Unit name | Lines and Waves |
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Unit code | EENG25000 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Craddock |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This unit is concerned with propagation, including the behaviour of transmission lines and the theory of electromagnetic waves based on Maxwell's equations.
Elements:
Revision of vector calculus: the gradient, divergence and curl of static electromagnetic field quantites.
Maxwell's equations in time-varying (and time-harmonic) cases; plane waves in lossy and lossless infinite media; wave impedance, skin-depth and power flow.
Transmission line characteristic impedance and the four component equivalent circuit; standing waves, impedance matching and determination of transmission line parameters from simple measurements.
The characteristics of antennas as intentional receivers and transmitters of electromagnetics waves, and brief consideration of unintentional reception and transmission of such waves (an aspect of EMC).
Laboratory:
RF Subsystem Design
On completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including lectures, practical activities supported by drop-in sessions, problem sheets and self-directed exercises.
Formative: Lab Assessment & Online Test 1
Summative: Timed Assessment (May/June) (100%)
No textbook is recommended. Students instead receive a full set of notes.