BENT 3743

ELECTROMAGNETIK FIELDS & WAVES

TUTORIAL 3

MAGNETOSTATICS

1. (a) State Biot-Savart’s law

(b) The y- and z-axes, respectively, carry filamentary currents 10A along â y and 20A along
− â z . Find H at (− 3,4,5) .

2. Consider AB in Figure Q2 as part of an electric circuit. Find H at the origin due to AB.

3. An infinitely long conductor is bent into L shape as shown in Figure Q3. If a direct current
of 5A flows in the current, find the magnetic field intensity at:
(a) (2,2,0) (b) (0,−2,0) (c) (0,0,2)
4. For a filamentary loop shown in Figure Q4, find the magnetic field strength at O.

5. Two identical current loops have their center at (0,0,0) and (0,0,4) and their axes the same as the
z-axis (so that the “Helmholtz coil” is formed). If each loop has radius 2m and carries current 5A in
â , calculate H at:
(a) (0,0,0) (b) (0,0,2)
6. Plane x = 10 carries current 100 mA/m along â z while line x = 1 , y = −2 carries
filamentary current 20 mA along â z . Determine H at (4,3,2) .

7. ( )
An electron with velocity u = 3aˆ x + 12aˆ y − 4aˆ z 105 m / s experiences no net force at a point
( )
in a magnetic field B = 10aˆ x + _ 20aˆ y + 30aˆ z Wb / m 2 . Find E at that point.

8. ( )
Given that B = 6 xaˆ x − 9 yaˆ y + 3zaˆ z Wb / m 2 , find the total force experienced by the
rectangular loop (on z = 0 plane) shown in Figure Q8.

9. A three-phase transmission line consists of 3 conductors that are supported at points A, B and C to
form an equilateral triangle as shown in Figure Q9. At one instant, conductors A and B both carry a
current of 75A while conductor C carries a return of 150A. Find the force per meter on conductor
C at that instant.

10. ( )
A certain material for which  = 6.5 o , has a field of H = 6 xaˆ x − 9 yaˆ y + 3zaˆ z Wb / m 2 .
Find :
a) the magnetic susceptibility of the material b) the magnetic flux density
c) magnetization d) the magnetic energy density

11. If 1 = 2 o for region 1 ( 0     ) and  2 = 5 o for region 2 (     2 ) and

B2 = (10aˆ  + 15aˆ − 20aˆ z )mWb / m 2 . Calculate:
a) B1 b) the energy densities in the two media

12 Refer to Figure Q12. If the current in the coil is 0.5A, find the mmf and the magnetic field intensity
in the air gap. Assume that  = 500  o and that all branches have the same cross-sectional area of
10 cm2.

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 y
z
A
1

6A 5A

B 5A x
0 1 x
Figure Q3
Figure Q2
y
y

3
4cm 10A
2
5A

x 1
O 10cm

x
0
10A 1 2 3
Figure Q8
Figure Q 4
10 cm 10 cm
y
z

A
75A
C
10 cm
150A I 1 cm
z
2m x
y 400 turns
A z

75A
B Figure Q 12
Figure Q 9

Answers 8. F = 30aˆ z N
1. (a) From the book
(b) H = 0.743 aˆ x + 0.382 aˆ y +0.1404 aˆ z A/ m 9. F = 1.949  10 −3 aˆ x N

2. H = −0.955 aˆ y A/ m
10. (a)  m = 5.5
(b) B = 81 .68 aˆ x + 204 .2aˆ y − 326 .7aˆ z Wb / m 2
3. (a) H = −0.678aˆ z A/ m
(b) H = −0.199 aˆ z A/ m (c) M = 55aˆ x + 137 .5aˆ y −220 aˆ z A/ m

(c) H = 0.199 a x + 0.199 aˆ y

ˆ A/ m (d) wm = 9.495 mW .

4. H = 105 .335 aˆ z A/ m 11. (a) B1 = 4aˆ  + 15aˆ − 8aˆ z mWb / m 2

5. H = 1.362 aˆ z
A/ m (b) wm1 = 60.67 J / m 3 and wm2 = 57.7 J / m3
= − 12. (a) mmf = NI = 400 (0.5) = 200 AT
H
6. l 1.4705 ˆ
a x +0.8824 a
ˆy mA / m
B gap 0.5226 10 −3
7. E = −4aˆ x + 1.3aˆ y + 6aˆ z kV / m (b) H gap = = = 415 .889 A / m
o 4 10 −7

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