying Kirchhoff's voltage law to the outer loop of the circuit in Figure,

Taking the limit of eq. (2) as Δz--> 0 leads to

we obtain

or

------- (2)

(3)

Similarly, applying Kirchhoff's current law to the main node of the circuit in Figure gives

or

(4)

As Δz> 0, eq. (4) becomes

(5)

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If we assume harmonic time dependence so that

(6a)

(6b) where Vs(z) and Is(z) are the phasor forms of V(z, t) and I(z, t), respectively, eqs. (3) and

(5) become

(7)

(8)

In the differential eqs. (7) and (8), Vs and Is are coupled. To separate them, we take

the second derivative of Vs in eq. (7) and employ eq. (8) so that we obtain

or

------- (9)

Where

Similarly

(10)

------- (11)

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We notice that eqs. (9) and (11) are, respectively, the wave equations for voltage and current similar in form to the wave equations obtained for plane waves. Thus, in our usual notations, ϒ in eq. (10) is the propagation constant , α is the attenuation constant (in nepers per meter or decibels2 per meter), and β is the phase constant (in radians per meter). The wavelength λ and wave velocity u are, respectively, given by

(12)

(13)

The solutions of the linear homogeneous differential equations (9) and (11) are

(14)

(15)

o o o

where Vo +, V -, I +, and I - are wave amplitudes; the + and — signs, respectively, denote

wave traveling along +z and –z directions, as is also indicated by the arrows. Thus, we

obtain the instantaneous expression for voltage as

(16)

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Characteristic impedance of a Transmission Line (Zo )

The characteristic impedance Zo of the line is the ratio of positively traveling voltage wave to current wave at any point on the line or negatively traveling voltage wave to current wave at any point on the line .

Zo is analogous to η,the intrinsic impedance of the medium of wave propagation. By

substituting eqs. (14) and (15) into eqs. (7) and (8) and equating coefficients of terms e

ϒz

and e -ϒz, we obtain

(17)

(18)

where Ro and Xo are the real and imaginary parts of Zo. The propagation constant ϒ and the characteristic impedance Zo are important properties of the line because they both depend on the line parameters R, L, G, and C and the frequency of operation. The reciprocal of Zo is the characteristic

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Lossless Line (R = 0 = G)

A transmission line is said lo be lossless if the conductors of the line are perfect

(σc =∞ )and the dielectric medium separating them is lossless (σ= 0).

R = 0 = G ------- (19)

This is a necessary condition for a line to be lossless. Thus for such a line, eq.

(19) forces eqs. (10), (13), and (18) to become

------- (20a)

------- (20b)

------- (20c)

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Distortion less Line (R/L = G/C)

A signal normally consists of a band of frequencies; wave amplitudes of different frequency components will be attenuated differently in a lossy line as α is frequency dependent. This results in distortion.

A distortion less line is one in which the attenuation constant α is frequency independent while the phase constant β is linearly dependent on frequency. From the general expression for α and β [in eq. (10)], a distortion less line results if the line parameters are such that

R/L = G/C ------- (21)

Thus, for a distortion less line,

or

------- (22a)

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------- (22c)

Note that

  1. The phase velocity is independent of frequency because the phase constant β Linearly depends on frequency. We have shape distortion of signals unless α and u are independent of frequency.
  2. u and Zo remain the same as for lossless lines.
  3. A lossless line is also a distortion less line, but a distortion less line is not necessarily lossless. Although lossless lines are desirable in power transmission, telephone lines are required to be distortion less.

Also we have

------- (22b)

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Transmission Line Characteristics

NOTE:

For our analysis, we shall restrict our discussion to lossless transmission lines.

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INPUT IMPEDANCE, SWR, AND

o

Consider a transmission linPeOof WlengEthR, characterized by ϒand Z , connected

to a load ZL as shown in Figure. Looking into the line, the generator sees the line with the load as an input impedance Zin. It is our intention to determine the input impedance, the standing wave ratio (SWR), and the power flow on the line.

Let the transmission line extend from z = 0 at the generator to z = at the

load. First of all, we need the voltage and current waves in eqs. (14) and (15), that is

(23)

(24)

where eq. (17) has been incorporated. To find Vo - and Vo +, the terminal conditions must be given.

