Single-Course Engelsk 10 ECTS

Engineering Electromagnetics

Overall Course Objectives

The course aims to introduce electromagnetics so that the basic laws, which in the course are applied to idealised special cases, can be used to estimate the behaviour of realistic electrical systems. In addition to classical electromagnetism, the students should be able to make simple calculations on important transmission line circuits, e.g. for high-speed digital electronics or microwave engineering. Additionally, the students should be trained in combining theoretical considerations with quantitative calculations from computer programs such as Matlab and laboratory measurements generated using standard instruments such as e.g. oscilloscopes, signal generators and network analysers. Finally, the course is the first one in a sequence of courses intended for students pursuing a career within RF systems and antenna and microwave circuit design.

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Analyze and evaluate guided and unguided propagation of electromagnetic waves.
Apply transmission line theory to design basic circuits.
Apply electrostatics, magnetostatics and induction laws to analyze simplified configurations of charges, conductors, dielectrics and magnetic materials.
Use deductive and inductive reasoning in analyses of electromagnetic systems.
Explain and apply vector operators on scalar and vector fields in rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems.
Assemble transmission line circuits and use vector network analyzers to assess them.
Relate experimental observations to theory.
Use electromagnetic terminology.

– Maxwell’s equations.
– Waves and phasors, frequency, wave number, attenuation constant, propagation constant.
– Transmission lines, transmission line parameters (R’, L’, G’, C’), telegraphers equations, characteristic impedance, reflection and transmission coefficients, standing wave ratio, input impedance, power flow, Smith chart, impedance matching, quarter-wave transformer, single-stub tuner.
– Coaxial cable, two-wire transmission line, microstrip transmission line.
– Plane waves, intrinsic impedance, propagation constant, linear, circular, and elliptical polarization, parallel and perpendicular polarization, Fresnel reflection coefficients, Brewster angle, Poynting vector and power flow.
– Vector analysis, gradient, divergence, curl, cylindrical coordinates, spherical coordinates.
– Electrostatics, electric field quantities, charge and charge density, dielectric constant, Coulomb’s law, Gauss’ law, (electric) potential, perfect conductor, conductor with losses, isolators (dielectrics), polarization, boundary conditions, capacitance.
– Magnetostatics, magnetic field quantities, the Biot-Savart law, Gauss law for magnetostatics, magnetic materials and permeability, boundary conditions.
– Induction, Faraday’s law, Lenz’ law, self-inductance, mutual inductance.
– Matlab.

01901/01920/30032/62732/62735, Calculus and algebra 1,
Calculus and algebra 2,
Electrotechnics,
Analogue electronics,
Advanced Mathematics for diploma Electro Technology

Class lectures, group tutorials, laboratory exercises and home assignments.

Rasmus Elkjær Jacobsen

Samel Arslanagic

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For students beginning in February, the course is recommended in the 4th (and not the 3rd) semester. The learning objective for applying Danish and English electro-technical terminology is due to the central position of the course in the Electrical Engineering education. Danish-speaking students must acquire Danish and English electro-technical terminology, while non-Danish-speaking students must acquire English electro-technical terminology.
E-learning is used in the form of online quizzes (home assignments), web-based tools and digital exam.
This course provides students with competencies relevant to UN SDGs, particularly #9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure), #12 (Responsible consumption and production), #13 (Climate action), #14 (Life below water) and #15 (Life on land).

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