EE3301 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS LTPC
UNIT I ELECTROSTATICS – I 3 1 0 4 12
Sources and effects of electromagnetic fields – Coordinate Systems – Vector fields –
Gradient, Divergence, Curl – theorems and applications - Coulomb’s Law – Electric
field intensity – Field due to discrete and continuous charges – Gauss’s law and
applications.
UNIT II ELECTROSTATICS – II 12
Electric potential – Electric field and equipotential plots, Uniform and Non-Uniform
field, Utilization factor – Electric field in free space, conductors, dielectrics - Dielectric
polarization –Dielectric strength - Electric field in multiple dielectrics – Boundary
conditions, Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations, Capacitance, Energy density,
Applications.
UNIT III MAGNETOSTATICS 12
Lorentz force, magnetic field intensity (H) – Biot–Savart’s Law - Ampere’s Circuit Law
– H due to straight conductors, circular loop, infinite sheet of current, Magnetic flux
density (B) – B in free space, conductor, magnetic materials – Magnetization,
Magnetic field in multiple media –Boundary conditions, scalar and vector potential,
Poisson’s Equation, Magnetic force, Torque, Inductance, Energy density, Applications.
UNIT IV ELECTRODYNAMIC FIELDS 12
Magnetic Circuits - Faraday’s law – Transformer and motional EMF – Displacement current
-Maxwell’s equations (differential and integral form) – Relation between field
theory and circuit theory – Applications.
UNIT V ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES 12
Electromagnetic wave generation and equations – Wave parameters; velocity,
intrinsic impedance, propagation constant – Waves in free space, lossy and lossless
dielectrics, conductors- skin depth - Poynting vector – Plane wave reflection and
refraction. TOTAL: 60 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Mathew N. O. Sadiku, S.V. Kulkarni ‘Principles of Electromagnetics’, 6th Edition,
Oxford University Press Inc. Asian edition, 2015.
2. William H. Hayt and John A. Buck, ‘Engineering Electromagnetics’, McGraw
Hill Special Indian edition, 2014.
3. Kraus and Fleish, ‘Electromagnetics with Applications’, McGraw Hill
International Editions, Fifth Edition, 2010.
REFERENCES
1. V.V.Sarwate, ‘Electromagnetic fields and waves’, Second Edition, Newage
Publishers, 2018.
2. J.P.Tewari, ‘Engineering Electromagnetics - Theory, Problems and
Applications’, Second Edition, Khanna Publishers 2013.
3. Joseph. A.Edminister, ‘Schaum’s Outline of Electromagnetics, Fifth Edition
(Schaum’s Outline Series), McGraw Hill, 2018.
4. S.P.Ghosh, Lipika Datta, ‘Electromagnetic Field Theory’, First Edition,
McGraw Hill Education(India) Private Limited, 2017.
Signature of the faculty HoD/EEE
