Tutorial 2

Problem 1:Find the amplitude of the displacement current density:

(a) adjacent to an automobile antenna where the magnetic field intensity of an FM signal is

Hx 0.15cos[3.12(3 108 t y )]A m ;

(b) in the air space at a point within a large power distribution transformer where

B 0.8cos[1.257 10 6 (3 108 t x)]yT ;

(c) within a large, oil-filled power capacitor where r  5 and

E  0.9cos[1.257  106 (3  108 t  z 5)]x MV m ;

(d) in a metallic conductor at 60Hz, if   0 ,   0 ,   5.8  107 S m , and

J  sin(377t  117.1z )x MA m2 .
Solutions:
(a)

H x
Jd    H   z  0.15  3.12sin[3.12(3  108 t  y )]z
y
 0.468sin[3.12(3  108 t  y )] zA m 2
So the amplitude is 0.468A/m2.
(b)

B 0.8cos[1.257  106 (3  108 t  x )]y

H 
0 4  107
 6.3662  105 cos[1.257  106 (3  108 t  x )]y A m

H y
Jd    H  z  6.3662  105  1.257  106 sin[1.257  106 (3  108 t  x )]y
x
 0.8002sin[1.257  106 (3  108 t  x )]y A m2
So the amplitude is 0.8002A/m2.
(c)

D   r 0E  5  8.854  1012  0.9  106 cos[1.257  106 (3  108 t  z 5)]x

 3.9843  105 cos[1.257  106 (3  108 t  z 5)]x C m2

D
Jd   3.9843  105  1.257  106  3  108 sin[1.257  106 (3  108 t  z 5)]x
t
 1.5025  102 sin[1.257  106 (3  108 t  z 5)]x A m2
So the amplitude is 0.015025A/m2.
(d)
J  E 

J 106 sin(377t  117.1z )x

E   1.7241  102 sin(377t  117.1z )x V m
 5.8  107

D   0E  8.854  1012  1.7241  102 sin(377t  117.1z )x

 1.5265  1013 sin(377t  117.1z )x C m2

D
Jd   1.5265  1013  377 cos(377t  117.1z )x
t
 5.7549  1011 cos(377t  117.1z )x A m2

So the amplitude is 57.549μA/m2. Here we can see the amplitude of displacement current density Jd ,

57.549μA/m2, is much smaller than the amplitude of the conduction current density J , 106A/m2 .
Problem 2: Let   105 H m ,   4  109 F m ,   0 , and  v  0 . Find k (including units)
so that each of the following pairs of fields satisfies Maxwell’s equations:

(a) D  6x-2yy  2 zz nC m2 , H  kxx+10yy  25zz A m ;

(b) E  (20 y  kt )x V m , H  ( y  2  106 t )z A m

Solutions:
(a)
B
1) E   
t
1 1 Dz D y 1 D D 1 D D
E  D  (  )x  ( x  z ) y  ( y  x ) z
  y z  z x  x y
109  2 z (-2y ) 6  2 z (-2y ) 6
 [(  )x  (  )y  (  ) z]  0
 y z z x x y
B (kxx+10yy  25zz)
 0
t t
D D
2)   H  J  J d  J   ( J  v v   E  0 ) 
t t
H z H y H H z H H x
H  (  )x  ( x  )y  ( y  )z
y z z x x y
( 25z ) 10y kx  ( 25z ) 10y kx
(  )x  (  )y  (  )z  0
y z z x x y
D (6x-2yy  2 zz)
 109 0
t t
3)  B  0 
 H x H y H z
  B    H   (   )   (k  10  25) Wb 3  0  k  15 A 2
x y z m m

(kx ~ A k ~ A )
m m2
4)   D  v  0 

Dx Dy Dz

D     022  0
x y z
(b)
B
1) E   
t
E x (20 y  kt )
E   z z  20zV 2 ,
y y m

B H ( y  2  106 t )
     z  105  2  106 z  20zV 2
t t t m
D D
2)   H  J  Jd  J   ( J  v v   E  0) 
t t
H z
H  x  1x A 2
y m

D E (20 y  kt )
  x   kx  4  109 kx A 2
t t t m
4  109 k  1  k  2.5  108 V (kt ~ V  k ~V )
ms m ms

( y  2  106 t )
3)  B  0    B    H   0
z
( 2 0y  k t )
4)  D  0    D    E   0
x
Problem 3:The parallel-plate transmission line shown in the figure below has dimensions b=4cm and

d=8mm, while the medium between the plates is characterized by r  1 ,  r  20 , and   0 .

Neglect fields outside the dielectric. Given the field H  5cos(109 t   z ) y A , use Maxwell’s
m
equations to help find

(a)  , if   0 ;
(b) The displacement current density at z=0;
(c) The total displacement current crossing the surface x=0.5d, 0<y<b,0<z<0.1m in the x direction.
Solutions:

2H y 2H y
(a) We start with the wave equation:  
z 2 t 2
Brief proof:
D E
As J   E  0 , so   H  J   ,
t t
H y E H y E
H   x    x
z t z t

B E H H y E H y
E   ,   E  x y,     y  x  
t z t t z t

2 H y  E  Ex  H y 2H y
 (  x )     (   )   #
z 2 z t t z t t t 2

   r 0  20  8.854  1012  1.77  1010 F m

  r 0  1  4  107  4  107 H m

2H y
 5 2 cos(109 t   z )
z 2

2 H y
  1.77  1010  4  107  5  1018 cos(109 t   z )  1.11  103 cos(109 t   z )
t 2

 5 2 cos(109 t   z )  1.11  103 cos(109 t   z)   2  222.54 1

m2
  14.92 1 m (  0)
(b)
H  5cos(109 t  14.92 z ) y A
m
H y
Jd    H   x  14.92  5sin(109 t  14.92 z )x  74.59sin(109 t  14.92 z )x A m2
z
J d ( z  0)  74.59sin109 tx A m2

(c)

I   J d xdS
0.1
b 0.1 cos(109 t  14.92 z )
  dy  74.59sin(10 t  14.92 z )dz  74.59  0.04
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0 0 14.92 0

 0.2[cos(109 t  1.492)  cos109 t ] A