Ξ

Figure (a) Input impedance due to a line terminated by a load;

(b) equivalent circuit for finding Vo and Io in terms of Zin at the input.

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If we are given the conditions at the input,

------- (25)

substituting these into eqs. (23) and (24) results in

------- (26a)

------- (26b)

If the input impedance at the input terminals is Zin, the input voltage Vo and the input

current Io are easily obtained from Figure (b) as

(27)

On the other hand, if we are given the conditions at the load, say

(28)

Substituting these into eqs. (23) and (24) gives

------- (29a)

------- (29b)

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Next, we determine the input impedance Zin = Vs(z) / Is(z) at any point on the line. At

the generator, for example, eqs. (23) and (24) yield

(30)

Substituting eq. (29) into (30) and utilizing the fact that

or

(lossy) ------- (31)

we get ------- (32)

Although eq. (32) has been derived for the input impedance Zin at the generation end, it is a general expression for finding Zin at any point on the line.

For a lossless line, y = jβ,tanh jβ = jtanβ ,and Zo = Ro, so eq. (32) becomes

(lossless)

------- (33)

showing that the input impedance varies periodically with distance from the load. The Quantity β in eq. (33) is usually referred to as the electrical length of the line and can be expressed in degrees or radians.

We now define ГL as the voltage reflection coefficient (at the load). ГL is the ratio of

the voltage reflection wave to the incident wave at the load, that is,

(34)

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Substituting Vo - and Vo + m eq. (29) into eq. (34) and incorporating VL = ZL IL gives

But z = - '. Substituting and combining with eq. (34), we get

(36)

The current reflection coefficient at any point on the line is negative of the voltage reflection coefficient at that point.

Thus, the current reflection coefficient at the load is

we define the standing wave ratio s (SWR) as

(37)

= ------- (35)

The voltage reflection coefficient at any point on the line is the ratio of the magnitude of the reflected voltage wave to that of the incident wave.

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and

----- (38b)

----- (38a)

It is easy to show that Imax = Vmax/Zo and Imin = Vmin/Zo. The input impedance Zin in eq. (33) has maxima and minima that occur, respectively, at the maxima and minima of the voltage and current standing wave. It can also be shown that

As a way of demonstrating these concepts, consider a lossless line with characteristic impedance of Zo = 50Ω. For the sake of simplicity, we assume that the line is terminated in a pure resistive load ZL = 100Ω and the voltage at the load is 100 V (rms). The conditions on the line are displayed in

Figure . Note

conditions on

from the figure that the line repeat

themselves every half wavelength.

Voltage and current wave patterns on a lossless line terminated by a resistive load.

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A transmission line is used in transferring power from the source to the load. The average input power at a distance from the load is given by

where the factor 1/2 is needed since we are dealing with the peak values instead of the rms values. Assuming a lossless line, we substitute eqs. (23) and (24) to obtain

Since the last two terms are purely imaginary, we have

----- (39)

The first term is the incident power Pi , while the second term is the reflected power Pr. Thus eq. (39) may be written as Pt = Pi — Pr

where Pt is the input or transmitted power and the negative sign is due to the negative going wave since we take the reference direction as that of the voltage/current traveling toward the right. We should notice from eq. (39) that the power is constant and does not depend on since it is a lossless line. Also, we should notice that maximum power is delivered to the load when ϒ= 0, as expected.

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pure reactance, which could be the value of . The variation of

We notice from eq. (40) that Zin is a capacitive or inductive depending on Zin with is shown in Figure (a).

We now consider special cases when the line is connected to load ZL = 0, ZL =∞ ,

and ZL = Zo. These special cases can easily be derived from the general case.

Shorted Line (ZL = 0)

For this case, eq. (33) becomes

----- (40a)

Also

----- (40b)

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Open-Circuited Line (ZL =∞ )

In this case, eq. (33) becomes

----- (41a)

and

----- (41b)

The variation of Zin with is shown in Figure (b). Notice from eqs. (40a) and (41a) that

----- (42)

Matched Line (ZL = Zo)

This is the most desired case from the practical point of view. For this case, eq. (33) reduces to

----- (43a) and ----- (43b)

that is, Vo = 0, the whole wave is transmitted and there is no reflection. The incident power is fully absorbed by the load. Thus maximum power transfer is possible when a transmission line is matched to the load.

