Bihar Engineering University, Bihar, Electrical Engineering Semester 3, Electromagnetic Fields Syllabus

PCC-EE07 Electromagnetic Fields

4 credits

Module 1: Review of Vector Calculus 
Vectoralgebra-addition, subtraction, components of vectors, scalar and vector multiplications, triple products, three orthogonal coordinate systems (rectangular, cylindrical and spherical). Vector calculus-differentiation, partial differentiation, integration, vector operator del, gradient, divergence and curl;integraltheorems of vectors. Conversion of a vector from one coordinate system to an other.

Module 2: Static Electric Field 
Coulomb’s law, Electric field intensity, Electrical field due to point charges. Line, Surface and Volume charge distributions. Gauss law and its applications. Absolute Electric potential, Potential difference, Calculation of potential differences for different configurations. Electric dipole, Electrostatic Energy and Energy density.

Module 3: Conductors, Dielectrics and Capacitance 
Current and current density, Ohms Law in Point form, Continuity of current, Boundary conditions of perfect dielectric materials. Permittivity of dielectric materials, Capacitance, Capacitance of a two wire line, Poisson’s equation, Laplace’s equation, Solution of Laplace and Poisson’s equation, Application of Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations.

Module 4: Static Magnetic Fields 
Biot-Savart Law, Ampere Law, Magnetic flux and magnetic flux density, Scalar and Vector Magnetic potentials. Steady magnetic fields produced by current carrying conductors.

Module 5: Magnetic Forces, Materials and Inductance 
Force on a moving charge, Force on a differential current element, Force between differential current elements, Nature of magnetic materials, Magnetization and permeability, Magnetic boundary conditions, Magnetic circuits, inductances and mutual inductances.

Module 6: Time Varying Fields and Maxwell’s Equations 
Faraday’s law for Electromagnetic induction, Displacement current, Point form of Maxwell’s equation, Integral form of Maxwell’s equations, Motional Electromotive forces. Boundary Conditions.

Module 7: Electromagnetic Waves 
Derivation of Wave Equation, Uniform Plane Waves, Maxwell’s equation in Phasor form, Wave equation in Phasor form, Plane waves in free space and in a homogenous material. Wave equation for a conducting medium, Plane waves in lossy dielectrics, Propagation in good conductors, Skin effect. Poynting theorem.

Text / References:
1. M. N. O. Sadiku, “Elements of Electromagnetics”, Oxford University Publication, 2014.
2. A. Pramanik, “Electromagnetism - Theory and applications”, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, NewDelhi, 2009.
3. A. Pramanik, “Electromagnetism-Problems with solution”, Prentice Hall India, 2012.
4. G.W. Carter, “The electromagnetic field in its engineering aspects”, Longmans, 1954.
5. W.J. Duffin, “Electricity and Magnetism”, McGraw Hill Publication, 1980.
6. W.J. Duffin, “Advanced Electricity and Magnetism”, McGraw Hill, 1968.
7. E.G. Cullwick, “The Fundamentals of Electromagnetism”, Cambridge University Press, 1966.
8. B. D. Popovic, “Introductory Engineering Electromagnetics”, Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, International Edition, 1971.
9. W. Hayt, “Engineering Electromagnetics”, McGraw Hill Education, 2012.