EE757 Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics … · M. Sadiku,”Numerical Techniques in...
Transcript of EE757 Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics … · M. Sadiku,”Numerical Techniques in...
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Applications of MoM
Example on static problems
Example on 2D scattering problems
Wire Antennas and scatterers
References
R.F. Harrington, “Field Computation by Moment Methods”
C.A. Balanis, “Advanced Engineering Electroamgnetics”
M. Sadiku,”Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics”
S.M. Rao et al., “Electromagnetic scattering by surfaces of arbitrary shape”
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A Charged Conducting Plate
Find the charge distribution and capacitance of a metalic
plate of dimensions 2a2a whose potential is = Vo
z
x
y
2a
= Vo
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A Charged Conducting Plate (Cont’d)
The potential and charge satisfy for the unbounded medium
The well-known solution for this problem is
As the plate is assumed to be in the xy plane we may also
write
qΦ ev
2
zdydxdqGΦV
ev
)(),()( rrrr
rrr
r
-R zdydxdR
qΦ
V
ev ,4
)()(
zyyxxR ydxdR
qzyxΦ
a
a-
a
a-
es 222)()(,
4
)(),,(
r
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A Charged Conducting Plate (Cont’d)
We divide the conducting plate into N square subsections and
define the subsectional basis function
otherwise,0
subsectionth the,on1
n S f
n
n
We then expand the unknown surface charge density in terms
of the subsectional basis functions
yyxxR R
qqLV
a
a
a
a-
es
es
22
o ,4
)(
ydxdR
fydxd
R
f
Va
a
a
a-
n
nn
a
a
a
a-
nnn
44o
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A Charged Conducting Plate (Cont’d)
But as the nth basis function is nonzero only over the nth
subsection we may write
ydxdR
VS nn
n
4
1o (one equation in N unknowns)
We utilize point matching by enforcing the above equation at
the centers of each subsection
N m
xyxxR ydxdR
VS n
mmm
mnn
,,2,1
)()(,4
1 22
o
Alternatively, N m lVn
mn n,,2,1,o
S n m
mn ydxdR
l4
1
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A Charged Conducting Plate (Cont’d)
It follows that the coefficients n are obtained by solving
V
V
V
lll
lll
lll
NNNNN
N
N
o
o
o
2
1
21
22212
12111
Postprocessing: The capacitance of the conducting plate is
approximated by
V
S
V
qC
N
nnn
t
o
1
o
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A Charged Conducting Plate (Cont’d)
The charge distribution along the width of the plate
Harrington, Field
Computation by
Moment Methods
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Scattering Problems
conductor
n
Ei
Es
An incident wave generates surface currents that in turn
generate a scattered field such that
0 )( EEn si (zero total tangential electric field)
In a scattering problem it is required to determine the surface
currents. Es is obtained as a byproduct
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Scattering by a Conducting Cylinder of a TM Wave
Incident field has only z direction
x
y
n
ρ ρ
Eiz
aE zi
zE
Fields are dependent on x and y directions. It follows that we
can solve this problem as a 2D problem
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Scattering by a Conducting Cylinder (Cont’d)
Starting with Maxwell’s equations
,)( HE j EJH j )(
For the case J=Jz we have
JjEkE zzz 22
The corresponding Green’s function is obtained by setting
to obtain )()( yyxxJ z
)(4
),( 2o ρρρρ
kH
kG
The scattered electric field is thus given by
CdkHJk
EC
zsz
)()(4
)( 2o ρρρρ
(We consider only the z component)