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THE SMITH

Prior to the advent of digitaCl cHomApuRterTs and calculators, engineers developed all

sorts of aids (tables, charts, graphs, etc.) to facilitate their calculations for design and analysis.

To reduce the tedious manipulations involved in calculating the characteristics of transmission lines, graphical means have been developed. The Smith chart is the most commonly used of the graphical techniques. It is basically a graphical indication of the impedance of a transmission line as one moves along the line. It becomes easy to use after a small amount of experience. We will first examine how the Smith chart is constructed and later employ it in our calculations of transmission line characteristics such as ΓL, s, and Zin. We will assume that the transmission line to which the Smith chart will be applied is lossless (Zo = Ro) although this is not fundamentally required.

The Smith chart is constructed within a circle of unit radius (| Γ|≤ 1)asshow n in

Figure. The construction of the chart is based on the relation in eq. 35 that is,

=

----- (44)

or

----- (45)

where Γr and Γi, are the real and imaginary parts of the reflection coefficient Γ.

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Instead of having separate Smith charts for transmission lines with different characteristic impedances such as Zo = 60,100, and 120 , we prefer to have just one that can be used for any line. We achieve this by using a normalized chart in which all impedances are normalized with respect to the characteristic impedance Zo of the particular line under consideration. For the load impedance ZL, for example, the normalized impedance ZL is

given by

----- (46)

Substituting eq. (46) into eqs. (44) and (45) gives

----- (47a)

or

----- (47b)

Normalizing and equating components, we obtain

Rearranging terms in eq. (48) leads to

----- (48a)

----- (48b)

----- (49)

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and

----- (50)

Each of eqs. (49) and (50) is similar to

----- (51)

which is the general equation of a circle of radius a, centered at (h, k). Thus eq. (49) is an

r-circle (resistance circle) with

----- (52a)

----- (52b)

For typical values of the normalized resistance r, the corresponding centers and radii of the r-circles are presented in Table. Typical examples of the r-circles based on the data in Table are shown in Figure. Similarly, eq. (50) is an x-circle (reactance circle) with

----- (53b)

----- (53a)

Typical r-circles for r = 0,0.5, 1,2, 5,

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Table below presents centers and radii of the x-circles for typical values of x, and Figure below shows the corresponding plots. Notice that while r is always positive, x can be positive (for inductive impedance) or negative (for capacitive impedance).

If we superpose the r-circles and x-circles, what we have is the Smith chart shown in Figure in next slide on the chart, we locate a normalized impedance z = 2 + j , for example, as the point of intersection of the r = 2 circle and the x = 1 circle. This is point P1 in Figure. Similarly, z = 1 - j0.5 is located at P2, where the r = 1 circle and the x = -0.5 circle intersect.

Typical x circles for x = 0, ± 1/2, ±1, ±2, ±5, ±∞ .

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Apart from the r- and x-circles (shown on the Smith chart), we can draw the S-circles or constant standing-wave-ratio circles (always not shown on the Smith chart), which are centered at the origin with s varying from 1 to . The value of the standing wave ratio s is

determined by locating where an s-circle crosses the Гr axis. Typical examples of S circles for S = 1,2, 3, and are shown in Figure. Since

|Г| and S are related according to eq. (37), the S circles are sometimes referred to as |Г|-circles with |Г| varying linearly from 0

to 1 as we move away from the center O toward the periphery of the chart while s varies nonlinearly from 1 to .

The following points should be noted about the

Smith chart:

1. At point Psc on the chart r = 0, x = 0; that is, ZL = 0 + j0 showing that Psc represents a short circuit on the transmission line. At point Poc, r = and x = or ZL = +j, which implies that Poc corresponds to an open circuit on the line. Also at Poc, r = 0 and x = 0, showing that Poc is another location of a short circuit on the line.

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2. A complete revolution (360°) around the Smith chart represents a distance of λ/2 on the line. Clockwise movement on the chart is regarded as moving toward the generator (or away from the load) as shown by the arrow G in Figure (a) and (b). Similarly, counterclockwise movement on the chart corresponds to moving toward the load (or away from the generator) as indicated by the arrow L in Figure. Notice from Figure that at the load, moving toward the load does not make sense (because we are already at the load). The same can be said of the

case when we are at the generator end.

