Magnetostatics

Chapter
5
Magnetostatics
Contents
5.1 Magnetic Forces and Torques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5.1.1 Force on Current Carring Conductors . . . . . . 5-5
5.1.2 Torque on a Current-Carrying Wire . . . . . . . 5-6
5.2 The Biot-Savart Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5.2.1 Surface and Volume Current Distributions . . . . 5-12
5.2.2 Magnetic Dipole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
5.2.3 Force Between Conductors . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
5.3 Maxwell’s Magnetostatic Equations . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
5.3.1 Gauss’s Law for Magnetisim . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
5.3.2 Ampère’s Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
5.4 Vector Magnetic Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
5.5 Magnetic Properties of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5.5.1 Magnetic Permeability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
5.6 Magnetic Boundary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
5.7 Inductance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
5.7.1 Self Inductance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
5.7.2 Mutual Inductance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
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5.8 Magnetic Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
5.9 Appendix: Solenoid Exact Magnetic Field Off Axis . . 5-46
5-2 ꢀ As we move from from electrostatics to magnetostatics we leave behind two of Maxwell’s equations and begin using the remaining two equations r ꢁ B D 0 r ꢂ H D J; where as a quick review B is the megnetic flux density, H is the magnetic filed intensity, and of course J is the current density
ꢀ Also recall that B D ꢀH, but in magnetics it is not always a linear relation; ferromagnetic materials are the exception we will see later in this chapter
ꢀ With electrostatics behind us it is good to look at what lies ahead in the context of the past
Table 5.1: Moving from electrostatics to magnetostatics.
Attribute Electrostatics Magnetostatics
Sources Stationary charges ρ Steady currents J
v
Fields and Fluxes E and D H and B
Constitutive parameter(s) ε and σ µ
Governing equations
• Differential form
∇·D = ρ ∇·B = 0 v
∇×E = 0 ∇×H = J
$$
♥D·ds = Q
♥E·dl = 0
♥B·ds = 0
♥H·dl = I
• Integral form
SS
$$
CC
Potential Scalar V, with Vector A, with
E = −∇V B = ∇×A
11
22
Energy density we = εE2 wm = µH2
Force on charge q
Fe = qE
Fm = qu×B
Circuit element(s) C and R L
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5.1 Magnetic Forces and Torques
ꢀ An electric field acting on a charge produces a froce, so it is with magnetic flux acting on a moving charge
Fm D qu ꢂ B .N/
ꢀ The right-hand rule will be used frequency in this chapter
+q
Fm = quB sin θ
θ
Bu
Figure 5.1: Right-hand rule for a moving charge with B present.
ꢀ With the dot product the projection of A ꢁ B always involves the cosine of the angle between, i.e., AB cos Â
ꢀ With the cross product the resultant now involves the sine of the angle between A and B, i.e., AB sin Â
ꢀ When both E and B are present the total force becomes
F D qE C qu ꢂ B D q.E C u ꢂ B/ .N/
„ƒ‚… „ ƒ‚ …
FFem
ꢀ It is somewhat peculiar that magnetic force does not exist unless the charged particle is moving, and even then no work is done as the force is perpendicular to the motion u
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5.1. MAGNETIC FORCES AND TORQUES
5.1.1 Force on Current Carring Conductors
ꢀ A charged particle in motion receives a force from B, so it follows that B acting on current flow in a wire imparts force to the charged particles in the wire and hence the wire itself
BB
I = 0
I
(a) (b)
Bzxy
I
(c)
Figure 5.2: Force on a wire carrying current under varous conditions.
