Assignment # 01 - Fall 2023 (5th Semester, 20-EE-Session)

Electromagnetic Field Theory (EE-313)

University of Engineering and Technology Taxila

Department of Electrical Engineering
Submission Date:
Marks: 40
Before 14th November 2023
Instructor: Engr. Ahmad Umer/ Engr
CLO Covered: CLO-1
Abu Bakar
Note: No assignment will be entertained after due date.
1. Each student will be assessed on the basis of his/her report and performance at the spot.
2. Do not try to copy from someone else.

Q. No. Statement
Convert to cylindrical coordinates: (a) F = 10ax - 8ay + 6az at point P(10, -8, 6);
1. (b) G = (2x + y) ax - (y - 4x) ay at point Q (ρ, ϕ, z).
(c) Give the rectangular components of the vector H = 20aρ - 10aϕ + 3az at P (x = 5, y = 2, z = -1)
The important dipole field is expressed in spherical coordinates as E = A / r3 (2 cosθ ar + sinθ aθ)
where A is a constant, and where r > 0. See Figure 4.9 for a sketch. (a) predict the surface on which the
field is entirely perpendicular to the xy plane and express the field on that surface in cylindrical
2. coordinates. (b) Identify the coordinate axis on which the field is entirely perpendicular to the xy plane
and express the field there in cylindrical coordinates. (c) Specify the surface on which the field is entirely
parallel to the xy plane.
A crude device for measuring charge consists of two small insulating spheres of radius a, one of which is
fixed in position. The other is movable along the x axis and is subject to a restraining force kx, where k is a
spring constant. The uncharged spheres are centered at x = 0 and x = d, the latter fixed. If the spheres are
3. given equal and opposite charges of Q/C, generalize the expression by which Q may be found as a function
of x. Determine the maximum charge that can be measured in terms of ϵ0, k, and d, and state the separation
of the spheres then. What happens if a larger charge is applied?
Estimate the total electric flux leaving the cubical surface formed by the six planes x, y, z = ±5 if the charge
4. distribution is: (a) two-point charges, 0.1 μC at (1, -2, 3) and 1/7 μC at (-1, 2, -2); (b) a uniform line charge
of π μC/m at x = -2, y = 3; (c) a uniform surface charge of 0.1 μC/m2 on the plane y = 3x.
Current density is given in cylindrical coordinates as J = = -106 z1.5 A/m2 in the region 0 ≤ ρ ≤ 20 μm; for ρ
≥ 20 μm, J = 0. (a) estimate the total current crossing the surface z = 0.1 m in the az direction. (b) If the
5. charge velocity is 2 × 106 m/s at z = 0.1 m, find ρv there. (c) If the volume charge density at z = 0.15 m is
2000 C/m3, find the charge velocity there.

A truncated cone has a height of 16 cm. The circular faces on the top and bottom have radii of 2 mm and
6. 0.1 mm, respectively. If the material from which this solid cone is constructed has a conductivity of 2 × 10 6
S/m, use some good approximations to estimate the resistance between the two circular faces.

In spherical coordinates, E = 2r / (r2 + a2)2ar V/m. estimate the potential at any point, using the reference
7.
(a) V = 0 at infinity; (b) V = 0 at r = 0; (c) V = 100 V at r = a.

Let us assume that we have a very thin, square, imperfectly conducting plate 2 m on a side, located in the
plane z = 0 with one corner at the origin such that it lies entirely within the first quadrant. The potential at
any point in the plate is given as V = -e-x sin y. (a) An electron enters the plate at x = 0, y = π/3 with zero
8. initial velocity; in what direction is its initial movement? (b) Because of collisions with the particles in the
plate, the electron achieves a relatively low velocity and little acceleration (the work that the field does on
it is converted largely into heat). The electron therefore moves approximately along a streamline. Where
does it leave the plate and in what direction is it moving at the time?

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