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Scattering by a Conducting Cylinder (Cont’d)
For the problem at hand we must have for all
points on the surface of the cylinder EE
sz
iz
It follows that we have
C ,CdkHJk
EC
ziz
ρρρρρ )()(4
)( 2o
The only unknown in this equation is Jz
We expand Jz in terms of the subsectional basis functions
otherwise,0
subsectionth the,on1
n C f
n
n
N
nnnz fJ
1
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Scattering by a Conducting Cylinder (Cont’d)
It follows that we have
C ,CdkHfk
EC
n
N
nn
iz
ρρρρ )(4
)( 2o
1
C ,CdkHk
ECn
N
nn
iz
ρρρρ )(4
)( 2o
1
(one equation in N unknowns)
We utilize point matching to enforce the above equation at
the centers of the subsections N m yx mmm ,,2,1),,( ρ
N , m ,CdkHk
ECn
m
N
nnm
iz ,2,1)(
4)( 2
o1
ρρρ
(N equation in N unknowns)
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Scattering by a Conducting Cylinder (Cont’d)
For a uniform plane wave incident at an angle i we have
eysine xcoskjEj
iiiz
rk.)(
Harrington, Field
Computation by
Moment Methods
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Pocklington’s Integral Equation
The target is to determine the current distribution and
consequently the scattered field due to an incident field for a
finite-diameter wire
x
y
z
l/2
l/2
Ei
2a
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Pocklington’s Integral Equation (Cont’d)
The main relation for this scatterer is
)()( aEaEsz
iz
The equations governing the scattered field are
)).()(/( AAE jj
We need only the z component of the field
)()(2
22
z
AA
j-E
zz
sz
r A
z
j-E z
sz )()(
2
22
r
The z component of the magnetic vector potential is
zdadR
ezJsd
R
eJA
l/
l/-
R-j
z
R-j
Szz
2
2
2
0
),(4
)(4
)( rr
rr -R
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Pocklington’s Integral Equation (Cont’d)
If the wire is thin, Jz is not a function of
zddR
ezJ aA
l/
l/-
R-j
zz
2
2
2
0 42
1)(2)(
r
)(zI z ),( zG r
The distance R in cylindrical coordinate is
a
r
zz
R
)()(2222
zzacosaR
For observation points on the wire surface we have
)()(22222 zzcosaaR
)()2
(4222 zzsinaR
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But as , we may write
Pocklington’s Integral Equation (Cont’d)
But as Az has a symmetry, we may write
Az(=a,z,) = Az(=a,z,0)
,),()(),(2/
2/
l
lzz zdzzGzIzaA )()
2(4
222 zzsinaR
The scattered field at the wire surface is thus given by
zdzzGzIz
j-zaE
l
lz
sz
),()()(),(2/
2/2
22
),(),( zaEzaEsz
iz
zdzzGz
zIzaEj-l
lz
i
z
),()()(),(2
22
2/
2/
Pocklington’s integral equation (only Iz is not known)
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Solution of Pocklington’s Integral equation
Divide the wire into N non overlapping segments
Expand the unknown current in terms of the
basis functions )()(1
zuIzI n
N
nnz
otherwise ,0
,1 2/12/1
zzz
un-n
n
For pulse functions we have
For triangular functions we have
otherwise 0
, 11
zzz
zz
u n-n
n
n
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Solution of Pocklington’s Equation (Cont’d)
It follows that
zdzzGz
zuIzaEj- n
l
l
N
nn
i
z
),())((),(2
22
2/
2/ 1
2/
2/2
22
1
),())((),(l
ln
N
nn
i
zzdzzG
zzuIzaEj-
ln
N
nn
i
zzdzzG
zIzaEj- ),()(),(
2
22
1
using a pulse function
)()(1
zGIzE n
N
nn
iz
One equation in N unknowns
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Solution of Pocklington’s Equation (Cont’d)
Enforcing this equation at the center of each segment, we get
N equations in N unknowns
N m zGIzE mn
N
nnm
iz ,2,,1),()(
1
)(
)(
)(
)()()(
)()()(
)()()(
2
1
2
1
21
22221
11211
zE
zE
zE
I
I
I
zGzGzG
zGzGzG
zGzGzG
Niz
iz
iz
NNNNN
N
N