ꢀ A detailed description of the force on the wire can be developed using differential charge traveling at velocity ue (electron
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CHAPTER 5. MAGNETOSTATICS drift velocity), by writing dFm D dQ ue ꢂ B
ꢀ Work through the details of drift velocity, cross-sectional are, and the density of the charges particles, we can write dFm D I dl ꢂ B .N/ and then upon integrating over a closed contour (the circuit) arrive at
I
Fm D I dl ꢂ B .C/
C
ꢀ An important side note is that if B is uniform it can be factored outside the contour integral, leaving the integration over the closed contour all by it self, which is simply zero, i.e., in the end no net force
5.1.2 Torque on a Current-Carrying Wire
ꢀ In physics you learn that torque arises out of a rotational force, i.e.,
T D d ꢂ F .Nꢁ m/; where d is a moment arm to which a force is applied on one end and the other end is connected to a rotating shaft
– Don’t act too surprised about getting into some rotational mechanics
– Electrical engineers do deal with motors and machines
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Pivot axis d
θ
Tz
F
Figure 5.3: definition of torque T D d ꢂ F.
ꢀ Drilling down a bit, Figure 5.3 shows that
O
T D zr F sin  .Nꢁ m/ where r D jdj and F D jFj
ꢀ For a CD positioner example see the Signals and Systems for
Dummies on-line example1
Magnetic Field Acting a Multi-Turn Loop
ꢀ Consider initially a single turn loop of wire in a uniform B field
O
ꢀ We assume that B D xB0
1
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2
I
Bx
Ob
3
1
B
4a
Pivot axis
(a) z
F1 za/2 yx
Od1 d3
F3
Loop arm 1
Loop arm 3
B
−z
(b)
Figure 5.4: A single loop of wire parallel to B and the force analysis that results in torque.
ꢀ Due to the right-hand rule only segments 1 and 3 receive a non-zero force
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ꢀ The moment arms of length a=2 receive the corresponding forces F1 and F2 respectively and produce a net torque of OO
T D d1 ꢂ F1 C d3 ꢂ F3 D yIabB0 D yIAB0 .Nꢁ m/; where I is the current in the loop, A is the area of the loop, and B0 D jBj and the current in the loop isI
ꢀ Assuming the shaft is free to turn, the nonzero T will change the position of the loop to the general scenario of Figure 5.5
ꢀ With the loop rotated to angle  the torque is no longer at its maximum, but now
T D jTj D I A B0 sin  .Nꢁ m/
Multiturn Loop
ꢀ If the single turn loop is modified to contain N turns of wire, the torque is increased to
T D jTj D N I A B0 sin  .Nꢁ m/
ꢀ There is also a magnetic moment, m that lies along the normal
On to the loop
2
OOm D n N I A D n m .Aꢁ m / and the torque can be written as
T D m ꢂ B .Nꢁ m/
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B
Pivot axis y
F1
F2
ˆn
2
1
θ
4
3
Ia
Bb
F3 x
F4
(a) m (magnetic moment)
F1
ˆn
Arm 1 a/2
θ
θ
B
(a/2) sin θ
O
Arm 3
F3
(b)
Figure 5.5: A single turn loop no longer parallel to B.
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5.2. THE BIOT-SAVART LAW
5.2 The Biot-Savart Law
ꢀ Up to this point no means of generating a magnetic flux or field intensity has been considered
ꢀ Biot and Savart studied how a compass needed was deflected when current carrying conductors were brought nearby
ꢀ The result of their work is the Biot-Savart law, which begins with a description of the field intensity, H, due to a differential current element
(dH out of the page)
PdH
R
ˆ
R
I
θdl
P' dH
(dH into the page)
Figure 5.6: Finding the magnetic field dH intensity due to a current element.
