Electromagnetics I

Matlab Experiments Manual for

EE2FH3
Instructor: Dr. N. K. Nikolova
Prepared by: Dr. M.H. Bakr
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
McMaster University
2012
COPYRIGHT M.H. Bakr

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author would like to acknowledge the help of his colleague Dr. Natalia Nikolova.
Dr. Nikolova was very supportive as the previous instructor of EE3FI4. The author had a
very useful interaction with her when started to teach EE3FI4.
I would like to thank the Center for Leadership in Learning (CLL) for providing most of
the fund for developing this set of MATLAB electromagnetic experiments. CLL has
been a main sponsor of innovation in learning in McMaster. It has supported and
continues to support many of the initiatives in the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering.
I would like also to thank my student Chen He for his contribution to this manual. Mr.
He worked very hard with me for 4 months in preparing the MATLAB experiments. Our
target was to make our electromagnetic courses less abstract and more enjoyable for
future students.
Finally, I would to thank my wife and my two beautiful children Omar and Youssef for
their support during the preparation of this manual.
Dr. Mohamed Bakr
Hamilton, September 2006

Contents
Set 1: Vector Analysis Page 1
Set 2: Surface and Volume Integrals

.. Page 5

Set 3: E Field of Linear Charges..

Page 14

Set 4: E Field of Surface Charges.. Page 21

Set 5: Electric Flux Density

.. Page 28

Set 6: Electric Flux through a Surface Page 34

Set 7: Electric Potential

Page 40

Set 8: Electric Energy.

Page 45

Set 9: Electric Current... Page 49

Set 10: Image Theory Page 53
Set 11: Boundary Conditions.... ... Page 59
Set 12: Capacitance... Page 62
Set 13: Analytic Solution of Laplace Equation. Page 65
Set 14: Finite Difference Solution of Laplace Equation. Page 71
Set 15: Magnetic Field of a Current Sheet.. Page 78
Set 16: Magnetic Field of a Solenoid.. ..

Page 84

Set 17: Mutual Inductance.

Page 89

Set 18: Self Inductance Page 93

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 1)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 1)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He

Example: Given the points M(0.1,-0.2,-0.1), N(-0.2,0.1,0.3) and P(0.4,0,0.1), find: a) the vector R NM , b)
the dot product R NM i R PM , c) the projection of R NM on RPM and d) the angle between RNM and RPM.
Write a MATLAB program to verify your answer.

P (0.4, 0,0.1)

M (0.1, 0.2, 0.1)

N (0.2, 0.1,0.3)

Figure 1.1 The points used in the example of Set 1.

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Analytical Solution:
a) R NM = R MO R NO
= (0.1a x 0.2a y 0.1a z ) (0.2a x + 0.1a y + 0.3a z )
= 0.3a x 0.3a y 0.4a z

b) R PM = R MO R PO
= (0.1a x 0.2a y 0.1a z ) (0.4a x + 0.1a z )
= 0.3a x 0.2a y 0.2a z
R NM iR PM = (0.3a x 0.3a y 0.4a z )i(0.3a x 0.2a y 0.2a z )
= 0.3 (0.3) + (0.3) (0.2) + (0.4) (0.2)
= 0.09 + 0.06 + 0.08 = 0.05
R iR
c) projR PM R NM = NM PM R PM
R PM iR PM
0.05
=
(0.3a x 0.2a y 0.2a z )
2
(0.3) + (0.2) 2 + (0.2) 2
= 0.088a x 0.059a y 0.059a z
d) cos =
=

R NM iR PM
| R NM | |R PM |

This problem is a direct

application to vector algebra. It
requires clear understanding of
the basic definitions used in
vector analysis.
The vector R NM can be
obtained by subtracting the
vector R NO from vector R MO ,
where O is the origin.

Definition
Let u=(u 1 ,,u n )
and v=(v 1 ,,v n )
be two vectors in R n . The dot
product of u and v is defined
by
u i v=u 1 v 1 + +u n v n
The dot product assigns a real
number to each pair of vectors.

0.05
(0.3) + (0.3) + (0.4) 2 (0.3) 2 + (0.2) 2 + (0.2) 2
2

= 0.208

= cos 1 0.208 = 1.36

Definition
Let u and v be two nonzero vectors in R n . The cosine of the
uv iv
, 0
angle between these vectors is cos =
|u|i|v|
u

Figure 1.2 The angle between two vectors.

Definition
The projection of a vector v
onto a nonzero vector u in R n
is denoted proj u v and is defined
by
v iu
u
proj u v =
ui u
v

proju v

Figure 1.3 The projection of

one vector onto another.

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MATLAB SOLUTION:
clc; %clear the command line
clear; %remove all previous variables

To declare and initialize vectors or points in a

MATLAB program, we simply type N=[-0.2 0.1
0.3] for example, and MATLAB program will
read this as N=-0.2a 1 +0.1a 2 +0.3a 3 , a 3-D
vector. If we type N=[-0.2 0.1] MATLAB
program will read this as N=-0.2a 1 +0.1a 2 , a 2-D
vector.
Some of the functions are already available in the
MATLAB library so we just need to call them.
For those not included in the library, the variables
are utilized in the formulas we derived in the
analytical part.

O=[0 0 0]%the origin

M=[0.1 -0.2 -0.1];%Point M
N=[-0.2 0.1 0.3];%Point N
P=[0.4 0 0.1]%Point P
R_MO=M-O;%vector R_MO
R_NO=N-O;%vector R_NO
R_PO=P-O;%vector R_PO
R_NM=R_MO-R_NO;%vector R_NM
R_PM=R_MO-R_PO;%vector R_PM

R_PM_dot_R_NM=dot(R_PM,R_NM);%the dot
product of R_PM and R_NM
R_PM_dot_R_PM=dot(R_PM,R_PM);%the dot product of R_PM and R_PM

Proj_R_NM_ON_R_PM=(R_PM_dot_R_NM/R_PM_dot_R_PM)*R_PM;%the projection of R_NM ON R_PM

Mag_R_NM=norm(R_NM);%the magnitude of R_NM
Mag_R_PM=norm(R_PM);%the magnitude of R_PM
COS_theta=R_PM_dot_R_NM/(Mag_R_PM*Mag_R_NM);%this is the cosine value of the angle
between R_PM and R_NM
theta=acos(COS_theta);%the angle between R_PM and R_NM

R_NM =
0.3000 -0.3000 -0.4000
R_PM_dot_R_NM =
0.0500
Proj_R_NM_ON_R_PM =
-0.0882 -0.0588 -0.0588
theta =
1.3613
>>

The running result is shown in the

left, note that is given in
radians here.

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Exercise: Given the vectors R1=ax+2ay+3az, R2=3ax+2ay+az. Find a) the dot product R1 i R 2 , b) the
projection of R1 on R 2 , c) the angle between R1 and R 2 . Write a MATLAB program to verify your
answer.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 2)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 2)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: The open surfaces = 2.0 m and = 4.0 m, z = 3.0 m and z = 5.0 m, and = 20 and =
60 identify a closed surface. Find a) the enclosed volume, b) the total area of the enclosed surface. Write
a MATLAB program to verify your answers.

Figure 2.1 The enclosed volume for the example of Set 2.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 2)

Analytical Solution:
The closed surface in this problem is shown in Figure
2.1 and Figure 2.2. To find the volume v of a closed
surface we first find out dv, the volume element. In
cylindrical
coordinates,
dv
is
given
by
dv = d d dz as shown in Figure 2.2. Once we get
the expression of dv, we integrate dv over the entire
volume.

dv

dv = d d dz
v = dv
v

= d d dz
v

=4

=4

=2

=2

= 60

= 20

z =3

d d dz

60

180
20
=

180

1
= 2
2

z =5

=4
=2

dv
d

18
2
=
18

z =5

z =3

dz

z =5

z z =3

1
6
2
= (42 22 ) ( ) (5 3)
2
18
18
8
= = 8.378
3

When evaluating an integral, we have to convert

degree to radian for all angles, otherwise this will
result in a wrong value for the integral.

dz

Figure 2.2. The unit volume.

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The area of the closed surface is given by

S enclosed = S1 + S2 + S3 + S4 + S5 + S6
We need to find d S1 , d S2 , , and d S6 and to integrate
them over their boundary. It is obvious that S3 = S4
and S5 = S6 . The surfaces S1 and S2 have similar shapes
as we can see from the following expressions,
dS1 = d dz = 2 =2 d dz and

S3

S1
S6

S5
S2

d S2 = d dz = 4 =4 d dz
The steps to evaluate the area of each surface are
executed as follows:
dS1 = d dz

S4

S1 = dS1
s

= d dz
s

60

180
20
=

180

= 2

= 2

18
2
=
18

z =5

z =3

dz

z =5

z z =3

S1

6
2
= 2 ( ) (5 3)
18
18
8
= m2
9
S 2 = dS2
S

= d dz
S

60

180
20
=

180

= 4

= 4

18
2
=
18

dS1

z =5

z =3

dz

z =5

z z =3

6
2
= 4 ( ) (5 3)
18
18
16
= m2
9

Figure 2.3 The closed surface.

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dS3 = d d
S3 =

d S

S3

d d

dS3

=4

=2

18
2
=
18

1
= 2
2

=4
=2

18
2
=
18

1
6
2
)
(4 2 2 2 ) (
2
18
18
4
= m2
3
=

dS5 = d dz
S5 =

d S

dS5

dz

d d z

dS5

S5

=4

=2

=4
=2

z=5
z=3

dz

z=5
z=3

= ( 4 2 ) (5 3)
= 4 m2
S c lo se d = S 1 + S 2 + 2 S 3 + 2 S 5
8
16
4
+
+ 2 + 2
9
9
3
2
= 2 4 .7 5 5 m
=

Figure 2.4 The surfaces S3 and S5 and their

incremental elements.

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MATLAB SOLUTION:
As shown in the figure to the right, the approximate value
of the enclosed volume is
p

k =1 j =1 i =1

i , j ,k

= ( i , j , k ) ( ) (z )
k =1 j =1 i =1

We cover all elements vi , j ,k through 3 loops with

counters i in the inner loop, j in the middle loop and k in
the outer loop. The approach used to evaluate the surfaces
is similar to that of the volume. The MATLAB code is
shown in the next page.

j=n

i = n
i = 1 i = 2

k =n

We write a MATLAB program to evaluate this expression.

To do this, our program evaluates all element volumes
vi , j ,k , and increase the total volume by vi , j ,k each time.

j=
j = 21

k =3

k =2

k =1

Figure 2.5 The discretized volume.

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MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command line
clear; %remove all previous variables
V=0;%initialize volume of the closed surface to 0
S1=0;%initialize the area of S1 to 0
S2=0;%initialize the area of S1 to 0
S3=0;%initialize the area of S1 to 0
S4=0;%initialize the area of S1 to 0
S5=0;%initialize the area of S1 to 0
S6=0;%initialize the area of S1 to 0
rho=2;%initialize rho to the its lower boundary
z=3;%initialize z to the its lower boundary
phi=pi/9;%initialize phi to the its lower boundary
Number_of_rho_Steps=100; %initialize the rho discretization
Number_of_phi_Steps=100;%initialize the phi discretization
Number_of_z_Steps=100;%initialize the z discretization
drho=(4-2)/Number_of_rho_Steps;%The rho increment
dphi=(pi/3-pi/9)/Number_of_phi_Steps;%The phi increment
dz=(5-3)/Number_of_z_Steps;%The z increment
%%the following routine calculates the volume of the enclosed surface
for k=1:Number_of_z_Steps
for j=1:Number_of_rho_Steps
for i=1:Number_of_phi_Steps
V=V+rho*dphi*drho*dz;%add contribution to the volume
end
rho=rho+drho;%p increases each time when z has been traveled from its lower boundary to its upper
boundary
end
rho=2;%reset rho to its lower boundary
end

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%%the following routine calculates the area of S1 and S2

rho1=2;%radius of S1
rho2=4;%radius of s2
for k=1:Number_of_z_Steps
for i=1:Number_of_phi_Steps
S1=S1+rho1*dphi*dz;%get contribution to the the area of S1
S2=S2+rho2*dphi*dz;%get contribution to the the area of S2
end
end
%%the following routing calculate the area of S3 and S4
rho=2;%reset rho to it's lower boundaty
for j=1:Number_of_rho_Steps
for i=1:Number_of_phi_Steps
S3=S3+rho*dphi*drho;%get contribution to the the area of S3
end
rho=rho+drho;%p increases each time when phi has been traveled from it's lower boundary to it's upper
boundary
end
S4=S3;%the area of S4 is equal to the area of S3
%%the following routing calculate the area of S5 and S6
for k=1:Number_of_z_Steps
for j=1:Number_of_rho_Steps
S5=S5+dz*drho;%get contribution to the the area of S3
end
end
S6=S5;%the area of S6 is equal to the area of S6
S=S1+S2+S3+S4+S5+S6;%the area of the enclosed surface

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Running Result

By comparing, we see that the result of our analytical solution is close to the result of our MATLAB
solution.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 2)

Exercise: The surfaces r = 0 and r = 2, = 45 , = 90 , = 45 and = 90 define a closed surface.
Find the enclosed volume and the area of the closed surface S. Write a MATLAB program to verify your
answer.

