This document discusses key concepts in electromagnetic fields and materials, including:
1) Different classes of materials and their conductivity properties including metals, semiconductors, and insulators.
2) Boundary conditions for electromagnetic fields at material interfaces, including continuity of tangential electric and magnetic fields.
3) Methods for solving Laplace's and Poisson's equations to determine electric fields and potentials, including applying boundary conditions and uniqueness theorems.
4) Analysis of resistors using Ohm's law and capacitors using Coulomb's law or Gauss' law.
This document discusses key concepts in electromagnetic fields and materials, including:
1) Different classes of materials and their conductivity properties including metals, semiconductors, and insulators.
2) Boundary conditions for electromagnetic fields at material interfaces, including continuity of tangential electric and magnetic fields.
3) Methods for solving Laplace's and Poisson's equations to determine electric fields and potentials, including applying boundary conditions and uniqueness theorems.
4) Analysis of resistors using Ohm's law and capacitors using Coulomb's law or Gauss' law.
This document discusses key concepts in electromagnetic fields and materials, including:
1) Different classes of materials and their conductivity properties including metals, semiconductors, and insulators.
2) Boundary conditions for electromagnetic fields at material interfaces, including continuity of tangential electric and magnetic fields.
3) Methods for solving Laplace's and Poisson's equations to determine electric fields and potentials, including applying boundary conditions and uniqueness theorems.
4) Analysis of resistors using Ohm's law and capacitors using Coulomb's law or Gauss' law.
This document discusses key concepts in electromagnetic fields and materials, including:
1) Different classes of materials and their conductivity properties including metals, semiconductors, and insulators.
2) Boundary conditions for electromagnetic fields at material interfaces, including continuity of tangential electric and magnetic fields.
3) Methods for solving Laplace's and Poisson's equations to determine electric fields and potentials, including applying boundary conditions and uniqueness theorems.
4) Analysis of resistors using Ohm's law and capacitors using Coulomb's law or Gauss' law.
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Classes of Materials Boundary Conditions Solving Laplace
Tangential Components: Metals – good conductors (s >> 1). D1t D2t 1. Solve 2V=0 in each Semiconductors – moderate or E1 D 1 E E homo. region. 1 t 2 t E1n D D a) For 1D problems, use tunable conduction. E1t 1t 1n 1 2 direct integration. Insulators – poor conductors (s << 1). D2t Normal Components: b) Otherwise, use D2n separation of E2t 1 E1n 2 E2 n D1n D2 n variables. Inside Perfect Conductors: E2n D2 E2 2. Apply BC’s at edges No electric field may exist Refraction: of homo. regions. E 0 within a perfect conductor. E1 E1n E1t D1 D1n D1t tan 1 tan 2 3. Calculate E from V using V = -V. Voltage is constant E2 E2 n E2t D2 D2 n D2t 1 2 V 0 throughout a conductor. 4. Calculate D from E using D=E. Electric field at the boundary of a Governing Equations Uniqueness Thm.: There is only one solution. metal has no tangential component. Inhomog. Poisson Homog. Poisson Inhomog. Laplace Homog. Laplace Dt Et 0 Dn En s V v V v V 0 2V 0 Analysis of Resistors Analysis of Capacitors S 1. Choose suitable coordinate system. Two Methods for Analysis + S 2. Assume V0 is potential across terminals. 1. Assume Q and calculate V0 using Calculate V by solving 2V = 0. C Q V0 C 3. 4. Calculate E using E = - V. V0 Coulomb’s law or Gauss’ law. - 2. Assume V0 and calculate Q using 5. Calculate I using I s E ds Laplace’s equation. S 6. Calculate R using R = V0/I. Method 1 Series/Parallel Combinations 1. Choose suitable coordinate system. S 2. Assume the plates carry charges +Q and –Q. C1 C2 V0 + s or R sS 3. 4. Calculate E using Coulomb’s law or Gauss’ law. Calculate V0 by integrating from plate 1 to - plate 2 using V0 E d C3 L Ceq S 5. Calculate C using C = Q/V0.
