Calculus - Maxwell Equations - Energy associated to the Electromagnetic
Field - Plane Waves - Circuit Theory of Transmission lines - Analogy
between plane waves and transmission lines.
Course Notes (in italian)
Further axuiliary textes:
G. Franceschetti, Lezioni di campi elettromagnetici e circuiti, L. & D.
Pironti, Napoli.
G. Conciauro, Introduzione alle onde elettromagnetiche, McGraw-Hill.
G. Franceschetti, Campi elettromagnetici, Boringhieri.
J. D. Kraus, Electromagnetics, McGraw-Hill. (linee di trasmissione)
N. N. Rao, Elements of engineering electromagnetics, Prentice-Hall, Inc.
(onde piane, linee di trasmissione)
S. Ramo, J. R. Whinnery, T. Van Duzer, Campi e onde nell'elettronica per
le comunicazioni, Franco Angeli Ed. (leggi e concetti di base)
D. K. Cheng, Fundamentals of Engineering Electromagnetics, Addison-
Wesley Pub. Co. (leggi e teoremi fondamentali, onde piane, linee di
trasmissione)
J.A.Stratton, Teoria dell'elettromagnetismo, Torino, Boringhieri 1952
(leggi fondamentali, onde piane)
F.T. ulaby, Fondamenti di Campi Elettromagnetici, Teoria e applicazioni,
McGraw-Hill.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge of the fundamentals of electromagnetic propagation and
related energy. Propagation in stratified media, possibly dispersive and
lossy. Propagation in a transmission line and load matching.
Prerequisites
Differential an integral operators on scalar and vector fields, partial
differential equations, Fourier transforms, fundamental laws of electric
and magnetic physics.
Teaching Methods
blackboard classroom lessons.
Real trime simulation, projected
Calculus review - Coordinate systems: cartesian, cylindrical, spherical.
Differential and integral operators for scalar and vector functions. Dirac
function, Fourier transform.
Maxwell Equations - Maxwell Equations in differential an integral forms.
Maxwell Equations in Frequency and Time domains. Maxwell Equations in
an homogeneous medium. Maxwell Equations in an inhomogeneous
medium. Plane
Energy associated to the Electromagnetic Field - Poynting theorem in
Time and Frequency domains.
Plane Waves - Wave equation, plane wave propagation. Reflexion and refraction of plane waves. Plasma.
Circuit Theory of Transmission lines - Primary constants of a transmission
line. Voltage and current along a transmission line. Secondary constants
of a transmission line. Lossless lines: lines closed on a short, open circuit,
matched load, line closed on a generic load. Small lossess. Smith Charth
and its usage. Load matching.
Analogy between plane waves and transmission lines.