Figure 2.6 The surface of the exercise of Set 2.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 3)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 3)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: An infinite uniform linear charge L = 2.0 nC/m lies along the x axis in free space, while point
charges of 8.0 nC each are located at (0, 0, 1) and (0, 0, -1). Find E at (2, 3, 4). Write a MATLAB
program to verify your answer.
z

i P (2, 3, 4)
Q1 = 8.0 nC

L = 2.0 nC/m

Q2 = 8.0 nC

Figure 3.1 The charges of the example of Set 3.

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Analytical Solution:
Based on the principle of superposition, the electric field at
P ( 2, 3, 4) is E = E1 + E 2 + E L where E1 and E2 are the
electric fields generated by the point charges 1 and 2,
respectively, and E L is the electric field generated by the
line charge. The electrical field generated by a point charge
is given by
Q
Epoint =
R
4 0 | R |3
where R is the vector pointing from the point charge to the
observation point as shown in Figure 3.2 (a).

Q
R

(a)
a

a1
A'

E A1

For the point charge Q1 :

R 1 = (2a x + 3a y + 4a z ) (a z ) = 2a x + 3a y + 3a z
E1 =

Q1
R1
4 0 | R 1 |3

8 109

1
4
109 22 + 32 + 32
36
= 1.395a x + 2.093a y + 2.093a z

E A'1
A

Q2
R2
4 0 | R 2 |3

(b)
a

dL

8 109

1
109 22 + 32 + 52
36
= 0.615a x + 0.922a y + 1.537a z
4

E A (E A' )

E A'

R 2 = (2a x + 3a y + 4a z ) (a z ) = 2a x + 3a y + 5a z

EA

(2a x + 3a y + 3a z )

For the point charge Q2 :

E2 =

a1

(2a x + 3a y + 5a z )
3
L

L=0

dE L

dE L1

Figure 3.2.
components

dE L

(c)
The different

field

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As we can see from Figure 3.2(b), for any point A on the line charge we can always find one and only one
point A' whose electric field at P has the same magnitude but the opposite sign of that of A in the
direction which is parallel to the line charge. This is because the linear charge is infinitely long. Therefore
we only need to find the electric field in the direction perpendicular to the line charge. As shown in
Figure 3.2(c) each incremental length of line charge dL acts as a point charge and produces an
incremental contribution to the total electric field intensity. The magnitude of dEL is thus:
L dL
dQ
dEL =
=
2
4 0 | R |
4 0 ( L2 + d 2 )
therefore the magnitude of dE is
dEL = dEL sin =
and EL =

L =

L =

EL

L dL

4 0 ( L + d ) ( L + d )
2

Ld
4 0

dE =

Ld
1
=

4 0 2
d2
d 1 + 2
L

Then we have to find a

dL
Ld
2
4 0 ( L + d 2 )3/ 2

L =

dL
(this integral is given in the formula sheet)
L = ( L + d 2 )3/ 2

d
L
= L
2
4 0 d L2 + d 2

L =

L =

d2
L =

L
1
1
1
= Ld
.
2
=

2
4 0 d 1 + 0 d 1 + 0 2 0 d
d2

1+ 2
L L =

R = (2a x + 3a y + 4a z ) (2a x ) = 3a y + 4a z
a =

R
| R |

3a y + 4a z

3
4
= a y + az
5
5
3 +4
2

therefore
E L = E L = EL a
2 109
4
3
a y + az
1
5
2
109 5 5
36
= 4.32a y + 5.76a z

and
E = E1 + E2 + EL = 2.01a x + 7.34a y + 9.39a z V/m

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MATLAB solution :
To find the electric field generated by the infinite line charge, we can replace the infinite linear charge by
a sufficiently long finite line charge. In this problem, our line charge has a length of one hundred times of
the distance from the observation point to the line charge, and its center is located at C (2, 0, 0) as shown
in Figure 3.3. We divide the line charge into many equal segments, and evaluate the electric field
generated by each segment in the way we evaluate the electric field generated by a single point charge.
Finally, we evaluate the summation of the electric fields generated by all those segments. The summation
should be very close to the electric field generated by the infinite linear charge. This approach can be
summarized by the mathematical expression:
n
n
n
Q
L L
E L Ei =
R
Ri
=

i
3
3
i =1
i =1 4 0 | R i |
i =1 4 0 | R i |
where Ei is the electric field generated by the ith segment, R i is the vector from the ith segment to the
observation point, Q is the charge of a single segment, L is the length of the segment and n is the total
number of the segments.

i =1

i=2
i

length of line charge=100d C (2, 0, 0)

i
i
i d
i
i
i = n 1

Ri
P (2, 3, 4)

i=n

Figure 3.3 The discretization used in the MATLAB program.

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MATLAB code :
clc; %clear the command line
clear; %remove all previous variables
Q1=8e-9;%charges on Q1
Q2=8e-9;%charges on Q2
pL=2e-9;%charge density of the line
Epsilono=8.8419e-12;%Permitivity of free space
P=[2 3 4];%coordinates of observation point
A=[0 0 1];%coordinates of Q1
B=[0 0 -1];%coordinates of Q2
C=[2 0 0];%coordinates of the center of the line charge
Number_of_L_Steps=100000;%the steps of L
%%the following routine calculates the electric fields at the
%%observation point generated by the point charges
R1=P-A; %the vector pointing from Q1 to the observation point
R2=P-B; %the vector pointing from Q2 to the observation point
R1Mag=norm(R1);%the magnitude of R1
R2Mag=norm(R2);%the magnitude of R1
E1=Q1/(4*pi*Epsilono*R1Mag^3)*R1;%the electric field generated by Q1
E2=Q2/(4*pi*Epsilono*R2Mag^3)*R2;%the electric field generated by Q2
%%the following routine calculates the electric field at the
%%observation point generated by the line charge
d=norm(P-C);%the distance from the observation point to the center of the line
length=100*d;%the length of the line
dL_V=length/Number_of_L_Steps*[1 0 0];%vector of a segment
dL=norm(dL_V);%length of a segment
EL=[0 0 0];%initialize the electric field generated by EL
C_segment=C-( Number_of_L_Steps/2*dL_V-dL_V/2);%the center of the first segment
for i=1: Number_of_L_Steps
R=P-C_segment;%the vector seen from the center of the first segment to the
observation point
RMag=norm(R);%the magnitude of the vector R
EL=EL+dL*pL/(4*pi*Epsilono*RMag^3)*R;%get contibution from each segment
C_segment=C_segment+dL_V;%the center of the i-th segment
end
E=E1+E2+EL;% the electric field at P

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Running result

Comparing the MATLAB answer with the analytical answer we see that there is very little difference
between them. This little difference is caused by the finite length of the steps of L and the finite line
charge that we used to replace the infinite one.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 3)

Exercise: A finite uniform linear charge L = 4 nC/m lies on the xy plane as shown in Figure 3.4, while
point charges of 8 nC each are located at (0, 1, 1) and (0, -1, 1). Find E at (0, 0 ,0). Write a MATLAB
program to verify your answer.

(7, 0, 0)

L = 4nC/m

Q1 = 8 nC

(0, 7, 0)

Figure 3.4 The charges of the exercise of Set 3.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 4)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 4)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: A surface charge of 5.0 C/m 2 is located in the x-z plane in the region -2.0 m x 2.0 m
and -3.0 m y 3.0 m. Find analytically the electric field at the point (0, 4.0, 0) m. Verify your answer
using a MATLAB program that applies the principle of superposition.
z

P(0, 0, 4)

y=

=5

C
/m 2
x=
2

x=

y=

Figure 4.1 The surface charge of the example of Set 4.

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Analytical solution:
As can be seen in Figure 4.2 , for any point A on the surface
charge, we can find another point A' whose electric field at P
has the same magnitude but the opposite sign of that of A in
the direction parallel to the surface charge. Hence the electric
field at P has only a z component .
dQ = s dS = s dxdy
dQ
dE =
4 | R |2
dEz = dE cos

cos =

EA'

EA

EA'1

EA1
z

| Rz |
4
=
=
2
|R|
( x 0) + ( y 0) 2 + (4 0) 2

dxdz
dEz = S
4 | R |2

EAz (EA'z )

4
x + y 2 + 16
2

A'

x + y + 16
2

S
x + z + 16
2

4
2

dxdy
Figure 4.2 The field components.

Ez = dEz
s

=
=

y =3

y =3 x =2

= S

let

y =3

x=2

y =3

x=2

y =3 x =2

y =3 x =2

x=2

x + y + 16
2

(
(

x 2 + y 2 + 16

1
x2 + a2

y =3

a2 a2 + x2
4

y =3

y =3

dxdy
dE z
dE

y =3

(y

dxdy
3

dxdy
3

(let a 2 = y 2 + 16)

dE1

x=2

dy
x =2

+ 16 ) y + 20
2

dy

y = 20 tan

then dy = 20 sec 2 d ,

y 2 + 20 = 20 sec ,

and y 2 + 16 = 20 tan 2 + 16

Figure 4.3 Field decomposition.

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therefore
Ez =

4S

4S

= 2

20 sec2 d
20 sec

) ( 20 tan + 16 )
2

sec d
2
1 20 tan + 16

1
d
4 S = 2 cos
=
sin 2
=1
+ 16
20
cos 2
4 = 2
cos d
= S

20sin 2 + 16 cos 2
S y =3 cos d
4 = 2 cos d
= S
=
=1 4sin 2 + 16 y =3 sin 2 + 4
let u = sin then du = cos d therefore
=

S u =u du
u =u u 2 + 4
1
u
= S arctan
2
2

Ey =

= 2

y =3

.
y =3

as we can see from Figure 4.4, y = 20 tan

and u = sin . The relationship between u and z is given by
y
u=
2
y + 20
therefore
u = 3/ 29

1
u
E y = S arctan
2 =3/
2

29

3
5 10
1
=
2 arctan 29 = 4.8898 104
1
2
109 2

36
E = E y a y = 4.8898 104 a y V/m
6

y 2 + 20

20

Figure 4.4 u = sin =

y
y + 20
2

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MATLAB Solution:
To write a MATLAB code to solve this problem, we equally divide the surface into many cells each with a
length y and a width x . Each cell has a charge of Q = s xy . When x and y are very small, the
electric field generated by this cell is very close to that generated by a point charge with a charge Q
located at the center of the cell. Hence the electric field generated by the surface charge at point P is given
by
m n
m n
xy
E E j ,i = s
R j ,i
3
j =1 i =1
j =1 i =1 4 | R j ,i |
where R j ,i is the vector pointing from the center of a cell to the observation point, as shown in Figure 4.5.
The location of the center of a cell is given by x = 2 +

y
x
+ x(i 1) , y = 3 +
+ y ( j 1) and z = 0.
2
2

The MATLAB code is given in the next page.

E j ,i
P R j ,i
z

j=

j=

i j
=m

i=

i i
i
i
i i
i
y
i i

Figure 4.5 The utilized discretization in the MATLAB code.

i =1

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MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command line
clear; %remove all previous variables
Epsilono=8.854e-12; %use permittivity of air
D=5e-6; %the surface charge density
P=[0 0 4]; %the position of the observation point
E=zeros(1,3); % initialize E=(0 ,0, 0)
Number_of_x_Steps=100;%initialize discretization in the x direction
Number_of_y_Steps=100;%initialize discretization in %the z direction

x_lower=-2; %the lower boundary of x

x_upper=2; %the upper boundary of x
y_lower=-3; %the lower boundary of y
y_upper=-2; %the upper boundary of y
dx=(x_upper- x_lower)/Number_of_x_Steps; %the x increment or the width of a grid
dy=(y_upper- y_lower)/Number_of_y_Steps; %The y increment or the length of a grid
ds=dx*dy; %the area of a single grid
dQ=D*ds; % the charge on a single grid
for j=1: Number_of_y_Steps
for i=1: Number_of_x_Steps
x= x_lower +dx/2+(i-1)*dx; %the x component of the center of a grid
y= y_lower +dy/2+(j-1)*dy; %the y component of the center of a grid
R=P-[x y 0];% vector R is the vector seen from the center of the grid to the
observation point
RMag=norm(R); % magnitude of vector R
E=E+(dQ/(4*Epsilono*pi* RMag ^3))*R; % get contribution to the E field
end
end

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Running result:

Comparing the MATLAB answer and the analytical answer we see that there is a slight difference. This
difference is a result of the finite discretization of the surface S.

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Exercise: Given the surface charge density, s =2.0 C/m 2 , existing in the region <1.0 m, z = 0, and
zero elsewhere, find E at P ( = 0, z = 1.0) and write a MATLAB program to verify your answer.
.
z

P( = 0, z = 1)

= 1.0

Figure 4.6 The problem of the exercise of Set 4.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 5)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 5)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: A point charge Q = 1.0 C is located at the origin. Write a MATLAB program to plot the
electric flux lines in the three-dimensional space.

Q = 1.0 C

Figure 5.1 Point charge Q = 1.0 C located at the origin.

Analytical Solution:
The electric flux density resulting from a point charge is given by D =

Q
R , where R is the vector
4 | R |3

pointing from the point charge to the observation point.

