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Em Theory - Tutorial 4

This document is a tutorial sheet for an Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering course at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, focusing on electromagnetic theory. It contains a series of problems related to wave propagation, reflection and transmission coefficients, power density, and field intensities in various media. The problems involve calculations for different scenarios including air, plastic, and sea water mediums.

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Em Theory - Tutorial 4

This document is a tutorial sheet for an Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering course at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, focusing on electromagnetic theory. It contains a series of problems related to wave propagation, reflection and transmission coefficients, power density, and field intensities in various media. The problems involve calculations for different scenarios including air, plastic, and sea water mediums.

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UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
ENEL3EM: E-M THEORY
TUTORIAL SHEET NO.4

1. In a medium characterized by , the electric field intensity is given


by:

E  30 cost  z xˆ V / m
If it normally hits a lossless medium (,) at z=0, determine:
a) The reflection coefficient, , the transmission coefficient,  and the
standing wave ratio, S
 
b) The reflected electric and magnetic field intensities, E , H .

2. A uniform plane wave in air with:



H  4 cost  5 x  yˆ A / m
Is normally incident on a plastic region (x0) with the parameters
Determine:
a) The total electric field in the air
b) The reflection coefficient, , the transmission coefficient,  and the
standing wave ratio, S
 
c) The reflected electric and magnetic field intensities, E , H .
d) The average power density in the plastic region.

3. The electric field component of a uniform plane wave travelling in sea water
(S/m) is:

E  8e 0.1z cost  0.3z xˆ V / m
a) Determine the average power density;
b) Find the depth at which the power density is reduced by 20 dB.

4. A 100-MHz plane wave is incident from air onto a dielectric medium () at
normal incidence. Determine:
a) The reflection and transmission coefficients

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b) The wavelength in air and in the dielectric media
c) The percentage of the power density that is reflected from the
interface.

5. A signal in air (z0) with the electric field component



E  10 sin t  3z xˆ V / m
Hits the ocean surface normally at z=0. Assuming the ocean surface is smooth
and that S/m, in ocean, determine:
a) The radian frequency, 
b) The wavelength of the signal in air
c) The reflection and transmission coefficients
d) The loss tangent and intrinsic impedance of the ocean
e) The reflected and transmitted E fields.

6. A uniform plane wave in air is given by:



E  50 sin t  6 x  8 z  yˆ V / m
Determine:
a) The frequency and wavelength of the wave
b) The reflection and transmission coefficients
c) The H field

7. In a dielectric medium with , a plane wave with

 

H  0.2 cos 109 t  kx  k 8z yˆ A / m
Is incident on an air boundary at z=0. Determine:
a) The angles r and t
b) The wave number k
c) The wavelength in the dielectric and in air
d) The incident E
e) The transmitted and reflected E
f) The Brewster angle.

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