ꢀ The Biot-Savart law states that
O
I dl ꢂ R dH D
.A/m/
4ꢁ R2 in spherical coordinates
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ꢀ Note the similarity to Coulomb’s law, except for the cross product
ꢀ Over a conductor path l we obtain H as the line integral
Z
O
Idl ꢂ R
H D
.A/m/
4ꢁ R2 l
5.2.1 Surface and Volume Current Distributions
ꢀ The Biot-Savart law also can be applied to surface and volume current distributions
Z
O
I
Js ꢂ R
H D
H D ds .A/m/ dV .A/m/
I
4ꢁ R2
S
Z
O
J ꢂ R
4ꢁ R2
V
Example 5.1: Field from a Length l Conductor
ꢀ This is a classic example of a length l conductor along the z
Oaxis carrying current I in the z direction
ꢀ We desire the H in the x ꢃ y plane at radial distance r
ꢀ We set the problem up using the figure below
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5.2. THE BIOT-SAVART LAW z
Idl
ˆ
Rlr
P
θ
RdH into the page dl dθ
Figure 5.7: Finite length linear conductor carrying current I.
OO
ꢀ Writing out R, R, and dl ꢂ R we have
ꢀ ꢁ ꢀ ꢁ
OO
R D rr ꢃ zz
R D p
OOrr ꢃ zz
Or2 C z2
Â
Ã
O
ꢀ r dz
OOrr ꢃ zz
O
Odl ꢂ R D zdz ꢂ p
D p r2 C z2 r2 C z2
O
O O since z ꢂ r D ꢀ
ꢀ We are now ready to integrate over ꢃl=2 Ä z Ä l=2
ZZl=2
O
dl ꢂ R
IIdz
O
H D D ꢀ r
ꢀꢁ
3=2
4ꢁ R2 4ꢁ
r2 C z2 l
ꢃl=2
I l p
O
D ꢀ
.A/m/
2ꢁr 4r2 C l2
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ꢀ Converting to magnetic flux
ꢀ0I l p
O
B D ꢀ0H D ꢀ
.T/
2ꢁr 4r2 C l2
ꢀ When l ꢄ r the wire can be treated as infinite in length, thus giving the important result that
ꢀ0I
O
B D ꢀ
(T) (for infinite length wire)
2ꢁr
ꢀ This result parallels the infinite line charge by having the field inversely proportional to distance
ꢀ The field however forms concentric circles around the wire
I
Magnetic field
B
B
B
I
Figure 5.8: The field of a long linear conductor encircles the conductor and falls off as 1=r.
ꢀ The finite length and infinite cases are compared using Python as a function of r below:
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Figure 5.9: Python code used for the comparison.
Figure 5.10: Normalized Bꢂ comparisons versus r.
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Example 5.2: Circular Loop in the x ꢃ y Plane
ꢀ Another classical magnetostatics problem is a circular loop of radius a carrying current I, in the x ꢃ y plane
ꢀ The field point is P D .0; 0; z/ zdH' dH'z dHz dH dH'r
θ
P = (0, 0, z) dHr
Rdl'
φ + π y
θ
φadl xI
Figure 5.11: The field of a long linear conductor encircles the conductor and falls off as 1=r.
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5.2. THE BIOT-SAVART LAW
OO
ꢀ Writing out R, R, dl ꢂ R, and dH we have
ꢀ ꢁ ꢀ ꢁ
OO
R D zz ꢃ ra
OO
ꢃra C zz
O
R D p r2 C z2
ÂÃ
OOO O ꢃra C zz za C rz
O
Odl ꢂ R D ꢀa dꢂ ꢂ p
D a dꢂp r2 C z2 dꢂ r2 C z2
OO
Ia za C rz dH D p
4ꢁR2 a2 C z2
OO
O O O O since ꢀ ꢂ ꢃr D z and ꢀ ꢂ z D r
ꢀ Finally, from Figure 5.11 we see that symmtery makes the radial component Hr D 0, and integrating over 0 Ä ꢂ Ä 2ꢁ gives
Z
2ꢁ
Ia2
O
H D z dꢂ
ꢀꢁ
3=2
4ꢁ a2 C z2
0
Ia2
O
D z
.A/m/
ꢀꢁ
3=2
2 a2 C z2
ꢀ Special Cases:
– When z D 0 we have
ˇ
I
ˇ
O
H
D z
.A/m/
.A/m/ zD0
2a
– When z ꢄ a we have
Ia2
ˇ
ˇ
H
O
D z zꢄa
3
2jzj
ꢀ Solution comparisons using Python are given below:
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Figure 5.12: Python code used for the comparison.