MATLAB Solution:
We first introduce two MATLAB functions that can help us to create a field vector plot.

1 meshgrid
Syntax:
[X,Y] = meshgrid(x,y)
[X,Y,Z] = meshgrid(x,y,z)

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The rows of the output array X are copies of the vector x while columns of the output array Y are copies of
the vector y. [X,Y] = meshgrid(x) is the same as [X,Y] = meshgrid(x,x).For instance if we want to
create a two-dimensional mesh grid as shown in Figures 5.2 and 5.3, we simply type [X Y]= meshgrid(1:1:2,-1:1:3), then X and Y is initialized as two-dimensional matrices
1 0 1 2
1 1 1 1

1 0 1 2
0 0 0 0
X = 1 0 1 2 , Y = 1 1 1 1

1 0 1 2
2 2 2 2
1 0 1 2
3 3 3 3

If we compare the matrices X and Y with the mesh grids we see that matrix X stores the x components
of all the points in the mesh grids and Y stores the y components of those points. [X,Y,Z] = meshgrid(x,
y,z)is the 3-dementional version of mesh grids. [X,Y,Z] = meshgrid(0:1:4,0: 1:4,0:1:2) creates the
mesh grids shown in Figure 5.4, and matrix X , Y and Z is given by
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4

0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
X(:,:,1) = 0 1 2 3 4 X(:,:,2) = 0 1 2 3 4 X(:,:,3) = 0 1 2 3 4

0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4

0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1
Y(:,:,1) = 2 2 2 2 2 Y(:,:,2) = 2 2 2 2 2 Y(:,:,3) = 2 2 2 2 2

3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4

2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0

2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
Z(:,:,3) = 2 2 2 2 2
Z(:,:,1) = 0 0 0 0 0 Z(:,:,2) = 1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0

Similar to the two-dimensional version, the matrices X, Y and Z store the x, y, and z components of all the
plotting points, respectively.

2 quiver/quiver3
Syntax:
quiver(X,Y,x_data,y_data)
quiver3(X,Y,Z,x_data,y_data,z_data)

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A quiver plot displays vectors as arrows with components (x_data, y_data) at the points (X, Y). For example,
the first vector is defined by components x_data(1),y_data(1) and is displayed at the point X(1),Y(1). The
command quiver(X,Y,x_data,y_data) plots vectors as arrows at the coordinates specified in each
corresponding pair of elements in x and y. The matrices X, Y, x_data, and y_data must all have the same
size. The following MATLAB code plots the vector a x + 0.5a y at each plotting point in the mesh grids as
shown in Figure 5.3.
PlotXmin=-1;
PlotXmax=2;
PlotYmin=-1;
PlotYmax=3;
NumberOfXPlottingPoints=4;
NumberOfYPlottingPoints=5;
PlotStepX=(PlotXmax-PlotXmin)/(NumberOfXPlottingPoints-1);
PlotStepY=(PlotYmax-PlotYmin)/(NumberOfYPlottingPoints-1);
[X,Y]=meshgrid(PlotXmin:PlotStepX:PlotXmax,
PlotYmin:PlotStepY:PlotYmax);
for j=1:NumberOfYPlottingPoints
for i=1:NumberOfXPlottingPoints
x_data(j,i)=1;
y_data(j,i)=0.5;
end
end
quiver(X,Y,x_data,y_data)

quiver3(X,Y,Z,x_data,y_data,z_data) is used to plot vectors in three-dimensional space. The

arguments X,Y,Z,x_data,y_data and z_data are three-dimensional matrices.
y
a x + 0.5a y

1
x

Figure 5.2 mesh grid created by

[X Y]= meshgrid(-1:1:2,-1:1:3).

Figure 5.3 field plot of the

vector a x + 0.5a y .

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1
2

3
4

0
y

Figure 5.4 The mesh grid created by [X,Y,Z] = meshgrid(0:1:4,0:1:4,0:1:2).

MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command line
clear; %remove all previous variables
PlotXmin=-2;%lowest x value on the plot space
PlotXmax=2;%%maximum x value on the plot space
PlotYmin=-2;%lowest y value on the plot space
PlotYmax=2;%maximum y value on the plot space
PlotZmin=-2;%lowest z value on the plot space
PlotZmax=2;%maximum z value on the plot space
NumberOfXPlottingPoints=5;%number of plotting points along the x axis
NumberOfYPlottingPoints=5;%number of plotting points along the y axis
NumberOfZPlottingPoints=5;%number of plotting points along the z axis
PlotStepX=(PlotXmax-PlotXmin)/(NumberOfXPlottingPoints-1);%plotting step in the x
direction
PlotStepY=(PlotYmax-PlotYmin)/(NumberOfYPlottingPoints-1);%plotting step in the y
direction
PlotStepZ=(PlotZmax-PlotZmin)/(NumberOfZPlottingPoints-1);%plotting step in the z
direction
[X,Y,Z]=meshgrid(PlotXmin:PlotStepX:PlotXmax,
PlotYmin:PlotStepY:PlotYmax,PlotZmin:PlotStepZ:PlotZmax);%build arrays of plot space
Fx=zeros(NumberOfZPlottingPoints,NumberOfYPlottingPoints,NumberOfXPlottingPoints);%x
component of flux density
Fy=zeros(NumberOfZPlottingPoints,NumberOfYPlottingPoints,NumberOfXPlottingPoints);%y
component of flux density
Fz=zeros(NumberOfZPlottingPoints,NumberOfYPlottingPoints,NumberOfXPlottingPoints);%z
component of the flux density
Q=1e-6;%point charge
C=[0 0 0];%location of the point charge
F=[0 0 0];%initialize the flux density

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for k=1:NumberOfZPlottingPoints
for j=1:NumberOfYPlottingPoints
for i=1:NumberOfXPlottingPoints
Xplot=X(k,j,i);%x coordinate of current plot point
Yplot=Y(k,j,i);%y coordinate of current plot point
Zplot=Z(k,j,i);%z coordinate of current plot point
P=[Xplot Yplot Zplot];%position vector of observation points
R=P-C; %vector pointing from point charge to the current observation
point
Rmag=norm(R);%magnitude of R
if (Rmag>0)% no flux line defined at the source
R_Hat=R/Rmag;%unit vector of R
F=Q*R_Hat/(4*pi*Rmag^2);%flux density of current observation point
Fx(k,j,i)=F(1,1);%get x component at the current observation point
Fy(k,j,i)=F(1,2);%get y component at the current observation point
Fz(k,j,i)=F(1,3);%%get z component at the current observation point
end
end
end
end
quiver3(X,Y,Z,Fx,Fy,Fz)

Running result:

Figure 5.5 Plot of the electric flux resulting from a point charge located at the origin.

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Exercise: Two line charges with linear densities of 1.0 C/m and -1.0 C/m lie on the x-y plane parallel
to the x-axis as shown in Figure 5.6. Write a MATLAB program to plot the electric flux lines in the
region bounded by the dashed lines. Change the length of the linear charges to extend from 16 to 16 in
the x direction and plot the flux lines in the same region again.

y
5

L = 1 C/m
1
5

L = 1 C/m

Figure 5.6 line charges with charge density of L = 1.0 C/m located at y=1.0 and y=-1.0 on the x-y
plane.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 6)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 6)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: A point charge of 1.0 C is located at (0, 0, 1). Find analytically the total electric flux going
through the infinite xy plane as shown in Figure 6.1. Verify your answer using a MATLAB program.

Q =1 C

Figure 6.1 The point charge of Q = 1.0 C and the infinite x-y plane.

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Analytical solution:
The total flux going through a surface is given by
= DS ids
S

where ds is a vector whose direction is normal to the surface element ds and has a magnitude of ds,
and DS is the electric flux density passing through ds. In this problem (See Figure 6.2)
Q
DS =
aR
4 R 2
ds = ds (a z ) = dxdya z
therefore the flux is given by
Q

= DS ids =
a i dxdya z ) .
2 R (
4 R

S
S
This is the general method to evaluate the electric flux passing through a surface. However, for certain
problems we can create a Gaussian surface to find out the flux passing through the surface and avoid
evaluating any integral. The Gaussian surface we created for this problem is shown in Figure 6.3, where
Stop and Sbottom are two parallel planes symmetric relative to the point charge Q. Based on Gausss law,
the total flux passing through the enclosed surface is
total = top + bottom + side1 + side2 + side3 + side4 = charge enclosed = Q
since Stop and Sbottom are symmetric relative to the point charge Q ,
top = bottom .
Using the same reason
side1 = side2 = side3 = side4
and since
side1 <

Q
Qd
(2 Ld ) =
2
4 L
2 L

Qd
0 as L
2 L
we have
side1 0 as L
Hence as L
total = top + bottom =2 bottom = Q
bottom =

Q
= 0.5 C
2

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Q = 2 C

dS

DS

Figure 6.2 The electric flux through a surface element resulting from a point charge.

S side

Ss

ide
4

St

op

L'
A'

Ss

ide
1

Sb

otto
m

S side

Figure 6.3 The electric field intensity at a point A is greater than any other point A ' on the plane
S side1 since L < L ' . It follows that the flux through S side1 , side1 , is smaller than (Area of S side1 )
( |electric field density at point A|).

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MATLAB Solution:
To write a MATLAB program, we replace the infinite plane with a finite one with a very large area. We
equally divide this plane into a number of surface elements each has an area of S . We then evaluate the
flux passing through each cell and add all the together. This approach can be summarized by:
m n
m n

=
D
i
S
a

i( Si , j a z )

,
i, j
i, j
Ri
j
2
i, j

j =1 i =1
j =1 i =1
j =1 i =1 4 Ri , j

where R i , j is the vector pointing from the point charge to the center of the cell with indices i and j. Note that

all Si , j have the same direction a z .

MATLAB code
clc; %clear the command line
clear; %remove all previous variables
Q=1;%the point charge
C=[0 0 1];%location of the point charge;
az=[0 0 1];% unit vector in the z direction
x_lower=-100;%the lower boundary of x of the plane
x_upper=100;% the upper boundary of x of the plane
y_lower=-100;%the lower boundary of y of the plane
y_upper=100;%the upper boundary of y of the plane
Number_of_x_Steps=400;%step in the x direction
Number_of_y_Steps=400;%step in the y direction
dx=(x_upper-x_lower)/Number_of_x_Steps;%the x increment
dy=(y_upper-y_lower)/Number_of_y_Steps;%the y increment
flux=0;%initialize the flux to 0
for j=1:Number_of_y_Steps
for i=1:Number_of_x_Steps
ds=dx*dy;%the area of current element
x=x_lower+0.5*dx+(i-1)*dx;%x component of the center of a grid
y=y_lower+0.5*dy+(j-1)*dy;%y component of the center of a grid
P=[x y 0];%the center of a grid
R=P-C;%vector R is the vector pointing from the point charge to the center of a
grid
RMag=norm(R);%magnitude of R
R_Hat=R/RMag;%unit vector in the direction of R
R_surface=-az;%unit vector of direction of the surface element
flux=flux+Q*ds*dot(R_surface,R_Hat)/(4*pi*RMag^2);%get contribution to the flux
end
end

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Running result:

Comparing the MATLAB answer and the analytical answer we see that there is a good agreement
between them. The small difference between the two answers is attributed to the finite discretizations of
the surface S, and to utilizing a finite plane instead of the actual infinite plane.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 6)

Exercise: A linear charge L = 2.0 C/m lies on the y-z plane as shown in Figure 6.4. Find the electric
flux passing through the plane extending from 0 to 1.0 m in the x direction and from to in the y
direction. Write a MATLAB program to verify your answer.

(0, 1, 1)

(0, 0, 1)

(0, 1, 1)

x=

x=

Figure 6.4 a linear charge extending from (0, 1, 1) to (0, 1, 1) and a plane with infinite length
and finite width.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 7)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 7)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: A ring linear charge with a charge density L = 2.0 nC/m is located on the x-y plane as shown
in Figure 7.1. Find the potential difference between point A (0, 0, 1.0) and point B (0, 0, 2.0). Write a
MATLAB program to verify your answer.
z

B (0, 0, 2.0) m

A(0, 0,1.0) m

= 1.0 m

L = 2.0 nC/m

Figure 7.1 A ring linear charge with charge density of L = 2.0 nC/m on the x-y plane.

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Analytical Solution:
The potential difference between points A and B is given by
z

VAB = E dL
B

dE

where dL = a d + a d + a z dz in cylindrical coordinate.

dE z

Since straight line BA is along the -z direction, and

are both constant. This means d = 0 and d = 0 ,
hence dL = a z dz .
A

VAB = E dL =

z =1.0

z = 2.0

E a z dz =

z =1.0

z = 2.0

Ez =

L zd

4 0 ( z 2 +
z

=0

Ez =

L z

4 0 ( z 2 +

VAB =

z =1.0

z = 2.0

Figure 7.2 vector R pointing from the

element length dl to the observation point
is the angle between dE z and dE .