(a) Smith chart illustrating scales around the

periphery and movements around the chart,

  • corresponding movements along the transmission line.

(a)

(b)

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3. There are three scales around the periphery of the Smith chart as illustrated in Figure. The three scales are included for the sake of convenience but they are actually meant to serve the same purpose; one scale should be sufficient. The scales are used in determining the distance from the load or generator in degrees or

distance on the line from the generator end in terms

wavelengths. The outermost scale is used to determine the

of

wavelengths, and the next scale determines the distance from the load end in terms of wavelengths. The innermost scale is a protractor (in degrees) and is primarily used in determining θГ; it can also be used to determine the distance from the load or generator. Since a λ/2 distance on the line corresponds to a

movement of

360° on the chart, A distance on the line

corresponds to a 720° movement on the chart. λ→ 720o

Thus we may ignore the other outer scales and use the protractor (the innermost scale) for all our θГ and distance calculations.

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  1. Vmax occurs where Zinmax is located on the chart [see eq. (38a)], and that is on the positive Гr axis or on OPOC in Figure . Vmin is located at the same point where we have Zin min on the chart; that is, on the negative Гr axis or on OPsc in Figure . Notice that Vmax and Vmin (orZinmax and Zinmin) are λ/4 (or 180°) apart.
  2. The Smith chart is used both as impedance chart and admittance chart (Y = 1/Z). As admittance chart (normalized impedance y = YIYO = g + jb), the g- and b circles correspond to r- and x-circles, respectively.

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Based on these important properties, the Smith chart may be used to determine, among other things, (a) Г = |Г| LθГ and s;

(b) Zin or Yin; and (c) the locations of Vmax and Vmin provided that we are given Zo, ZL, and the length of the line. Some examples will clearly show how we can do all these and much more with the aid of the Smith chart, a compass, and a plain straightedge.

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TRANSIENTS ON TRANSMISSION LINES

In circuit analysis, when a pulse generator or battery connected to a

transmission line is switched on, it takes some time for the current and voltage on the line to reach steady values. This transitional period is called the transient. The transient behavior just after closing the switch (or due to lightning strokes) is usually analyzed in the frequency domain using Laplace transform. For the sake of

o

  • Consider a lossless clionnevoefnilencgeth, waendtrcehaatrtahceteprriostbicleimpinedthaencteimZe adsosmhoaiwnn. in Figure (a).

Suppose that the line is driven by a pulse generator of voltage Vg with internal impedance Zg at z = 0 and terminated with a purely resistive load ZL. At the instant t = 0 that the switch is closed, the starting current "sees" only Zg and Zo, so the initial situation can be described by the equivalent circuit of Figure (b). From the figure, the starting current at

z = 0, t = 0+ is given by

Figure :Transients on a transmission line: (a) a line driven by a pulse generator, (b) the equivalent circuit at z = 0, t = 0+.

---(1)

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and the initial voltage is ---(2)

After the switch is closed, waves I+ = Io and V+ = Vo propagate toward the load at the speed

---(3)

Since this speed is finite, it takes some time for the positively traveling waves to reach the load and interact with it. The presence of the load has no effect on the waves before the transit time given by

---(4)

After t1 seconds, the waves reach the load. The voltage (or current) at the load is the sum

of the incident and reflected voltages (or currents). Thus

---(5)

and

---(6)

where ГL is the load reflection coefficient given that is,

The reflected waves V -= ГL Vo and I-= — ГL Io travel back toward the generator in addition

ady on the line. At time t = 2t1 the reflected wave

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or

and

or

where ГG is the generator reflection coefficient given by

Again the reflected waves (from the generator end) V+ = ГG ГL VO and I+ = ГG ГL IO propagate toward the load and the process continues until the energy of the pulse is actually absorbed by the resistors Zg and ZL.

Instead of tracing the voltage and current waves back and forth, it is easier to keep track of the reflections using a bounce diagram, otherwise known as a lattice diagram. The bounce diagram consists of a zigzag line indicating the position of the voltage (or current) wave with respect to the generator end as shown in Figure. On the bounce diagram, the voltage (or current) at any time may be determined by adding those values that appear on the diagram above that time.

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Figure : Bounce diagram for (a) a voltage wave, and (b) a current wave.