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ECE 3317. Prof. Ji Chen. Spring 2014. Notes 16 Plane Waves in Good Conductors. Good Conductor. Requirement:. Example: copper. Hence. so. Use. Skin Depth. Denote. “skin depth”. Then we have. Skin Depth (cont.). Hence. Skin Depth (cont.). Example: copper.
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ECE 3317 Prof. Ji Chen Spring 2014 Notes 16 Plane Waves in Good Conductors
Good Conductor Requirement: Example: copper Hence so Use
Skin Depth Denote “skin depth” Then we have
Skin Depth (cont.) Hence
Skin Depth (cont.) Example: copper
Skin Depth (cont.) The same penetration principle holds for curved conductors, as long as the radius of curvature is large compared with the skin depth. a a r r The distance z is measured from the boundary of the conductor. c c b b Coax a E H Penetration into inner conductor Penetration into outer conductor
Skin Depth (cont.) a r c a b r c b Coax Regions of strong currents The fields are confined inside the coax if
Surface Impedance x z Equivalent surface current x z
Surface Impedance (cont.) Actual current Surface current model Hence
Surface Impedance (cont.) Define the surface impedance: z
Surface Impedance (cont.) Hence We then have
Surface Impedance (cont.) Define “surface resistance” and “surface reactance” We then have
Skin Depth (cont.) Example: copper
Impedance of Wire - + Find the high-frequency resistance and inductance for a solid wire. V Note: The current mainly flows on the outside surface of the wire!
Impedance of Wire (cont.) Surface-current model: Z=R+ jX= impedance Hence Therefore, we have
Impedance of Wire (cont.) R jX Equivalent circuit:
Impedance of Wire (cont.) Example: copper wire = 5.8 107 S/m l = 5 cm f = 1.0 GHz Assume:
Impedance of Wire (cont.) Compare with the same wire at DC: = 5.8 107 S/m l = 5 cm 1.0 GHz DC
Coax We use the surface resistance concept to calculate the resistance per unit length of coax. a r For a length l : c b Resistance per unit length:
Coax (cont.) The skin effect will also contribute to an extra inductance per unit length, called the “internal inductance” per unit length. Internal reactance per unit length: a r c b Internal inductance per unit length: The internal inductance is usually neglected in practice (It is usually small compared with the external inductance, calculated assuming perfect conductors).