L zd

4 0 ( z 2 + 2 )
= 2

=0 =

Ez dz =

z = 2.0

3/ 2

L z

2 0 ( z 2 + 2 )

L z

z =1.0

2 0 ( z 2 + 2 )

3/ 2

3/ 2

dz

let u = z 2 + 2 (note that = 1.0 is a constant)

then du = 2 zdz
VAB =

L u =u 1
du
4 0 u =u u 3/ 2
1

u = u1

= L ( 2u 1/ 2 )
4 0
u = u2

= L
2 0

1
z2 + 2

z =1.0

z = 2.0

2.0 10 1.0
1
1

2
2
1
2.02 + 1.02
109 1.0 + 1.0
2
36
= 29.4 V

dl
y

2 3/ 2

2 3/ 2

= 2

dE =

Ez dz .

For points on the positive z-axis we have

L dl
cos
dEz =
4 0 | R |2
L d
z
=
2
2
2
4 0 ( z + ) z + 2

dE

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MATLAB solution :
To find the potential difference between A and B we can divide the integral path to many short segments
and evaluate the potential difference along these segments. The summation of those potential differences
will be very close to the voltage difference between A and B. However, we have to find out the electric
field at each segment first. This can be done by dividing the ring charge to many segments, evaluating the
electric field generated by each segment and adding all the electric field contributions together. This
approach can be summarized using the mathematical expression:
m

VAB = V j
j =1
m

= E j L j
j =1

m n

L l
n

= E j , i ( L j ) =
R
L j )

j
i
,
2

(
j =1 i =1
j =1 i =1 4 0 | R j ,i |

B
j =1
j=2
i R j ,i
i
j=n
A

i=n

i=5
i=4
i=3
i=2
i =1

Figure 7.3 The ring charge is divided along the a direction and the integral path is divided along
the a z direction.

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MATLAB code :
clc; %clear the command line
clear; %remove all previous variables
Epsilono=1e-9/(36*pi); %use permitivity of free space
rho_L=2e-9;% the line charge density
rho=1.0; %the ring has a radius of 1.0;
A=[0 0 1];%the coordinate of point A
B=[0 0 2];%the coordinate of point B
Lv=A-B;%integral path
Number_of_L_Steps=50; %initialize discretization in the L direction
dLv=Lv/Number_of_L_Steps;%%vector of the diffential length
Number_of_Phi_Steps=50; %initialize the Phi discretization
dPhi=(2*pi)/Number_of_Phi_Steps; %The step in the phi direction
V=0;%initialize the potential difference to zero
for j=1:Number_of_L_Steps
E=[0 0 0];%initialize the elctric field to zero
P=B+0.5*dLv+(j-1)*dLv;%coordinates of observation point
for i=1:Number_of_Phi_Steps
Phi=0.5*dPhi+(i-1)*dPhi; %Phi of current volume element
dlength=rho*dPhi;%length of current segment of the ring
dQ=rho_L*dlength;%the charges on current segment
x=rho*cos(Phi); %x coordinate of current volume element
y=rho*sin(Phi); %y coordinate of current volume element
z=0; %z coordinate of current volume element
C=[x y z]; %coordinate of volume element
R=P-C; %vector pointing from the current element to the observation point
RMag=norm(R); %get distance from the current volume element to the
observation point
E=E+(dQ/(4*pi*Epsilono*RMag^3))*R; %get contribution to the elctric field
end
V=V+(-dot(dLv,E));%get contribution to the voltage
end

Running result

>> V
V=
29.3931
>>
Comparing both answers, we see that our MATLAB solution and the analytical solution are consistent.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 7)

Exercise: A volume charge density of V = 1 r 2 C/m3 exists in the region bounded
by 1.0 m < r < 1.5 m. Find the potential difference between the point A (3.0, 4.0, 12.0) and the point B
(2.0, 2.0, 2.0), as shown in Figure 7.4. Write a MATLAB program to verify your answer.

i A (3.0, 4.0,12.0)

V =

1
C/m3
2
r

i B (2.0, 2.0, 2.0)

y

Figure 7.4 A volume charge density of V =

1
C/m 3 in the region bounded by 1.0 m < r < 1.5 m .
2
r

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 8)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 8)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He

Example: An electric field E =

5 104

a V/m exists in cylindrical coordinates. Find analytically the

electric energy stored in the region bounded by1.0 m < < 2.0 m , 2.0 m < z < 2.0 m and 0 < < 2 , as
shown in Figure 8.1.Verify your answer using a MATLAB program.
z

2 = 2.0 m

1 = 1.0 m

Figure 8.1 The region bounded by 1.0 m < < 2.0 m , 2.0 m < z < 2.0 m and 0 < < 2 .

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Analytical solution:
The energy stored in a region is given by
1
WE = 0 E 2 dv
2 V
where E is the magnitude of the electric field at the volume element dv which is given by
5 104
V/m
E =| E |=

In cylindrical coordinate we have dv = d d dz , therefore

1
WE = 0 E 2 dv
2 V
2

1 z = 2.0 = 2 = 2.0 5 104

=
0
d d dz
2 z =2.0 =0 =1.0
=

2.5 109 0
2

z = 2.0

= 2

z =2.0 = 0

= 2.0

=1.0

d d dz

2.5 109 0 z = 2.0 = 2

= 2.0
ln( ) =1.0 d dz

z
=

=
2.0
0
2
z = 2.0
2.5 109 0
2
=
ln(2)
0 dz
z =2.0
2
9
2.5 10 0
z = 2.0
=
ln(2) 2 z z =2.0
2
1
2.5 109
109
36
=
ln(2) 2 4 = 0.19254 J
2
=

MATLAB Solution:
To write a MATLAB program to evaluate the energy stored in the given region, we can divide the region
into many small volume elements and evaluate the energy in each of these elements. Finally, the
summation of these energies will be close to the total energy stored in the given region. The approach can
be summarized using the mathematical expression:
p

WE = WE k , j ,i
k =1 j =1 i =1

p m n
1
= 0 | Ek , j ,i |2 vk , j ,i
k =1 j =1 i =1 2
2

1 5 104
z
= 0
k , j ,i k , j ,i
k =1 j =1 i =1 2

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MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command line
clear; %remove all previous variables
Epsilono=1e-9/(36*pi); %use permitivity of free space
rho_upper=2.0;%upper bound of rho
rho_lower=1.0;%lower bound of rho
phi_upper=2*pi;%upper bound of phi
phi_lower=0;%lower bound of phi
z_upper=2;%upper bound of z
z_lower=-2;%lower bound of z
Number_of_rho_Steps=50; %initialize discretization in the rho direction
drho=(rho_upper-rho_lower)/Number_of_rho_Steps; %The rho increment
Number_of_z_Steps=50; %initialize the discretization in the z direction
dz=(z_upper-z_lower)/Number_of_z_Steps; %The z increment
Number_of_phi_Steps=50; %initialize the phi discretization
dphi=(phi_upper-phi_lower)/Number_of_phi_Steps; %The step in the phi direction
WE=0;%the total engery stored in the region
for k=1:Number_of_phi_Steps
for j=1:Number_of_z_Steps
for i=1:Number_of_rho_Steps
rho=rho_lower+0.5*drho+(i-1)*drho; %radius of current volume element
z=z_lower+0.5*dz+(j-1)*dz; %z of current volume element
phi=phi_lower+0.5*dphi+(k-1)*dphi; %phi of current volume element
EMag=5e4/rho;%magnitude of electric field of current volume element
dV=rho*drho*dphi*dz;%volume of current element
dWE=0.5*Epsilono*EMag*EMag*dV;%energy stored in current element
WE=WE+dWE;%get contribution to the total energy
end %end of the i loop
end %end of the j loop
end %end of the k loop

Running result:
>> WE
WE =
0.1925
>>
Comparing the two answers, we see that our MATLAB solution and analytical solution are consistent.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 8)

Exercise: Given the surface charge density s = 2.0 C/m 2 existing in the region r = 1.0 m, 0 < < 2 ,
0 < < and is zero elsewhere (See Figure 8.2) . Find analytically the energy stored in the region
bounded by 2.0 m < r < 3.0 m, 0 < < 2 and 0 < < . Write a MATLAB program to verify your
answer.

S = 2.0 C/m 2
r = 1.0 m

Figure 8.2 The surface charge density s = 2.0 C/m 2 at r = 1.0 m .

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 9)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 9)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: Let J = 400sin /(r 2 + 4) a r A/m 2 . Find the total current flowing through that portion of the
spherical surface r = 0.8 , bounded by 0.1 < < 0.3 , and 0 < < 2 . Verify your answer using a
MATLAB program.

Figure 9.1 Surface bounded by r = 0.8 , 0.1 < < 0.3 and 0 < < 2 .

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 9)

Analytical solution:
The current flowing through a surface is given by
I = J dS
S

where dS = r 2 sin d d a r in spherical coordinate. It follows that we have:

400sin 2
I = 2
a r ( r sin d d a r )
r +4

S
=

= 2

=0

= 0.3

= 0.1

400r 2 sin 2
d d
r2 + 4

400r =0.3 = 2 2
sin d d
r 2 + 4 =0.1 =0
= 2
400r 2 =0.3
2
= 2

d
sin

(
)
=0
r + 4 =0.1
2
= 0.3
400r
= 2
2
sin 2 d
0.1

r +4
= 0.3 1
400r 2
cos(2 )
d
= 2
2

0.1

r +4
2
2
let u = 2 then du = 2d and we have
=

I=

u = 0.6 1
400r 2
1 cos u
du
2

2
u = 0.2 2
r +4
2
2
u = 0.6

400r 2
sin u
1
u
= 2

r +4
2 u =0.2
2
=

400 0.82
sin 0.6
1
0.6
2
0.8 + 4
2
2

sin 0.2
1
0.2
2
2

= 77.42 A

MATLAB Solution:
To write a MATLAB program to evaluate the current flowing through the given surface, we divide that
surface into many small surfaces and evaluate the currents flowing through each surface element. The
summation of these elemental currents will be close to the actual current flowing through the given
surface. This approach can be summarized by the following expression:
m

I = J i , j Si , j
j =1 i =1

m n
400sin i , j 2
=
a r ( r sin i , j d i , j d a r )
r2 + 4
j =1 i =1

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MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command line
clear; %remove all previous variables
R=0.8;%the radius of the surface
Theta_lower=0.1*pi;%lower boundary of theta
Theta_upper=0.3*pi;%upper boundary of theta
Phi_lower=0;%lower boundary of phi
Phi_upper=2*pi;%upper boundary of phi
Number_of_Theta_Steps=20; %initialize the discretization in the Theta direction
dTheta=(Theta_upper-Theta_lower)/Number_of_Theta_Steps; %The Theta increment
Number_of_Phi_Steps=20;%initialize the discretization in the Phi direction
dPhi=(Phi_upper-Phi_lower)/Number_of_Phi_Steps;%The Phi increment
I=0; %initialize the total current
for j=1:Number_of_Phi_Steps
for i=1:Number_of_Theta_Steps
Theta=Theta_lower+0.5*dTheta+(i-1)*dTheta; %Theta of current surface element
Phi=Phi_lower+0.5*dPhi+(j-1)*dPhi; %Phi of current surface element
x=R*sin(Theta)*cos(Phi); %x coordinate of current surface element
y=R*sin(Theta)*sin(Phi); %y coordinate of current surface element
z=R*cos(Theta); %z coordinate of current surface element
a_r=[sin(Theta)*cos(Phi) sin(Theta)*sin(Phi) cos(Theta)];% the unit vector in the R direction
J=(400*sin(Theta)/(R*R+4))*a_r;%the current density of current surface element
dS=R*R*sin(Theta)*dTheta*dPhi*a_r;%the area of current surface element
I=I+dot(J,dS);%get contribution to the total current
end
end

Running result:

Comparing the answers we see that our MATLAB solution and analytical solution are consistent.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 9)

Exercise: A rectangular conducting plate lies in the xy plane, occupying the region 0 < x < 5.0 m, 0 < y <
5.0 m. An identical conducting plate is positioned parallel to the first one at z = 10.0 m. The region
between the plates is filled with a material having a conductivity ( x) = e x /10 S/m. It is known that an
electric field intensity E = 50a z V/m exists within the material. Find: (a) the potential difference VAB
between the two plates; (b) the total current flowing between the plates; (c) the resistance of the material.

Figure 9.2 The volume between the conducting plates is filled with a material having conductivity
( x ) = e x / 10 S/m.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 10)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 10)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: An infinite line charge with charge density L = 0 lies on the z axis. Two infinite conducting
planes are located at y = a and y = a h and both have zero potential. Find the voltage at any given point
( x, y ) . If 0 = 1.0 107 C/m, a = 1.0 m and h = 2.0 m, plot the contours of the voltage.

y
A

y=a

L = 0

y = ah

Figure 10.1 The infinite line charge and the two ground planes.