Figure 5.13: Normalized Hz comparisons versus z.
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5.2.2 Magnetic Dipole
For a single-turn loop we can define the magnetic dipole mo-
2
OOment mm D zI a , so
ˇm
ˇ
HO
D z
.A/m/ za
3
2 jzj
It can also be shown that in spherical coordinates with R a,
H.R; Â; / becomes ꢀꢁm
4 R3
O
O
H D
R2 cos  C ꢀ sin  where
ÂÃa
1
 D cos pa2 C z2
The magnetic dipole and electric dipole have similarities
E
H
H
N
+
I
−
S
(a) Electric dipole (b) Magnetic dipole (c) Bar magnet
Figure 5.14: Dipole field patterns plus bar magnet.
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5.2.3 Force Between Conductors
ꢀ Consider two parallel (infinite length) conductors that pass through the y axis parallel to the z axis z
I1 I2
F' F'
12d/2 d/2 lyd
B1 x
Figure 5.15: Analyzing the force between parallel infinite length conductors.
ꢀ In the case shown here the current in each wire flows in the same direction so the wires attract
ꢀ Using the fact that Fm D I` ꢁ B and the azimuthal field produced by an infinite linear wire, it can be shown that the force
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F1 ꢀ0I1I2
F10 D
F20 D
D y
.N/m/
Ol2ꢁd
F2 ꢀ0I1I2
O
D ꢂy
.N/m/ l2ꢁd
Note: The force magnitudes are equal
5.3 Maxwell’s Magnetostatic Equations
ꢀ Using Maxwell’s equation two more properties can be defined
5.3.1 Gauss’s Law for Magnetisim
ꢀ For the case of the electric field (flux)
Ir ꢃ D , D ꢃ ds D Q
S
Also for a charge volume
ꢀ On the magnetic field side,
Ir ꢃ B , B ꢃ ds D 0
S
– In magnetics there is no equivalent to a point charge (no magnetic monopole)
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5.3.2 Ampère’s Law
ꢀ In electrostatics the line integral around a closed contour is always zero, i.e.,
Ir ꢁ E D 0 ,
E ꢃ dl D 0
C
ꢀ Ampère’s law is the counterpart to this in magnetics
Ir ꢁ H , H ꢃ dl D I
C
ꢀ Just as in the electric field case of Gauss’s law, Ampère’s law is best applied to scenarios where symmetry is present
– Here we seek symmetric current distributions so that convenient contours may be utilized
Example 5.3: A Long Wire
ꢀ Determine the magnetic field H at a distance r Ä a and r ꢄ a from the axis of a wire having diameter a ꢀ For convenience choose the wire to lie along the z axis
ꢀ The Ampèrian contour is a circle of radius 0 Ä r1 Ä a or r1 ꢄ a O
ꢀ The symmetry lies in the fact that H D ꢀHꢂ, e.g. pure azimuthal
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Contour C2 for r2 ≥ a Ir2
C2 r1
C1 a
Contour C1 for r1 ≤ a z
(a) Cylindrical wire yr2
ˆ
φ
C2 r1
φ1 x
C1 a
(b) Wire cross section
Figure 5.16: Finding H for a long wire using Ampère’s law, with C1 for r Ä a and C2 for r ꢄ a.
