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PRIFYSGOL ABERTAWE UNIVERSITY SWANSEA College of SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATIONS JANUARY 2011 EGA207 ELECTROMAGNETICS LEVEL 2 UNIVERSITY CALCULATORS ONLY Translation dictionaries are not permitted, but an English dictionary may be borrowed from the invigilator on request. A formula sheet is provide on page 5 Time allowed: 2 hours Answer THREE questions The permittivity of free space, The permeability of free space, The velocity of light c = 3 ? 108 ms-1 TURN OVER  State the normal and tangential boundary conditions that have to be satisfied by the electric and magnetic fields at an air-dielectric interface. [4 marks] The electrical parameters of dry earth are listed in Table Q2. Determine whether the dry earth is a good conductor or a good dielectric for electromagnetic waves at 1GHz; hence determine an approximate value for the wave impedance of the dry earth. [6 marks] A 1GHz electromagnetic wave is generated in air just above the surface of the ground which has the electrical properties of dry earth. If the electromagnetic wave is considered to be a plane wave, at normal incidence to the ground, with an electric field magnitude of 20Vm-1 then determine the following, stating any assumptions that you may make: a. The magnitude of the electric and magnetic fields of the reflected electromagnetic wave. [3 marks] b. The magnitude of both the electric and magnetic fields of the transmitted electromagnetic wave. [3 marks] c. The power density of the transmitted electromagnetic wave. [3 marks] If there is a flat and perfectly conducting surface at a depth of D = 0.1225m below the air-ground interface, then determine D in wavelengths in the dry earth; hence, or otherwise, determine the magnitude of the reflected electric field in the air. [6 marks] Table Q1 Relative permittivity, εr = 6 Relative permeability, μr = 1 Conductivity, σ = 0.001Sm-1 TURN OVER  2. Starting with the propagation constant, γ, of a plane wave, de