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Analytical solution:
The potential difference in an electric field resulting from a line
charge is given by:
for M N , dL = a d
M

VMN = E dL =
therefore VMN =

= M

d = L ln
= L ln N
2
2
2 M
=N

L
ln N .
2 M

0
y

If we define the voltage at = N = 1 to be zero, then the

potential at = M is VM =

y = yA = a

L
ln M .
2

Since the conducting planes have zero potential, image charges

are required in order to cancel out the voltage created by the
original charge. In this problem, as shown in Figure 10.2 we need
infinite number of images to maintain the zero voltage of the
conducting planes. The next steps is to find the coordinates and
polarities of all image charges. Lets first consider a point
P ( xP , yP ) and a straight line y = yL as shown in Figure 10.3.
The image of P relative to the straight line can be obtained by
xP ' = xP
xP ' = xP

P ' ( xP , 2 y L y P )

yP ' yL = yL yP
yP ' = 2 yL yP
This expression will be used later. To find the coordinates and
polarities of the images, we can divide all the images into two
groups. If we only count the first image of plane B and all the subimages created by that first image, then the images that we counted
are put into group 1 (shown in Figure 10.4). If we only count the
first image of plane A and all the sub-images created by that first
image, then the images that we counted are put into group 2
(shown in Figure 10.5). In group 1, the y coordinate of the first
image is y1 = 2 y A y0 where y A is the y coordinate of plane A
and y0 is the y coordinate of the original charge. Then for the
second image y2 = 2 yB y1 , for the third image y3 = 2 y A y2 and
so on. In group 2, the y coordinate of the first image is
y1 = 2 yB y0 , for the second image y2 = 2 y A y1 , for the third
image y3 = 2 yB y2 and so on. The following table summarizes
the polarities and y coordinates of all images.

y = yB = a h

B
0

Figure 10.2 infinite number of

images are required to maintain
zero potential on the conducting
plates

y
P '( xP ' , yP ' )

yP ' yL
y = yL
x

yL yP
P( xP , yP )

Figure 10.3 image of a point P

relative to the straight line y = yL

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group 1
level
1
2
3
4
3
6
group 2
level
1
2
3
4
3
6

y coordinate polarity
2a 2h

y2 = 2 y A y1

2h

2a 4h

4h

2a 6h

6h

y coordinate
2a
2h
2a + 2h
4h
2a + 4h
6h

polarity

ln

n =

y = yB = a h

Figure 10.4 images of group 1.

coordinate of y0 = 0 which can be rewritten as y0 = 2nh (n = 0),

the voltage at point ( x, y ) is given by
n =
n =

2
2
V=
ln x 2 + ( y 2nh ) +
ln x 2 + ( y 2a 2nh )
n = 2
n = 2
x 2 + ( y 2nh ) + ln x 2 + ( y 2a 2nh )

y1 = 2 yB y0

y1 = 2 y A y0
y

or yimage = 2a + 2nh (n Z ) . Since the original charge has a y

n =

y0 = 0

From the table above we can find that yimage = 2nh (n Z , n 0)

=
2

y = yA = a

y = yA = a

y0 = 0

y = yB = a h

MATLAB solution:
To plot the contour of the voltage, we can use the expression we
derived to evaluate voltages at all plotting points, then store the
voltages in a two-dimensional matrix.

y2 = 2 yB y1

Figure 10.5 images of group 2.

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MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command window
clear; %clear all variables
a=1;%value of a
h=2;%value of h
rho_L=1.0e-7;
Epsilono=8.854e-12;%permitivity of free space
NumberOfXPlottingPoints=100; %number of plotting points along the x axis
NumberOfYPlottingPoints=100; %number of plotting points along the y axis
Negative_infinite=-40;%use a finite number to replace negative infinite
Positive_infinite=40;%use a finite number to replace positive infinite
V=zeros(NumberOfYPlottingPoints,NumberOfXPlottingPoints);% the matrix used to store the voltages at plotting
points
PlotXmin=a-h; %lowest x value on the plot plane
PlotXmax=a; %maximum x value on the plot plane
PlotYmin=PlotXmin; %lowest z value on the plot plane
PlotYmax=PlotXmax; %maximum z value on the plot plane
PlotStepX= (PlotXmax-PlotXmin)/(NumberOfXPlottingPoints-1);%plotting step in the x direction
PlotStepY=(PlotYmax-PlotYmin)/(NumberOfYPlottingPoints-1); %plotting step in the Y direction
[xmesh,ymesh] = meshgrid(PlotXmin:PlotStepX:PlotXmax,PlotYmin:PlotStepY:PlotYmax);%creates a mesh grid
for j=1:NumberOfYPlottingPoints %repeat for all plot points in the y direction
for i=1:NumberOfXPlottingPoints %repeat for all plot points in the x direction
xplot=PlotXmin+(i-1)*PlotStepX;%x coordinate of current plotting point
yplot=PlotYmin+(j-1)*PlotStepY;%y coordinate of current plotting point
P=[xplot yplot]; %position vector of current plotting point
for n=Negative_infinite:Positive_infinite
x1=0;%x coordinate of the image in the first term
y1=2*n*h;%y coordinate of the image in the first term
C1=[x1,y1];%position of the image in the first term
x2=0;%x coordinate of the image in the second term
y2=2*a+2*n*h;%y coordinate of the image in the second term
C2=[x2 y2];%position of the image in the second term

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R1=P-C1;%vector point from current plotting point to the image in the first term
R2=P-C2;%vector point from current plotting point to the image in the second term
R1mag=norm(R1);%the distance from current plotting point to the image in the first term
R2mag=norm(R2);%the distance from current plotting point to the image in the second term
V(j,i)=V(j,i)-rho_L*log(R1mag)/(2*pi*Epsilono)+rho_L*log(R2mag)/(2*pi*Epsilono);%get the voltage
contribution to current plotting point
end
end
end
surf(xmesh,ymesh,V);%obtain the surface figure
xlabel('x(m)');% label x
ylabel('y(m)');% label y
zlabel('V(V)');% label z
figure;
[C,h] = contour(xmesh,ymesh,V);%obtain the contour figure
set(h,'ShowText','on','TextStep',get(h,'LevelStep'));%label the contour
xlabel('x(m)');% label x
ylabel('y(m)');% label y

Running result:

Figure 10.6 3D surface of the voltage.

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1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2

0
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
-0.8
-1
-1

-0.8

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

Figure 10.7 The voltage contours.

Exercise: A point charge Q and four conducting lines with zero potential are shown in Figure 10.8. Derive
an expression for the voltage at any point ( x, y ) . If Q = 1.0 C and a = 1.0 m , use the expression you
derived to write a MATLAB program that plot the contour of the voltage.

y
y=a

x=a

x = a

y = a

Figure 10.8 The charge distribution of the exercise of Set 10.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 11)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 11)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: Two perfect dielectrics have relative permittivities r1 = 3 and r 2 = 6 . The planar interface
x + y + 2 z = 1 . The origin lies in region 1. If
between them is the surface
E1 = 24.0 a x + 36.0 a y + 42.0 a z V/m, find E2 . Write a MATLAB program to determine the field E2 for
arbitrary values of the permittivities r1 and r1.

Analytical solution:
The electric field intensity is continuous in the tangential direction of the boundary and the electric flux
density is continuous in the normal direction of the boundary.
2

EN 2

DN 2

E2

D2

EN1

E1

ET 1

ET 2
DN1

D1

DT 2

DT 1

Figure 11.1 The continuity of the electric field intensity and the electric flux density vectors,
ET 1 = ET 2 and D N 1 = D N 2 .
The unit vector that is normal to the surface is
f
aN =
where f = x + y + 2 z , therefore
| f |
a + a y + 2a z
1
=
aN = x
( a x + a y + 2a z )
| a x + a y + 2a z |
6
This normal will point in the direction of increasing f , which will be away from origin, or into region 2.
Then we can find the electric field intensity in region 1. The normal component is given by
1

1
E N 1 = ( E1 a N ) a N = ( 24a x + 36a y + 42a z )
a x + a y + 2a z )
(
( a x + a y + 2a z ) = 24a x + 24a y + 48a z
6
6

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Now we can calculate the tangential component
ET 1 = E1 E N 1 = ( 24a x + 36a y + 42a z ) ( 24a x + 24a y + 48a z ) = 12a y 6a z .

Since the electric field intensity is continuous in the tangential direction of the boundary, we have
ET 2 = ET 1 = 12a y - 6a z .
In the normal direction, the electric flux density is continuous, hence

3
D N 1 = D N 2 r1 0 E N 1 = r 2 0 E N 2 E N 2 = r1 E N 1 = ( 24a x + 24a y + 48a z ) = 12a x + 12a y + 24a z
6
r1
Finally, by adding the normal component and the tangential component together, we find the electric field
in region 2,
E2 = ET 2 + E N 2 = (12a y 6a z ) + (12a x + 12a y + 24a z ) = 12a x + 24a y + 18a z V/m.
MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command line
clear; %remove all previous variables
aN=[1 1 2]/sqrt(6); % unit vector normal to the planar interface
% prompt for input values
disp('Please enter E1, er1 and er2 ')
E1=input('E1=');

% the electric field intensity in region 1

er1=input('er1=');

% the relative permittivity in region 1

er2=input('er2=');

% the relative permittivity in region 2

% perform calculations
E_N1=(dot(E1,aN))*aN; % the normal component of electric field intensity in region 1
E_T1=E1-E_N1;
E_T2=E_T1;
E_N2=E_N1*er1/er2;
E2=E_T2+E_N2;

% the tangential component of electric field intensity in region 1

% the tangential component of electric field intensity in region 2
% the normal component of electric field intensity in region 2
% the electric field intensity in region 2

% display results
disp('The electric field intensity in region 2 is ')
E2

Running result:

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Exercise: In the region z < 0 , the relative permittivity is r 0 = 1 , and the electric field intensity is
E = 1.0 a y + 1.0 a z V/m. In the region 0 < z < 9 cm , there are four layers of different dielectrics, as shown
in
Figure
11.2.
Find
the
total
energy
stored
in
the
region
bounded
by
2
2
2
0 x 1 10 m, 0 y 110 m, and 0 z 9 10 m. Write a MATLAB program to verify your
calculation.
z

r3 = 4

E = a y + az

h3 = 4 104 m
4

r2 = 3

h2 = 3 10

r1 = 2

h1 = 2 104 m
z=0

r0 = 1

Figure 11.2 The geometry of the exercise of Set 11.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 12)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 12)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: A parallel-plate is filled with a nonuniform dielectric characterized by r = 2 + 2 106 x 2 , where
x is the distance from the lower plate in meters. If S = 0.02 m 2 and d = 1.0 mm, find the capacitance C.
Write a MATLAB program that finds the energy stored in this capacitor if the charge on the positive plate
is Q = 4.0 109 C. Use the formula WE = Q 2 / 2C to evaluate the capacitance and compare your results.
x

+ + + + + + + + + + + + +

x=d

r = 2 + 2 106 x 2
x=0

Figure 12.1 The geometry of the example of Set 12.

Analytical solution:
We can use the Q-method to find the capacitance. This can be done by first assuming a total charge of Q
on the positive plate and then finding the potential difference V between the two plates. Finally, we can
evaluate the capacitance by using C=Q/V. A total charge of Q is on the positive plate, and since the plate
can be seen as an infinite plate ( S d ), we can simply assume a uniform charge density on the plates.
The electric flux density is given by
Q
D = ax
S
and the electric field intensity is given by
D
Q
E=
=
a .
r 0
r 0 S x
By knowing the electric field intensity we can find the voltage difference between the two plates,
x=d

V =

x=d

x=0

E dL =

x=d

x =0

a x ( a x dx ) =
r 0 S
0S

x=d

x=0

x
Q
1
1

arctan
dx =

6 2

6
6
0S
2 + 2 10 x
10
10 x =0

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Q
arctan (1000d )
2000 0 S
Now, we can find the capacitance
=

1
109 0.02
36
= 4.503 1010 C
3
arctan(1000 10 )

2000

2000 0 S
Q
=
=
Q
arctan (1000d ) arctan (1000d )
2000 0 S
MATLAB solution:
We will write a MATLAB program to find the energy stored in the capacitance then use the formula
WE = Q 2 / 2C to evaluate the capacitance. The energy stored in the capacitor is given by
C=

Q
=
V

WE =

1
1
D2
1
D2
2
E
dv
dv
dv

=
=
0
r
2 vol
2 vol r 0
2 vol r 0

Consider a very thin layer of this capacitor. Since the relative dielectric r varies only in the x direction,
we can assume the dielectric is the same everywhere in the very thin layer. Also we note that the electric
flux density is constant along the x direction. Therefore we can write a program that divides the capacitor
into many thin layers and evaluate the energy stored in each layer. We then add all the energy stored in
these layers together to obtain the total energy stored in the capacitor. By knowing the energy stored in the
capacitor, we can calculate the capacitance by using C = Q 2 / 2WE
MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command line
clear; %remove all previous variables
% initialize variables
eo=1e-9/(36*pi); % the permittivity in free space
Q=4e-9;

% charges on the positive plate

S=0.02;

% area of the capacitor

d=1e-3;

% thickness of the capacitor

Ds=Q/S;

% electric flux density

Number_of_x_steps=100; %number of steps in the x direction

dx=d/Number_of_x_steps; %x increment
% perform calculations
W=0; % initialize the total energy
for k=1:Number_of_x_steps
x=0.5*dx+(k-1)*dx; %current radius
er=2+2*x*x*1e6;

%current relative permittivity

dW=0.5*Ds*Ds*S*dx/(er*eo); % energy stored in a thin layer

W=W+dW;
end
C=Q^2/(2*W)

% get contribution to the total energy

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Running result:

Comparing the answers we see that our MATLAB solution and analytical solution are consistent.
Exercise: A very long coaxial capacitor has an inner radius of inner = 1.0 103 m and an outer radius of

inner = 5.0 103 m. It is filled with a nonuniform dielectric characterized by r = 103 . Find the
capacitance of a 0.01 m long capacitor of this kind. Write a MATLAB program that finds the energy
stored in this capacitor if the charge on the inner plate is Q = 5.0 109 C . Use the formula
WE = Q 2 / 2C to evaluate the capacitance again and compare your results.

inner

outer

r = 103

Figure 12.2 The cross section of the coaxial capacitor of the exercise of Set 12.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 13)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 13)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: Consider the configuration of conductors and potentials shown in Figure 13.1. Derive an
expression for the voltage at any point ( x, y ) inside the conductors. Write a MATLAB program that plots
the contours of the voltage and the lines of the electric field.
y
1.0 V

1.0 m

Gap

Gap

0V

0V

x
O

1.0 m
0V
Figure 13.1 The configuration of the example of Set 13.