ꢀ For 0 Ä r D r1 Ä a we have
IZ
2ꢁ
O O
H1 ꢃ dl1 D
H1 .ꢀ ꢃ ꢀ/r1 dꢂ D 2ꢁr1H1 D I1
1
C0
Rand on the right side the current from J ꢃ ds is the ratio of Sthe areas times I, i.e.,
ÂÃ
ꢀ Á
ꢁr12 r1
2
I1 D I D
I
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ꢀ Finally, we solve for H1 (H1 D I1=.2ꢁr1/)
I1 .r1=a/2I r1 OOO
H1 D ꢀ D ꢀ D ꢀ
I .A/m/
2ꢁr1 2ꢁa2 2ꢁr1
ꢀ For r D r2 ꢄ a I
H2 ꢃ dl2 D 2ꢁr2H2 D I2 D I;
C
2so
I
OO
H2 D ꢀH2 D ꢀ
.A/m/
2ꢁr2
H(r)
I
2πa
H(a) =
H1
H2 ra
O
Figure 5.17: Magnetic field strength magnitude H.r/ D jꢀHꢂj versus r for a conductor of radius a.
Example 5.4: A Long Coax with Current I
ꢀ Consider a long coax with inner conductor current I
ꢀ What is the magnetic field outside the coax?
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ꢀ Visualize an Ampèrian contour outside the cable and consider the superposition of the field due to CI in the inner conductor and ꢂI in the return path of the outer conductor
ꢀ The net field is zero!
Example 5.5: Magnetic Field of a Toroid Coil
ꢀ Yet another classical example, is the toroid coil with inner radius a and outer radius b
ꢀ We assume N turns are tightly spaced around the toroid
H
ˆ
φr
I
Iab
C
Ampèrian contour
Figure 5.18: An N turn toroid coil.
ꢀ In Figure 5.18 the windings are spread apart to add notes, but in reality the windings are tight so each loop is parallel to the cross section of the toroid
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ꢀ Find H for r a, a Ä r Ä b, and r b
ꢀ Based on the direction of the current flow and using the righthand rule, the flux of each loop is normal to the loop cross
Osection in the ꢂꢀ direction
ꢀ To be clear, there is no field present for r a and r b, why?
ꢀ Applying Ampère’s law for a Ä r Ä b yields
IZ
2ꢁ
OO
H ꢃ dl D
.ꢂꢀH/ ꢃ ꢀr dꢂ D ꢂ2ꢁrH D ꢂNI
C0
ꢀ Finally,
H D ꢂꢀH D
(
NI
O
ꢂꢀ2ꢁr (A/m); for a Ä r Ä b
O
0; otherwise
Example 5.6: An Infinite Current Sheet
ꢀ Consider an infinite sheet of current in the x ꢂ y plane with
O
J2 D xJs
ꢀ Find H everywhere
ꢀ A convenient Ampèrian contour is a rectangle in the yꢂz plane w by l
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H
Ampèrian contour lyw
H
Js (out of the page)
Figure 5.19: An infinite current sheet in the x ꢂ y plane.
