Test 1

Course: EEB1073/EDB2013 Electromagnetic Theory

Date: 16h Oct 2023
Duration:1hour 30 mins (Total: 50 marks) 4
1. State Maxwell's equation under static conditions.
(4 marks]

Find the force on acharge q=1 nC located at the mid-point of two equal charges
2.
of 1uClocated at (1; 1, 1) and (5, 3, 2) in the Cartesian coordinates.
[8 marks]

uniformly surface charge

3. Two thin spherical shells of radii 1 m and 4 m carry the
law to determine E in
densities 2 Clm² and 4 C/m² respectively. Apply Gauss's
R>4m.
the regions R< 1m, 1m <R<4 m, and
[15 marks]

cross
m long conducting wire of uniform
4. The current flowing through a 100
the voltage drop along the length of
section has a density of 3 x 105 (A/m²). Find
conductivity of 2 x 10 (S/m).
the wired if the wire material has a [8 marks]

parallel-plate capacitor comprised of 2 parallel disks of

5 The FIGURE Q5 shows a density of each
separated by a distance d. The surface charge
the same radiusr
capacitor is filled with a dielectric material with
disk is ps (C/m²). The
(TABLE Q5).
permittivity [. The dielectric is Bakelite

D:
 Ps
E

+
E

X=0 x=d

FIGURE Q5

a. Obtain an expression for the capacitance C of this capacitor.

[10marks]

b. Determine the breakdown voltage for d= 1.5 cm.

[5 marks]

TABLE Q5
Material Relative Permittivity. E Dielectric Strength. Eds (MV/m)
Air (at sca leve) 1.0006
12
Peroleum oil 2.1
20
2.6
PolystyreIc 25 40
4.5-10
Glass 30
3.8-5
Quartz 20
Bakelite 5
200
Mica 5.4 6
x 10-2 F/m.
E= ¬-Eo and £o =8.854
Transfornatlon Coordinate Varables Unit Vectors Vector Components
Cartesian to r= +y
cylindrical =lan-(y/) A, = A cOs + , sin +
=-sin +§cs A = -A, sin + A, cos #
A, A,
Cylindrieal to I=rcOs &= fcos - sin d A= A, cos Ag sin
Crteslan V=rsin p § =sin +cos A, = A, sin + A cos
A, = A,
Carteskn to R= +y'+' X=Âsin cos AR= M, sin# cos
spherieal + sin 0 sin + 2cos ) + A, sin 0 sin ¢ + A, cos )
0 = tan-+y²/zl @
= cos ) cos A, = A, cos# cos
+ ýcos0) sin p sin ) + A, cos 0 sin - A,sin 0
p = (an-v/r) =- sin + §cOs A = -A, sin + A, cos
Sphericalto = Rsin dcos i=Rsin# cos A, =AR Sin cos
Cartesi:an +@cos cos - sin + A, cos 0 cos - A sin
y=Rsin sin d ý= Xsin0sin ¢ Ay = Ae sin sin
+@ cos sin + cos An cos )sin t As cos
I=R cos A, = AR cOs ) - A,, sin
Cylindrical to R= r+2 X=Îsin + 2cos ) AR = A, sin 9 + A, cos )
spherical = lan r/) Ô = tcos A- }sin An = A, cos - A, sin 9
= A,p = A
r=Rsin f= Xsin 0+@cos) A, = Ag sin t As cos 9
Spherical to
cylindrical = A= A
Z= Rcos ) 2= Xcos9 - Ôsin0 A, = AR COS # A, sin

Electric Field

Current density J= pu Point charge E= X

4TeR'
Poisson's cqualion :(R R,)
Many point charges E=
y'y = 0 47s .R R
Laplace's cquation
E=Adr
Volume distribution R'
Resistance R=

Surlace distribution E=
Boundary conditions Table 4-3
Line distribution E=

Capacilance C= A
Intinite sheet of charge E =
3|
Intinite line of chrge E==‘ D, =‘ P
RC rel:tion RC =
qd (X2 cose +Ô sin ß)
Energy density Dipole
E=-Vy
Relution (o V

V2 = V- Vy=- | E· d1,
P
(volume distribution),
v= v
V= * ds' (surface distribution),

(line distribution).
V=