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Analytical solution:
The governing equation is the Laplace equation given by:
2V 2V
+
= 0,
0 < x < 1.0, 0 < y < 1.0
x 2 y 2
V (0, y ) = 0,
V (1.0, y ) = 0;

V ( x, 0) = 0,

V ( x,1.0) = 1.0

2V 2V
Let V = XY be the solution of
+
= 0, where X is a funtion of x and Y is a function of y. It follows
x 2 y 2
that we have
2V 2V
+
= X '' Y + XY '' = 0
x 2 y 2
X ''
Y ''
=
= 2
X
Y
2
X ''+ X = 0

Y '' 2Y = 0
X = c1 cos x + c2 sin x
Y = c3 cosh y + c4 sinh y
Boundary condition V (0, y ) = 0 indicates V (0, y ) = X (0)Y = 0 , X (0) = c1 cos 0 + c2 sin 0 = 0 c1 = 0
therefore X = c2 sin x (1)
Boundary condition V (1.0, y ) = 0 indicates V (1.0, y ) = X (1.0)Y = 0 , X (1.0) = c2 sin = 0 = n (2)
Boundary condition V ( x, 0) = 0 indicates V ( x, 0) = XY (0) = 0 , Y (0) = c3 cos = 0 c3 = 0 ,therefore

Y = c4 sinh y (3)
With equation (1), (2) and (3), we have
Vn = X nYn = An sin(n x) sinh(n y ) .
The general solution for the Laplace equation is thus given by

V = An sinh(n y ) sin(n x)
n =1

Now, the last boundary condition V ( x,1.0) = 1.0 indicates that

V ( x,1.0) = An sinh(n ) sin(n x) = 1.0.

n =1

Multiplying both sides by sin(n x) and integrating

An sinh(n ) = 2

1.0

x =1

2 cos(n x)
2 2 cos(n ) 2 2 (1) n
2 2 (1) n
sin(n x)dx =
=
=
An =
n
n
n
n sinh(n )
x =0

Therefore,

2 2 (1) n
V =
sinh(n y ) sin(n x)
n =1 n sinh( n )

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MATLAB code:
NumberOfXPlottingPoints=40; %number of plotting points along the x axis
NumberOfYPlottingPoints=40; %number of plotting points along the y axis
Positive_infinite=160;%use a finite number to replace positive infinite
V=zeros(NumberOfYPlottingPoints,NumberOfXPlottingPoints);% the matrix used to store the voltages at plotting points
PlotXmin=0; %lowest x value on the plot plane
PlotXmax=1; %maximum x value on the plot plane
PlotYmin=0; %lowest y value on the plot plane
PlotYmax=1; %maximum y value on the plot plane
PlotStepX= (PlotXmax-PlotXmin)/(NumberOfXPlottingPoints-1);%plotting step in the x direction
PlotStepY=(PlotYmax-PlotYmin)/(NumberOfYPlottingPoints-1); %plotting step in the y direction
[xmesh,ymesh] = meshgrid(PlotXmin:PlotStepX:PlotXmax,PlotYmin:PlotStepY:PlotYmax);
for j=1:NumberOfYPlottingPoints %repeat for all plot points in the y direction
for i=1:NumberOfXPlottingPoints %repeat for all plot points in the x direction
xplot=PlotXmin+(i-1)*PlotStepX;%x coordinate of current plotting point
yplot=PlotYmin+(j-1)*PlotStepY;%y coordinate of current plotting point
for n=1:Positive_infinite
V(j,i)=V(j,i)+(2-2*(-1)^n)*sinh(n*pi*yplot)*sin(n*pi*xplot)/(n*pi*sinh(n*pi));%get the voltage contribution
end
end
end
surf(xmesh,ymesh,V);%obtain the surface figure
xlabel('x(m)');% label x
ylabel('y(m)');% label y
zlabel('V(V)');% label z
figure;
[C,h] = contour(xmesh,ymesh,V);%obtain the contour figure
set(h,'ShowText','on','TextStep',get(h,'LevelStep'));%label the contour
xlabel('x(m)');% label x
ylabel('y(m)');% label y
figure;
contour(xmesh,ymesh,V); [px,py] = gradient(V);
hold on,quiver(xmesh,ymesh,-px,-py,3),hold off,%obtain the electric field map by using E=-Gradient(V)
xlabel('x(m)');% label x
ylabel('y(m)');% label

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Running result:

Figure 13.2 The surface of the voltage in the region 0 < x < 1, and 0 < y < 1 .

Figure 13.3 Contours of the voltage in the region 0 < x < 1, and 0 < y < 1 .

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Figure 13.4 The electric field lines in the region 0 < x < 1, and 0 < y < 1 .

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Exercise: Consider the configuration of conductors and potentials shown in Figure 13.2. Derive an
expression for the voltage at any point ( x, y ) inside the conductors. Write a MATLAB program that plots
the contours of the voltage and the lines of the electric field.
y
1.0 V

1.0 m

Gap

Gap

0V

1.0 V

Gap
x
O

1.0 m
0V
Figure 13.5 The geometry of the exercise of Set 13.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 14)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 14)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: Consider the shown cross section of a square coaxial cable. The inner conductor has a voltage
of 1.0 V while the outer conductor is grounded. The cable is assumed long enough and variations in
potential and field in the normal direction can be ignored (2D problem). Write a MATLAB program that
solves Laplace equation in the area between the two conductors. Plot the contours of the voltage and the
lines of the electric field.

0.9 mm

V = 1.0 V

0.6 mm

V =0

Figure 14.1 The geometry of the example of Set 14.

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Analytical solution: The governing
equation is the Laplace equation:
2V 2V
+
=0
x 2 y 2
V
x
V
x
V
x 2

V1 V0
h

V0 V3
h

V
V

x a x
=
h

y
x

V2
b

V3 c

V1 + V3 2V0
h2

and similarly,
V + V 2V0
2V
= 2 42
2
y 0
h
Substituting in Laplace equation
V1 + V2 + V3 + V4 4V0
2V
2V
+ 2
=0
2
h2
x 0 y 0
or
V +V +V +V
V0 = 1 2 3 4
4
4V0 + V1 + V2 + V3 + V4 = 0 (1)

V1

V4
h

Figure 14.2 A portion of a region containing a twodimensional potential field, divided into square of
side h. The potential V0 is approximately equal to the
average of the potentials at the four neighboring
points.

For points on the inner square of the cable, the voltage is given by
V0 = 1.0 (2)
Then we can obtain a system of linear equations whose unknowns are the voltages of the points inside the
cable. Assume there are n divisions along the x direction and m divisions along the y direction, then we have
total number of m n linear equations, and the system of linear equations is given by
a1,2
a1,3
a1,m( n 2)
a1,m( n 1)
a1,mn V1 b1
a1,1

a2,2
a2,3
a2, m( n 2)
a2,m( n 1)
a2,mn V2 b2
a2,1

a3,1
a3,2
a3,3
a3,m( n 2)
a3, m( n 1)
a3, mn V3 b3

am( n 2),2 am( n 2),3

am( n 2),m( n 2) am( n 2), m( n 1) am( n 2), mn Vm( n 2)
b
m( n 2),1

m( n 1)
am( n 1), m( n 2) am( n 1), m( n 1) am( n1),mn Vm( n 1) bm( n 1)
am( n 1),1 am( n 1),2 am( n 1),3
a
amn ,2
amn ,3
amn , m( n 2)
amn , m( n 1)
amn ,mn Vmn bmn
mn ,1

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This system of linear equations can be solved through a MATLAB program. The key point of writing a
MATLAB program is to construct the matrix A and the vector b. Figure 14.3 explains the construction of
the matrix A and the vector b. In Figure 14.3(a), the point i is near the upper left corner of the cable. The
voltage of this point is the average of the four neighboring points,
Vout + Vout + Vi +1 + Vi + n 4Vi = 0 , or Vi +1 + Vi + n 4Vi = 2Vout .
Now, in the matrix A, ai ,i = 4 because ai ,i is the coefficient of Vi . Also, ai ,i +1 = 1 , ai ,i + n = 1 because ai ,i +1
and ai ,i + n are the coefficients of Vi +1 and Vi + n , respectively. In the vector b, bi is assigned a value of
2Vout which is the constant on the right hand of the equation. Other possible locations of a point inside the
cable are shown in Figure 14.3 (b), (c), and (d). Our MATLAB create equations for all the points inside
the cable and store the corresponding coefficients in A and b. The voltages of all the points inside the
cable can be evaluated.
V = Vout

V = Vout

V = Vout
Vi

Vi +1

Vi 1

Vi +1

Vi + n

Vi + n

(a)

Vi

(b)
V = Vi n

Vi = Vinner
Vi 1

Vi

Vi +1

Vi + n

(c)

(d)

Figure 14.3(a) Vi is the voltage on the left corner of the cable; (b) Vi is the voltage on the top of the
cable; (c) Vi is a nodal voltage inside the inner square of the cable; and (d) Vi is the voltage of a
point inside the cable that is not next to the boundary.

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MATLAB code:
VOut=0;%voltage on outer conductor
VIn=1.0;%voltage on inner conductor
NumberOfXPoints=50; %number of points in the x direction
NumberOfYPoints=NumberOfXPoints; %number of points in the y direction
NumberOfUnKnowns=NumberOfXPoints*NumberOfYPoints; %this is the total number of unknowns
A=zeros(NumberOfUnKnowns, NumberOfUnKnowns); %this is the matrix of coefficients
b=zeros(NumberOfUnKnowns,1);%this is the right hand side vector
jleft=(NumberOfXPoints+1)/3;%index of inner conductor left side
jright=2*jleft;%index of inner conductor right side
ibottom=(NumberOfYPoints+1)/3;%index of inner conductor Bottom side
itop=2*itop;%index of inner conductor Top side
EquationCounter=1; %this is the counter of the equations
for i=1:NumberOfXPoints %repeat for all rows
for j=1:NumberOfYPoints %repeat for all columns
if((i>=ibottom&i<=itop)&(j>=jleft&j<=jright))%V=1 for all points inside the inner conductor
A(EquationCounter, EquationCounter)=1;
b(EquationCounter,1)=VIn;
else
A(EquationCounter, EquationCounter)=-4;
if(j==1) this is the first column
b(EquationCounter, 1)=b(EquationCounter,1)-VOut; % left point is on boundary
else%store the coefficient of the left point
A(EquationCounter,EquationCounter-1)=1.0;
end
if(j==NumberOfYPoints) % this is the last column
b(EquationCounter, 1)= b(EquationCounter,1)-VOut;%on right boundary
else %store coefficient of right boundary
A(EquationCounter, EquationCounter+1)=1.0;
end
if(i==1) % this is the first row
b(EquationCounter,1)=b(EquationCounter,1)-VOut; %top point is on boundary
else %store coefficient of top point
A(EquationCounter, EquationCounter-NumberOfXPoints)=1;
end
if(i==NumberOfXPoints) % this is the last row
b(EquationCounter,1)=b(EquationCounter,1)-VOut; %bottom point is on boundary
else%store coefficient of bottom point

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A(EquationCounter, EquationCounter+NumberOfXPoints)=1.0;
end
end
EquationCounter=EquationCounter+1;
end
end
V=A\b; %obtain the vector of voltages
V_Square=reshape(V, NumberOfXPoints, NumberOfYPoints);%convert values into a rectangular matrix
surf(V_Square); %obtain the surface figure
figure;
[C,h] = contour(V_Square);% obtain the contour figure
set(h,'ShowText','on','TextStep',get(h,'LevelStep')*2)
colormap cool;
figure;
contour(V_Square);
[px,py] = gradient(V_Square);
hold on, quiver(-px,-py), hold off%obtain the electric field map by using E=-Gradient(V)

Running result:

Figure 14.4 The surface of the voltage inside the cable.

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Figure 14.5 Contours of the voltage inside the cable.

Figure 14.6 Electric field lines inside the cable.