ꢀ Using the right-hand rule the direction of H above and below the sheet is a shown in Figure 5.19, i.e.,
(
O
ꢂyH; z 0
H D
OyH; z 0
ꢀ Now apply Ampère’s law around the contour
I
H ꢃ dl D Hl C 0 C Hl C 0 D 2Hl D Jsl
Cwhere the zero entries come from the length w paths
ꢀ Finally solving for H we have
(
Js
O
ꢂy 2 ; z 0
H D
Js
Oy 2 ; z 0
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5.4 Vector Magnetic Potential
ꢀ With electrostatics we found that introducing the scalar potential V led to a convenient way of calculating E via ꢂrV
ꢀ A similar idea is possible with magnetic fields via the vector magnetic potential A, where
B D r ꢁ A .T = Wb/m2/; and webers per square meter is an alternate unit for tesla
ꢀ Working with some vector identities it can be shown that
Z
ꢀ
J
A D
0 dV0 .W/m/
0
4ꢁ R
V
ꢀ Note: It is also possible to write the above using a surface or line current distribution
ꢀ The vector magnetic potential often yields easier integrations that the Biot-Savart law when calculating B or H
Magnetic Flux ˆ Linking Surface S
ꢀ B is the magnetic flux density, but when we consider the flux passing through a surface S, the term magnetic flux ˆ linking a surface, is often used, where
Z
ˆ D B ꢃ ds .Wb/ (5.1)
S
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ꢀ Via Stoke’s theorem with the vector magnetic potential, we can also calculate ˆ using a contour integral
ZI
ꢁꢂ
ˆ D r ꢁ A ꢃ ds D
A ꢃ dl .Wb/;
SCwhere the contour C bounds the surface S
ꢀ In practice choose the integral form which is easiest to evaluate
5.5 Magnetic Properties of Materials
ꢀ Earlier we saw that a loop of area A and current I has magnetic moment of magnitude m D IA
ꢀ A permanent magnet has similar properties
ꢀ In the permanent magnet it is due to current loops at the atomic level
1. Orbital motion of electrons and protons with respect to the nucleus
2. Electron spin
ꢀ In both of the above it is electron motion that dominates
ꢀ Classifications: diamagnetic, paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic
5.5.1 Magnetic Permeability
ꢀ For the electric we saw that in a dielectric material D D ꢃ0EC
P, where P is the polarization vector
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ꢀ In a magnetic material we similarly have
ꢁꢂ
B D ꢀ0H C ꢀ0M D ꢀ0 H C M ; where M is the magnetization vector
ꢀ In linear materials (most, but not all materials of interest)
M D ꢄmH; where ꢄm is the magnetic susceptability
ꢀ Since B D ꢀH we have that
ꢁꢂ
ꢀ D ꢀ0 1 C ꢄm
ꢀ
ꢀr D
D 1 C ꢄm
ꢀr
Table 5.2: Summary of Magnetic Material Properties.
Diamagnetism Paramagnetism Ferromagnetism
dipole moment
Permanent magnetic No Yes, but weak Yes, and strong
Primary magnetization Electron orbital Electron spin Magnetized mechanism magnetic moment magnetic moment domains
Direction of induced Opposite Same Hysteresis
magnetic field [see Fig. 5-22]
(relative to external field)
Common substances Bismuth, copper, diamond, Aluminum, calcium, Iron,
gold, lead, mercury, silver, chromium, magnesium, nickel, silicon cobalt niobium, platinum, tungsten
Typical value of χ
Typical value of µ ≈ 1 ≈ 1
≈ −10−5
≈ 10−5
|χ | ≫ 1 and hysteretic mm
|µ | ≫ 1 and hysteretic rr
Ferromagnetic Materials and Hysteresis
ꢀ Materials such as iron, nickel, and cobalt have magnetic moments that easily align with an applied magnetic field
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ꢀ Permanent magnets are made of these materials and are key in the many applications of magnetics in engineering
ꢀ Ferromagnetic materials contain magnetized domains which contain magnetic moments that remain permanantly aligned with one another once magnetized
ꢀ At a high level the key result is the magnetization curve which relates B D jBj to H D jHj
B
A1
A2
Br
A3
H
O
A4
Figure 5.20: Ferromagnetic B ꢂ H hysteresis curve.
ꢀ An unmagnetized material starts at O and B increases as the applied H increases (A1); the curve flattens as saturation is reached
ꢀ When H is decreased back to zero the point A2 is the residual flux, or Br, that remains in the material and represents the magnetization
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ꢀ Reversing the direction of the applied H (e.g., chaning the current flow in the wire) hysteresis requires H to reach A3 before
B again equals zero (demagnetized)
– The term hysteresis means lag behind
– The hysteresis loop shows that memory or material history is involved
ꢀ Saturation in the opposite direction is reached at A4 and the process repeats as H is decreased and then increased in the opposite direction
ꢀ Hard materials have wide loops and soft materials have narrow loops
BB
HH
(a) Hard material (b) Soft material
Figure 5.21: Hard vs soft ferromagnetic material hysteresis curves.
