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Electromagnetics:
Electromagnetic Field Theory
Resistor Examples
Outline
• Parallel plate resistor
• Inhomogeneous resistor
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Example #1:
Parallel Plate Resistor
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Example #1
Step 1 – Choose coordinate system.
Cartesian
Step 2 – Assume V0
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Example #1
Step 3 – Solve Laplace’s equation
2V 0
d 2V
0 V 0 0 and V d V0
dz 2
Vz
V z 0 0 zd
d
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Example #1
Step 4 – Calculate 𝐸
dV
E V aˆ z
dz
d V z
E 0 aˆ z 0 z d
dz d
V
E 0 aˆ z 0 z d
d
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Example #1
Step 5 – Calculate Current I
V
I E ds 0 aˆ z ds
S S d
V V
I 0 aˆ z ds 0 S
d S d
The sign can be ignored since the direction of the
S current is known.
V0
I S
d
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Example #1
Step 6 – Calculate R using R = V0/I.
V0 V0 d
R
V0
d
I S S R
d
S
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Example #2:
Inhomogeneous Resistor
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Example #2
Suppose there exists an
inhomogeneous resistor.
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Example #2
The inhomogeneous resistor is
separated into a combination of
homogeneous resistors.
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Example #2
Calculate the capacitance of each
homogeneous resistor independently.
d1 d
R1 1
1S1 1tw1
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Example #2
Calculate each homogeneous
resistor independently.
d1 d
R1 1
1S1 1tw1
d1 d
R2 1
2 S 2 2tw2
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Example #2
Calculate each homogeneous
resistor independently.
d1 d
R1 1
1S1 1tw1
d1 d
R2 1
2 S 2 2tw2
d2 d2
R3
3 S3 3t w1 w2
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Example #2
We view the resistor as a series/parallel
combination of resistors.
The equivalent resistance is
Req R1 R2 R3
d d1 d2
1
1tw1 2tw2 3t w1 w2
1 d w w d2
Req 1 1 2 1 2
t 1w1 2 w2 3 w1 w2
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