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Exercise: Consider the configuration of conductors and potentials shown in Figure 14.7. Write a
MATLAB program that solves Laplace equation in the area bounded by the conductors. Plot the contours
of the voltage and the lines of the electric field.

Gap

50 V

Gap

2 cm

4 cm

50 V
2 cm

Gap

100 V
0V

0V

0V
4 cm

Figure 14.7 The configuration of the exercise of Set 14.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 15)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 15)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: A current sheet K = 5.0 a y A/m flows in the region 0.15 m < x < 0.15 m . Calculate H at

P (0, 0, 0.25) . Write a MATLAB program to verify your answer and plot the magnetic field in the x-y
plane in the region 0.5 m x 0.5 m and 0.5 m z 0.5 m .

x-z plane

K = 5.0 a y A/m

y
x

Figure 15.1 The example of Set 15.

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Analytical solution:
As shown in Figure 15.2, since IdL = KdS , the magnetic field resulting from a surface element
IdL R K RdS
, where R is a vector pointing from the surface element to the observation point,
dH P =
=
4 R 3
4 R 3
R = OP OC = 0.25 a z ( x a x + y a y ) = x a x y a y + 0.25 a z .
The cross product of K and R is given by
ax
KR = 0

ay
5

az
5
0
0
0
0
5
0 = ax
+ az
ay
= 1.25a x + 5 xa z , therefore,
y 0.25
x 0.25
x y
x y 0.25

(1.25 a x + 5 x a z ) dxdy , and the magnetic field resulting from the current sheet is

dH P =

4 x 2 + y 2 +
16

H P = dH P =

x = 0.15

3/ 2

y =

1.25 a x + 5 x a z

dxdy
3/ 2
1
2
2
4 x + y +
16

x = 0.15
y =
x = 0.15
y =
1.25 a x
5x a z
dxdy +
dxdy
=
3/
2
3/ 2

x =0.15 y =
x =0.15 y =
1
1
2

4 x + y 2 +
4 x 2 + y 2 +
16
16

We note that the z component is anti-symmetric in x about the origin (odd parity). Since the limits are
symmetric, the integral of the z component over y is zero. We are left with
x =0.15 y =

y =

HP =

x = 0.15

y =

x =0.15 y =

1.25a x
1

4 x 2 + y 2 +
16

dxdy =
3/ 2

x = 0.15
1.25
y
ax
0.15
x
=
4
1
2 1 2
2
x + x + y +
16
16

x = 0.15
1.25
1
=
ax

2
x
=

0.15
4
x2 + 1 x + 1 + 1

16 y 2
16 y 2

x = 0.15
1.25
2
ax
x =0.15 2
1
4
x +
16

dx
y =

dx
2
1
2 1 x

x + 2 +1+
2

16 y
16 y y =

y =

x = 0.15
2.5
2.5
dx =
a x tan 1 ( 4 x )
=
1.0808a x = 0.8601 a x A/m

x =0.15

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K = 5.0 a y A/m
C

x
dS
KdS
Figure 15.2 The vector R pointing from the surface element to the observation point. The magnetic
K RdS
field resulting from the surface element is dH P =
.
4 R 3
MATLAB solution:
We can calculate the magnetic field at a point P by calculating the magnetic field resulting from each
surface element and adding all these elementary magnetic fields together. This can be formulated in the
i = n j = m K R S
i, j
mathematical form H P =
. To plot the magnetic field on the x-z plane, we need to build
4 Ri , j 3
i =1 j =1

an array of the plotting plane and calculate H of each plotting point. We use the function quiver to plot
our vector plot.

MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command window
clear; %clear all variables
d=0.30; %the width of the sheet in the x direction
L=20; %length of sheet in the y direction
J=5; %value of surface current density
Js=J*[0 1 0]; %the vector of surface current density
Xmin=-0.15; %coordinate of lowest x value on sheet
Xmax=0.15; %coordinate of maximum x value on sheet
Ymin=-10; %coordinate of lowest y value on sheet
Ymax=10; %coordinate of maximum y value on sheet
NumberOfXDivisions=20; %number of cells in the x direction
NumberOfYDivisions=100; %number of cells in the y direction
dx=(Xmax-Xmin)/NumberOfXDivisions; %step in the x direction
dy=(Ymax-Ymin)/NumberOfYDivisions; %step in the y direction
ds=dx*dy; %area of one subsection of sheet
ZCellCenter=0; %all points on sheet has a coordinate z=0
NumberOfXPlottingPoints=10; %number of plotting points along the x axis
NumberOfZPlottingPoints=10; %number of plotting points along the z axis
PlotXmin=-0.5; %lowest x value on the plot plane
PlotXmax=0.5; %maximum x value on the plot plane

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PlotZmin=-0.5; %lowest z value on the plot plane
PlotZmax=0.5; %maximum z value on the plot plane
PlotStepX= (PlotXmax-PlotXmin)/(NumberOfXPlottingPoints-1);%plotting step in the x direction
PlotStepZ=(PlotZmax-PlotZmin)/(NumberOfZPlottingPoints-1); %plotting step in the z direction
[XData,ZData]=meshgrid(PlotXmin:PlotStepX:PlotXmax, PlotZmin:PlotStepZ:PlotZmax); %build arrays of plot plane
PlotY=0; %all points on observation plane have zero y coordinate
Bx=zeros(NumberOfXPlottingPoints,NumberOfZPlottingPoints); %x component of field
Bz=zeros(NumberOfXPlottingPoints, NumberOfZPlottingPoints);%z component of field
for m=1:NumberOfXPlottingPoints %repeat for all plot points in the x direction
for n=1:NumberOfZPlottingPoints %repeat for all plot points in the y direction
PlotX=XData(m,n); %x coordinate of current plot point
PlotZ=ZData(m,n); %z coordinate of current plot point
if ((PlotZ==0)&(PlotX>=Xmin)&(PlotX<=Xmax)) % if the plotting point is on the current sheet
Bx(m,n)=0.5*J;

% we use the model of infinite current sheet

Bz(m,n)=0;
continue;
end
Rp=[PlotX PlotY PlotZ]; %poistion vector of observation points
for i=1:NumberOfXDivisions %repeat for all divisions in the x direction
for j=1:NumberOfYDivisions %repeat for all cells in the y direction
XCellCenter=Xmin+(i-1)*dx+0.5*dx; %X center of current subsection
YCellCenter=Ymin+(j-1)*dy+0.5*dy; %Y center current subsection
Rc=[XCellCenter YCellCenter ZCellCenter]; %position vector of center of current subsection
R=Rp-Rc; %vector pointing from current subsection to the current observation point
norm_R=norm(R); %get the distance between the current surface element and the observation point
R_Hat=R/norm_R; %unit vector in the direction of R
dH=(ds/(4*pi*norm_R*norm_R))*cross(Js,R_Hat); %this is the contribution from current element
Bx(m,n)=Bx(m,n)+dH(1,1); %increment the x component at the current observation point
Bz(m,n)=Bz(m,n)+dH(1,3); %increment the z component at the current observation point
end %end of j loop
end %end of i loop
end %end of n loop
end % end of m loop

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quiver(XData, ZData, Bx, Bz);
xlabel('x(m)');%label x axis
ylabel('z(m)');%label y axis
%The following routing caculates the magnetic field at point P
P=[0 0 0.25];%position of point P
Hp=[0 0 0];%the magnetic field at point P
for i=1:NumberOfXDivisions %repeat for all divisions in the x direction
for j=1:NumberOfYDivisions %repeat for all cells in the y direction
XCellCenter=Xmin+(i-1)*dx+0.5*dx; %X center of current subsection
YCellCenter=Ymin+(j-1)*dy+0.5*dy; %Y center current subsection
Rc=[XCellCenter YCellCenter ZCellCenter]; %position vector of center of current subsection
R=P-Rc; %vector pointing from current subsection to the current observation point
norm_R=norm(R); %get the distance between the current surface element and the observation point
R_Hat=R/norm_R; %unit vector in the direction of R
dH=(ds/(4*pi*norm_R*norm_R))*cross(Js,R_Hat); %this is the contribution from current element
Hp=Hp+dH;
end %end of j loop
end %end of i loop

Running result:

We can see that our MATLAB solution

has a good agreement with our analytical
solution.

Figure 15.3 The MATLAB vector plot of the magnetic field

in the x-z plane caused by a current sheet flowing in the x-y
plane.

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Exercise: A filament on the z axis lies in the region 0 z 10.0 m. Calculate H at P (0,1.0, 0). Write a
MATLAB program to verify your answer and plot the magnetic field in the x-y plane in the region
5.0 m x 5.0 m and 5.0 m y 5.0 m .

I = 2.0 a y A/m

z
y
P

x-y plane

Figure 15.4 The exercise of Set 15.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 16)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 16)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: A solenoid of radius 0.1 m whose axis is the z axis carries a current of 3 Amps. The solenoid is
assumed to extend along the z axis from z = 0.5 m to z = 0.5 m. Write a MATLAB program that plots
the magnetic field in the x-z plane.

y
I

r = 0.1
z

Figure 16.1 The example of Set 16.

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Analytical Part:
We can assign a unique angle value to each point on the winding. For instance, if a point has a angle of
/ 3 , and it is on the third turn, then the parametric angle value we assign to this point is
' = / 3 + 2 (3 1) = 13 / 3 . In general, ' = + 2(k 1) , where 1 k number of turns and
0 < 2 . Knowing the value of ' , we can find the rectangular coordinate of a point:
x = r cos = r cos + 2 ( k 1) = r cos ' (1)
y = r sin = r sin + 2 ( k 1) = r sin ' (2)

Also, since the z coordinate is linearly increasing along the windings, we have
z z
z ( ) = zmin + max min ( ' 'min ) (3)
( 'max 'min )
Now we want to divide the winding into n segments along the direction of the current I in order to allow
MATLAB program to calculate the magnetic field (see Figure 16.2). We then pick up n+1 points on the
winding. For the ith point, the angle is given by
' 'min
'i = 'min + max
(i 1) .
n
By plugging this equation into (1), (2) and (3), we can find xi , yi , and zi . Also, we can find xi +1 , yi +1 , and zi +1
in the same way. Note the ith segment is a vector given by
Li = ( xi +1 xi )a x + ( yi +1 yi )a y + ( zi +1 zi )a y
and the vector R i (pointing from the center of the ith segment to the observation point) is given by (See
Figure 16.2)
x x y y z z
R i = P Ci = ( x, y, z ) i +1 i , i +1 i , i +1 i
2
2
2
Finally we can calculate the magnetic field at point P using the superposition formula:
n
I Li R i
.
H=
3
i =1 4 | R i |
The problem requires us to plot the magnetic field in the x-z plane. We should thus calculate the magnetic
field at a grid of points on the x-z plane, and store the values in to a two-dimensional matrix.

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P ( x, y , z )
Ri

Ci
L i

y
x

Figure 16.2 Li is the ith segment along the winding and R i is the vector pointing from the center
of ith segment to the observation point P.
.
MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command window
clear; %clear all variables
NumberOfTurns=20; %Number of turns of the solenoid
Radius=0.1; %radius of solenoid
Zmin=-0.5; %coordinate of the lowest point on the solenoid
Zmax=0.5; %coordinate of the highest point on the solenoid
t_min=0; %lowest value of the curve parameter t
t_max=NumberOfTurns*2.0*pi; % for every turn we have an angle increment of 2*pi
NumberOfSegments=100; %we divide the solenoid into this number of segments
t_values=linspace(t_min,t_max, (NumberOfSegments+1))'; %these are the values of the parameter t
x_values=Radius*cos(t_values);
y_values=Radius*sin(t_values);
z_values=Zmin+((Zmax-Zmin)/(t_max-t_min))*(t_values-t_min);
I=3; %value of surface current density

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NumberOfXPlottingPoints=20; %number of plotting points along the x axis
NumberOfZPlottingPoints=20; %number of plotting points along the z axis
PlotXmin=-0.5; %lowest x value on the plot plane
PlotXmax=0.5; %maximum x value on the plot plane
PlotZmin=-1; %lowest z value on the plot plane
PlotZmax=1; %maximum z value on the plot plane
PlotStepX= (PlotXmax-PlotXmin)/(NumberOfXPlottingPoints-1);%plotting step in the x direction
PlotStepZ=(PlotZmax-PlotZmin)/(NumberOfZPlottingPoints-1); %plotting step in the z direction
[XData,ZData]=meshgrid(PlotXmin:PlotStepX:PlotXmax, PlotZmin:PlotStepZ:PlotZmax); %build arrays of plot plane
PlotY=0; %all points on observation plane have zero y coordinate
Bx=zeros(NumberOfXPlottingPoints,NumberOfZPlottingPoints); %x component of field
Bz=zeros(NumberOfXPlottingPoints, NumberOfZPlottingPoints);%z component of field
for m=1:NumberOfXPlottingPoints %repeat for all plot points in the x direction
for n=1:NumberOfZPlottingPoints %repeat for all plot points in the z direction
PlotX=XData(m,n); %x coordinate of current plot point
PlotZ=ZData(m,n); %z coordinate of current plot point
Rp=[PlotX PlotY PlotZ]; %poistion vector of observation points
for i=1:NumberOfSegments %repeat for all line segments of the solenoid
XStart=x_values(i,1); %x coordinate of the start of the current line segment
XEnd=x_values(i+1,1); %x coordinate of the end of the current line segment
YStart=y_values(i,1); %y coordinate of the start of the current line segment
YEnd=y_values(i+1,1); %y coordinate of the end of the current line segment
ZStart=z_values(i,1); %z coordinate of the start of the current line segment
ZEnd=z_values(i+1,1); %z coordinate of the end of the current line segment
dl=[(XEnd-XStart) (YEnd-YStart) (ZEnd-ZStart)]; %the vector of diffential length
Rc=0.5*[(XStart+XEnd) (YStart+YEnd) (ZStart+ZEnd)];%position vector of center of segment
R=Rp-Rc; %vector pointing from current subsection to the current observation point
norm_R=norm(R); %get the distance between the current surface element and the observation point
R_Hat=R/norm_R; %unit vector in the direction of R
dH=(I/(4*pi*norm_R*norm_R))*cross(dl,R_Hat); %this is the contribution from current element
Bx(m,n)=Bx(m,n)+dH(1,1); %increment the x component at the current observation point
Bz(m,n)=Bz(m,n)+dH(1,3); %increment the z component at the current observation point
end %end of i loop
end %end of n loop
end % end of m loop
quiver(XData, ZData, Bx, Bz);

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xlabel('x(m)');%label x axis
ylabel('z(m)');%label z axis

Running result:

Figure 16.3 The magnetic field lines generated by a solenoid centered along the z axis.

ou
t

=2

.5
cm

Exercise: A toroid whose axis is the z axis carries a current of 5.0 A and has 200 turns. The inner radius is
1.5 cm while the outer radius is 2.5 cm. Write a MATLAB program that computes and plots the magnetic
field in the x-y plane in the region 4.0 cm x 4.0 cm and 4.0 cm y 4.0 cm .