ꢀ A wide loop has large Br useful for magnets in motors, etc.
ꢀ A narrow loop is easy to magnetize/demagnetize
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5.6 Magnetic Boundary Conditions
ꢀ The boundary conditions of the B and H fields at a material boundary ꢀ1=ꢀ2 parallels the electric field case of Chapter 4
ˆl
1a
H1
Medium 1
μ1 b
ˆn2
H1n
∆h
2
∆h
2
ˆn
}
H1t
H2t
Js
ˆl
}
2dc
H2n
∆l
Medium 2
μ2
H2
Figure 5.22: Establishing magnetic boundary conditions.
ꢀ Gauss’s law for magnetics says that
I
B ꢃ ds D 0;
Cso from Figure 5.22 it must be that
B1n D B2n or ꢀ1H1n D ꢀ2H2n
ꢀ In words, B is continuous across a boundary
ꢀ Note: The corresponding D field is not continuous unless ꢅs D
0
ꢀ Using Ampère’s law a closed contour at the boundary (see Figure 5.22)) establishes that
ꢁꢂ
On2 ꢁ H1 ꢂ H2 D Js;
Owhere n2 is the normal at the material interface
ꢀ In words, the tangential components of H are:
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1. Continuous if they are parallel to Js
2. Discontinuous by Js if orthogonal to Js
ꢀ With that said, understand that surface current Js only exists on perfect conductor, e.g., superconductors
ꢀ When finite conductivity is involved, Js D 0 then it is always true that
H1t D H2t
O
Example 5.7: Finding the Angle Between H1 and n2
ꢁꢂ
OOOO
ꢀ Suppose that H2 D x3 C z2 (A/m), n2 D z, ꢀr D 2, ꢀr D
12
8, and Js D 0
O
ꢀ Find the angle Â1 between H1 and n2
ꢀ
Medium 1 Above
Hꢇ
ꢁ − ꢂ plane
ꢆꢇ
ꢃꢄ
1n�2
ꢁ
H2
2
Medium 2 Below
ꢆ2
ꢁ − ꢂ plane
ꢂ
ꢃꢄ
ꢅ
3
Figure 5.23: Description of the interface and the arrival angle of H2
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ꢀ From the interface boundary conditions we know that
H1x D H1t D H2t D H2x and so
ꢀr H1z D ꢀr H1n D ꢀr H2n D ꢀr H2z
1122
ÂÃÂ Ã
H2x 3
Â2 D tanꢂ1
Â1 D tanꢂ1
D tanꢂ1
D 56:31ı
H2z 2
ÂÃÂÃ
ꢀr H2x 2 3
1
D tanꢂ1
ꢃ D 20:56ı
ꢀr H2z 8 2
2
5.7 Inductance
ꢀ The inductor is to magnetic fields as the capacitor is to electric
fields
ꢀ Recall that a capacitor can store the energy of and electric field, so too and inductor can store the energy of a magnetic field
ꢀ Inductors often take the form of a solenoid, which is multiples turns of wire wound around a cylindrical core as shown in
Figure 5.24
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B
N
N
B
S
S
(a) Loosely wound (b) Tightly wound solenoid solenoid
Figure 5.24: Loosely and tightly wound solenoids.
ꢀ The tightly wound solenoid makes a nice case study, since it has a near uniform B field at its interior (in the limit a cylindrical current sheet), which simplifies the inductance calculation
ꢀ The first step is to establish the field inside the solenoid starting from the axial field of a single circular loop
ꢀ Recall that
I0a2
O
H D z
;
ꢁꢂ
3=2
2 a2 C z2 where here I0 is the current in a single loop and a is the loop radius
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ꢀ If we stack N such loops a tightly wound solenoid of n D N=l turns per unit length, as shown in Figure 5.25, is obtained zadz
Bdθ z
θ2
θ
Pxl
θ1
I (out) I (in)
Figure 5.25: Cross section of a tightly wound solenoid of length l on the z axis, straddling the x ꢂ y plane.
