Code No: 43038 Set No.

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May/Jun 2009
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND TRANSMISSION LINES
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) State coulomb’s law in vectorial form and list out its applications and limita-
tions.
(b) A charge, Q1 = -10 nC is at the origin in free space. If the x-component of
E is to be zero at the point (3, 1, 1), what charge, Qt should be kept at the
point (2,0, 0)?
[8+8]

2. (a) Describe the characteristics of vector magnetic potential.

(b) If the vector magnetic potential with in a cylindrical conductor of radius ‘a’
2
is A = µ4πaoI r
2 az , find H. [8+8]

3. (a) Prove the Maxwell’s equation ∇ · B = 0.

(b) If H = 10 cos (1010 t − βx) az A/m, find B, D, E and β when µ = 2×10−5
H/m, ∈= 1.2 × 10−10 F/m, σ = 0. [8+8]

4. (a) Derive expression for attenuation constant of EM wave.

(b) A medium like copper conductor which is characterized by the parameters σ =
5.8 × 107 mho/m, ∈r = 1, µr = 1 supports a uniform plane wave of frequency
60 Hz. Find attenuation constant, propagation constant, intrinsic impedance,
wavelength and phase velocity of wave. [8+8]

5. State and prove Poynting Theorem. [16]

6. (a) Derive the expression for attennation factor for TE mode in guided waves.
(b) Find the cutoff frequency for TE12 mode in a rectangular wave guide whose
dimensions are a=b=1cm. [10+6]

7. For a loss less two wire transmission line, show that:

(a) The phase velocity is √1

LC
−1 d


(b) The characteristic impedance Z0 = √120εr
cosh 2a
, where ‘d’ is the separation
between the lines & ‘a’ is the radius of conducting line. [8+8]

8. (a) A loss less transmission line of length 100m has an indutance of 28 µ H and a
capacitance of 20µF. Find:
i. Propagation velocity
ii. Phase constant at an operating frequence of 100 KHz.

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iii. Characteristic impedance of the line.
(b) Derive Transmission line estimation. [8+8]

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May/Jun 2009
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND TRANSMISSION LINES
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Describe the properties of conductors.

(b) If the polarization P = 3ax nC/m2 in an homogeneous and isotropic dielectric
material whose χe = 4.5, find out E in the material. [8+8]

2. (a) Determine the magnetic field intensity, H at the center of a square current
element. The length of each side 2 m and the current, I = 1.0 Amp.
(b) What is the current that produces a magnetic field inside a conductor of
circularh cross-section is given by i
H = 1r K12 sin Kr − Kr1 cos Kr aφ , A/m [8+8]

3. (a) Write Maxwell’s equation in time varying differential form in a general medium.
(b) If the electric field strength,
  E of an electromagnetic wave in free space is
z
given by E = 2 cos ω t − υ0 ay V/m, find the magnetic field, H. [8+8]

4. A uniform plane wave in a medium of ∈1 , µ1 , σ1 is incident normally upon a second

medium of ∈2 , µ2 , σ2 . Find:

(a) reflection coefficient for electric and magnetic field and transmission coefficient
for electric and magnetic field.
(b) Find the same when EM wave in air is incident normally upon copper sheet
at 1 MHz (for copper, ∈ = ∈0 , µ = µ0 , σ = 5.8×107 mho/m. [16]

5. (a) Derive the expression for intrinsic impedance in a uniform plane wave in Lossy
dielectric?
(b) Calculate the attenuation constant and phase constant for a uniform plane
wave with frequency of 10GHz in polythelene for which µ = µ0 , εr = 2. 3 and
σ = 256 × 10−4 mho/m. [8+8]

6. (a) What is the power transmitted in a lossless waveguide?