I = 5.0 A

Rin =
1.5 c
m

Figure 16.4 The exercise of Set 16.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 17)

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 17)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: A rectangular coil is composed of 1 turn of a filamentary conductor. Find the mutual
inductance in free space between this coil and an infinite straight filament on the z axis if the four corners
of the coil are located at: (1, 1, 0), (1, 3, 0), (1, 3, 1), and (1, 1, 1). Write a MATLAB program to verify
your answer.

aN

Figure 17.1 The example of Set 17.

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Analytical solution:
As shown in Figure 17.2, if we assume that the filament current is in the +a z direction, the B field of the
filament penetrates the coil in the +a direction and the direction normal to the loop plane is a x . The B
field resulting from a infinite filamentary conductor taking a current I is given by
I
B = 0 a
2
The flux through the coil is now
z =1 y =3 I
z =1 y = 3 Idydz

0
= B dS = 0 a ( a x dydz ) =
( a ) ( a x )
=
=
z = 0 y =1
z
y
0
1
2
2

S
where
a = a x sin + a y cos
therefore

a ( a x ) = sin =

y +1
Now, the flux through the coil is
=

z =1

z =0

y =3
y =1

y =3

y = 3 Iy
0 Iy
I
0
dydz
dy = 0 ln ( y 2 + 1) = (1.6 107 ) I
=
2
2

y
=
1
2
2
4
y =1

The mutual inductance is then

N 1 1.6 107 I
M=
=
= 1.6 107 H
I
I

1.0

a a x

x
Figure 17.2 is the distance from the straight filament to the observation point, the current is in
the a z direction and by right hand rule the direction normal to the coil is a x .

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MATLAB solution:
In the MATLAB program, we replace the infinite straight filament by a sufficiently long filament. Then
we evaluate the magnetic field resulting from this filament at each surface element inside the coil. The dot
product of a surface element and its magnetic field gives the flux through the surface element. By adding
the flux through each surface element we obtain the flux through the area inside the coil. The mutual
inductance is then obtained by dividing out the current I.
MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command window
clear; %clear all variables
mu=4*pi*1e-7;
I=1.0;%current of the filament
end1=[0 0 -30];%end of the filament
end2=[0 0 30];%end of the filament
Number_of_Segments=250;%number of increasing steps along the filament
dL=(end2-end1)/Number_of_Segments;%vector increment along the filament
aN=[-1 0 0];% direction normal to the surface of the coil
NumberOfYSteps=20;%number of increasing steps of the coil area along the y direction
NumberOfZSteps=20;%number of increasing steps of the coil area along the z direction
ymin=1;%lowest y corodinate of the coil
ymax=3;%maxium y corodinate of the coil
zmin=0;%lowest z corodinate of the coil
zmax=1;%maxium z corodinate of the coil
dy=(ymax-ymin)/NumberOfYSteps;% area increment along the y direction
dz=(zmax-zmin)/NumberOfZSteps;% area increment along the z direction
flux=0;%flux through the coil
dS=dy*dz;%increament area
xp=1.0;%x coordinate is always 1.0 on the coil
for m=1:NumberOfZSteps %repeat for all points in the z direction
for n=1:NumberOfYSteps %repeat for all points in the y direction
yp=ymin+0.5*dy+(n-1)*dy;%y coordinate of current surface element
zp=zmin+0.5*dz+(m-1)*dz;%z coordinate of current surface element
Rp=[xp yp zp];%the position of current surface element
B=[0 0 0];%the magnetic field at current surface element
for i=1:Number_of_Segments %repeat for all divisions in the z direction
C=end1+(i-1)*dL+0.5*dL; %X center of current subsection
R=Rp-C; %vector pointing from current subsection to the current observation point
norm_R=norm(R); %get the distance between the current surface element and the observation point
R_Hat=R/norm_R; %unit vector in the direction of R

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dH=(I/(4*pi*norm_R*norm_R))*cross(dL,R_Hat); %this is the contribution from current element
B=B+mu*dH;
end %end of i loop
dflux=dS*dot(B,aN);%flux through current surface element
flux=flux+dflux;%get contribution to the total flux
end %end of n loop
end % end of m loop
M=flux/I;% the mutual inductance

Running result:

We see that our MATLAB solution has a good agreement with our analytical solution.

Exercise: Two coils with radii a1 and a2 are separated by a distance of d as shown in Figure 17.3. The
dimensions are a1 = 0.01 m, a2 = 0.04 m, and d = 0.1 m. Find the mutual inductance of the coils. Write a
MATLAB program to verify your answer.

a1
d

a2

I2
I1

Figure 17.3 The geometry of the exercise of Set 17.

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MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 18)

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Term II, January April 2012

MATLAB Examples and Exercises (Set 18)

Prepared by: Dr. M. H. Bakr and C. He
Example: A solenoid of radius 0.05 m is centered along the z axis as shown in Figure 18.1. The solenoid
is assumed to extend along the z axis from z = 0.25 m to z = 0.25 m. Find the inductance analytically if
the solenoid has 100 turns and r = 1 . Write a MATLAB program to evaluate the inductance again and
compare your answers.

1
z

dl

Figure 18.1 A cross section of the solenoid.

Analytical solution:
Assume the solenoid has a radius of R , takes a current of I and has n turns per unit length, as shown in
Figure 18.1. We consider a very short segment dl of this solenoid. Then this short segment has a total
number of ndl turns. Therefore, the magnetic field at a point P resulting from the short segment is
R 2 Indl
dB =
2 ( R 2 + l 2 )3/ 2
where l is the distance from the observation point to the short segment, as shown in figure 18.1. Therefore,
the magnetic field at point P resulting from the solenoid is
R 2 Indl
B = dB =
3/ 2
L
L 2
( R2 + l 2 )
However, as shown in Figure 18.1, we have l = R cot . It follows that
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and
R 2 + l 2 = R 2 (1 + cot 2 ) = R 2 csc 2
Therefore, we have
2
2
= 2 R ( R csc d )
= 2

B = nI
= nI
( sin )d = nI (cos 2 cos 1 )
3
3
= 1
= 1
2
2
2
R csc
For a sufficiently long solenoid the magnetic field inside the solenoid is approximately the same every
where. We use the magnetic field in the center of the solenoid to evaluate the flux linkage. The magnetic
field at the center of the solenoid is

0.25
0.25
1.9612 NI
B = nI (cos 2 cos 1 ) = nI (

)=
2
2
2
2
h
2
2
2
0.05 + 0.25
0.05 + 0.25
and the flux linkage is
1.9612 N 2 I a 2
= N tot = NBS =
2
h
Finally, we divide by the current to find the inductance
1.9612 N 2 I a 2
L= =
= 1.9357 104 H
I
h
2

MATLAB solution:
The inductance we derived analytically is an approximate value because we are assuming the solenoid is
infinitely long and tightly wrapped. The magnetic field intensity is actually different for different points
inside the solenoid, and the flux linkage to each turn of coil varies. Using a MATLAB program, we can
calculate a more accurate

= 1 + 2 +

+ i +

+ N = i
i =1

where i is the flux linking the ith turn which is given by

p

i = B m ,n S m ,n ,
n =1 m =1

where S m ,n is the element surface of the cross-sectional area, and B m ,n is the magnetic field intensity at
p

S m ,n . In set 16 we learned how to calculate B m ,n . We utilize the formula i = B m ,n S m ,n where

n =1 m =1

we use p steps in the direction q steps in the direction. We can further simplify the flux linking the
ith loop by:
p

i = q B n S n .
n =1

MATLAB code:
clc; %clear the command window
clear; %clear all variables
mu=4*pi*1e-7;

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NumberOfTurns=100; %Number of turns of the solenoid
Radius=0.05; %radius of solenoid
Zmin=-0.25; %coordinate of the lowest point on the solenoid
Zmax=0.25; %coordinate of the highest point on the solenoid
t_min=0; %lowest value of the curve parameter t
t_max=NumberOfTurns*2.0*pi; % for every turn we have an angle increment of 2*pi
NumberOfSegments=1000; %we divide the solenoid into this number of segments
t_values=linspace(t_min,t_max, (NumberOfSegments+1))'; %these are the values of the parameter t
x_values=Radius*cos(t_values);%x coordinates of all selected point on the winding
y_values=Radius*sin(t_values);%y coordinates of all selected point on the winding
deltaZ=linspace(Zmin,Zmax,(NumberOfTurns))';%z coodinates increases when turn increases
z_values=zeros(NumberOfSegments,1);
for k=1:NumberOfTurns
z_values((1+(k-1)*10):k*10)=deltaZ(k);
end
I=1; %value of surface current density
aN=[0 0 1];%direction that normal to each turn
NumberOfRhoSteps=20;%the area increasing steps in the rho direction
NumberOfPhiSteps=20;%the area increasing steps in the phi direction
drho=Radius/NumberOfRhoSteps;%area increament along the direction of rho
dphi=2*pi/NumberOfPhiSteps;%area increment along the direction of phi
flux=0;
for m=1:NumberOfTurns
for j=1: NumberOfRhoSteps
rho=(j-1)*drho+0.5*drho; %rho of current surface element
phi=0.5*dphi; %phi of current surface element
dS=rho*drho*dphi;%area of current element
xp=rho*cos(phi);%x coordinate of current surface element
yp=rho*sin(phi);%y coordinate of current surface element
zp=z_values(m,1);%z coordinate of current surface element
Rp=[xp yp zp];%position of current surface element
B=[0 0 0];
for i=1:NumberOfSegments %repeat for all line segments of the solenoid
XStart=x_values(i,1); %x coordinate of the start of the current line segment
XEnd=x_values(i+1,1); %x coordinate of the end of the current line segment
YStart=y_values(i,1); %y coordinate of the start of the current line segment
YEnd=y_values(i+1,1); %y coordinate of the end of the current line segment

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ZStart=z_values(i,1); %z coordinate of the start of the current line segment
dl=[(XEnd-XStart) (YEnd-YStart) 0]; %the vector of diffential length
Rc=0.5*[(XStart+XEnd) (YStart+YEnd) (2*ZStart)];%position vector of center of segment
R=Rp-Rc; %vector pointing from current subsection to the current observation point
norm_R=norm(R); %get the distance between the current surface element and the observation point
R_Hat=R/norm_R; %unit vector in the direction of R
dH=(I/(4*pi*norm_R*norm_R))*cross(dl,R_Hat); %this is the contribution from current element
B=B+mu*dH;%get contribution to the magnetic field at current surface element
end %end of i loop
dflux=dS*(dot(B,aN));%the magnetic flux through current surface element
flux=flux+dflux;%get contribution to the total flux linkage
end
end
numda=flux*NumberOfPhiSteps;%the flux linkage
L=numda/I;%inductance of solenoid

Running result:

Comparing the analytical answer and the MATLAB answer we find a significant difference between them.
The actual inductance value should be closer to the MALAB answer. It makes sense that the analytical
answer is larger because we used the strongest magnetic field inside the solenoid (at the center) to
evaluate the flux linkages analytically. If we increase the number of turns of the solenoid and increase the
ratio of h / R , the two answers will have a better agreement.

Exercise: A toroid whose axis is the z axis has 200 turns. The inner radius is 2.0 cm while the outer
radius is 2.5 cm. Find the inductance analytically if the solenoid has 100 turns and r = 1 . Write a
MATLAB program to verify your answer.