ꢀ A dz length of the solenoid contains n dz turns and we can let
I0 D In dz, so that
ꢀnIa2
OdB D ꢀ dH D z
3=2 dz
ꢁꢂ
2 a2 C z2
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ꢀ Integrating over the length of the solenoid yields the total field
Zl=2
ꢀnIa2
O
B D z
3=2 dz
ꢁꢂ
22
ꢂl=2
ꢀnIa2
2 a C z
Zl=2 dz
O
D z
ꢁꢂ
3=2
2
22
ꢂl=2
2 a C z
2
ꢀnIa2 2l
O
D z
ꢃ p a2 4a2 C l2
1
D z ꢀNI ꢃ p
.Wb/m2/;
O
4a2 C l2 where the last line comes by replacing n with N=l
ꢀ As a special case of interest, consider l ꢅ a ꢀNI
.Wb/m2/
O
B ' z l
ꢀ It is also true that under l ꢅ a the field inside is constant independent of the radial distance r from the center, as long as z is not near the ends
5.7.1 Self Inductance
ꢀ The inductance in Henries (H) is defined as the ratio of total magnetic flux, ƒ linking the circuit or conducting structure divided by the current I flowing through the structure
ƒ
L D
.H/;
Iwhere total flux linkage ƒ is related to flux linkage ˆ defined earlier in (5.1), the vector magnetic potential section
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– Note: For an N turn solenoid we simply have ƒ D Nˆ, where ˆ is the flux linkage in just one turn
ꢀ For a structure composed of two conductors, e.g., a coax or two-wire line, the flux linkage is computed over the area between the conductors (see examples coming up shortly)
Example 5.8: N-Turn Tightly Wound Solenoid
ꢀ Using the fact that the interior field of the solenoid is approximately uniform, we have for single loop
Z
ˆ D B ꢃ ds
S
ÂÃ
Z
NN
OO
D z ꢀ I ꢃ z ds D ꢀ I S .Wb/ ll
S
ꢀ It is tempting to say S ꢆ 2ꢁa2, but in reality the flux linkage for a real solenoid is more involved
ꢀ The total flux is N times this value since N loops are involved, i.e.,
N2
ƒ D Nˆ D ꢀ I S .Wb/ l
ꢀ Finally the inductance is found to be
N2 N2
L D ꢀ S ꢆ ꢀ
ꢃ ꢁa2 .H/ ll
ꢀ In reality winding factors and pitch factors come into play in
find the inductance
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ꢀ Empirical formulas and inductance calculators can be found on the Web2
Table 5.3: Two of many inductance formulas from Wikipedia.
ꢀ From Table 5.3 we see that the first entry is the same as the the tightly wound solenoid with the inclusion of the scale factor K
ꢀ Use Python to compare the tightly wound solenoid with K D 1 to the short air-core formula
Figure 5.26: Python code for inductance calculation.
2
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Figure 5.27: Comparison plot of the two inductance formulas.
ꢀ For longer lengths the two formulas are close, but at short lengths, where the inductance is larger, the difference is over one order of magnitude
ꢀ The short air-core result is likely the more accurate expression of the two
Example 5.9: Coaxial Transmission Line
ꢀ Consider the coax geometry in Figure 5.28, which also includes the appropriate flux linking surface S
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I
I
Slcba
Figure 5.28: Coax transmission line including the linking surface S.
ꢀ From Ampère’s law the flux generated by the inner conductor
(assumed infinite length) is
ꢀI
O
B D ꢀ
2ꢁr
– No flux inside due to the outer conductor
ꢀ The flux per unit length linking the area S inside the coax is
Z Z lb
ꢀI
ˆ D dr dz
2ꢁr
0a