(b) Find the broad wall dimension of a rectangular waveguide when the cut-off
frequency for TE21 mode is 3GHz. [8+8]

7. (a) Derive the expressions for attennation constant, phase shift constant and phase
velocity of wave propagating in a distortion less transmission line.
(b) A loss less line has characteristics impedance of 70Ω & phase constantof
3rad/m at 100MHz. Calculate the inductance & capacitance per meter of
the line. [8+8]

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8. (a) Derive the expression for input impedance of a line when it is terminated by:
i. Z0
ii. Shorted line
iii. Open line.
Also draw the variation of the impedance with respect to electrical lamps of
the line for the above cases.
(b) Express the maximum & minimum input impedance of a line in terms of
VSWR. [10+6]

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May/Jun 2009
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND TRANSMISSION LINES
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Define electric field intensity in terms of point charge and describe its salient
features.
(b) Two point charges Q1 = 5.0 C and Q2 = 1.0 nC are located at (-1, 1, -3) m
and (3, 1, 0) m respectively. Determine the electric field at Q1 and Q2 . [8+8]
2. (a) An infinitely long current element on x-axis carries a current of 1.0 mA in ax
direction. Determine H at the point P(5, 2, 1).
(b) If the magnetic field is H = 0.01
µ0
ax , A/m, what is the force on a charge of
1.0 pc moving with a velocity of 106 ax m/s. [8+8]
3. (a) State boundary conditions in vector form.
(b) z < 0 defines region 1 and z > 0 defines region 2 and region 1 is characterized
by µr1 = 2.0 and region 2 is characterized by µr2 = 4.0. If the magnetic field
in region 1 is given by H1 = 4.0ax + 1.5ay - 3.0az , A/m, find H2 and H2 .
[8+8]
4. A uniform plane wave in empty space has the electric field E (z) = ax 100 e−j βo z V /m.
Its frequency is 20 MHz:
(a) What is its direction of travel and amplitude.
(b) Find B, H
(c) Express E, B, H in real-time form. [4+6+6]
5. (a) Explain the wave propagation characteristics in good conductors?
(b) Obtain the wave equations for conducting medium. [8+8]
6. What are the field components for TM waves? Derive them draw sketches for TM10
mode. [16]
7. (a) Explain the various primary constants for two wire transmission line.
(b) Calculate the characteristic impedance, the attenuation constant and phase
constant of a transmission line if the following measurements have been made
on the line ZOC = 540Ω and ZSC = 560Ω. [8+8]
8. For a typical open wire telephone cable the primary constants R = 10Ω/km, G =
0.4 ×10−6 mho/km, L = 0.0037H/km, C = 0.0083µF/km. Determine Zo and the
propagation constant at a frequency of 1KHz. [16]

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, May/Jun 2009
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND TRANSMISSION LINES
(Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What is the capacitance between two concentric spheres and obtain an ex-
pression for it.
(b) Find the capacitance per unit length of a coaxial conductor with outer radius
of 5 mm and the inner radius of 0.5 mm of the dielectric has ∈r = 5.0. [8+8]
2. (a) Define scalar magnetic potential and explain its limitations.
(b) The magnetic field in a current free region is H = ρ1 aφ . The region is defined
by 1 ≤ ρ ≤ 2m, 0 ≤ φ ≤ 2π and 0 ≤ z ≤ 2m. Find scalar magnetic potential
at (4, 500 , 2). [8+8]
3. Write short notes on:
(a) Current densities
(b) Maxwell’s equations in good conductors
(c) Importance of auxiliary relation. [5+5+6]
4. The conductivity of silver is σ = 3 × 107 mho/m at microwave frequencies:
(a) Find the skin depth at 10 GHz
(b) Calculate the frequency at which skin depth in sea water is one meter. [8+8]
5. (a) Explain the different types of polarization of a uniform plane wave?
(b) Find Skin Depth and surface resistance of a aluminum at 100MHz having
conductivity σ = 5.8 × 107 mho/m µr = 100. [8+8]
6. (a) Derive the expression for attennation factor for TE mode in guided waves.
(b) Find the cutoff frequency for TE12 mode in a rectangular wave guide whose
dimensions are a=b=1cm. [10+6]
7. (a) Explain the various primary constants for parallel wires?
(b) Calculate the characteristic impedance, the attenuation constant and phase
constant of a transmission line if the following measurements have been made
on the line ZOC = 550Ω and ZSC = 560Ω. [8+8]
8. Write short notes on:
(a) Quarter wave line(λ/4)
(b) Smith chart. [16]

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