Test I

Applied Electromagnetics Duration: 30 minutes Total marks: 85

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1. The electric field of a traveling electromagnetic wave is given by 10e0.03 x cos( 10 8 t x /2 + /6) V/m E ( x, t ) = y Determine a. the direction of wave propagation, +x b. its wavelength, (5 marks) (5 marks)

= 2 / = 4 m

c. the phase velocity, (5 marks)

u p = / = 2 10 8 m/s

d. the phasor of the electric field, and (5 marks)

10e0.03 x e jx / 2 + j / 6 V/m E ( x, t ) = y
e. the wave amplitude at a distance of 100m. (5 marks)
E ( x = 100, t ) = 10e0.03100 = 0.498 V/m

2. Lossless dielectric with relative permittivity r = 2.32 is used for the dielectric spacing material of parallel-plate transmission lines (Fig. 1). Suppose the width w and dielectric spacing d of a parallel-plate line in a circuit are 3.0 mm and 1.5 mm, respectively. Determine a. the characteristic impedance of the transmission line, (10 marks)

Z o = L / C = (d / w ) /(w / d ) = / d / w = 124

b. the phase constant and wavelength of a 1.5 GHz wave guided along the parallel-plate line. (15 marks)

= LC = (d / w ) (w / d ) = = 47.9 rad/m
= 2 / = 0.13 m

Given: Transmission-line parameters of a lossless parallel-plate line are R = G = 0 , L = d / w and C = w / d .

Fig. 1

g = 2V , Z g = 50 , Z = 50 , l = 1.75 and 3. A transmission line circuit with V o Z L = 100 is shown in Fig. 2. Determine a. the reflection coefficient at Z L , (10 marks)

L =

ZL Zo = 1/3 ZL + Zo

b. the input impedance Z in at the generator output, and

(15 marks)

Z in = Z o

tan l Z L + jZ 2 o = Zo / Z L = 25 Z 0 + jZ L tan l

i at the generator output. c. the voltage V

(10 marks)

Z /( Z + Z ) = 2 /3 V i = V V g in g in

Fig .2

Physical Constants Permittivity of free space: Permeability of free space: Velocity of light in free space Traveling Waves Phase constant: Phase velocity: Transmission Line Equations Propagation constant: Characteristic impedance: Lossless Transmission Lines

Characteristic impedance: Attenuation constant: Phase constant: Phase velocity: Terminated Transmission Lines

Reflection coefficient at the load: Voltage standing wave ratio: Input impedance: