Problem 1P Calculate the power (energy per unit time) transported down the cables of Ex. 7.13 and Prob. 7.62, assuming the two conductors are held at potential difference V, and carry current I (down one and back up the other).
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Question
Problem 2P
Consider the charging capacitor in Prob. 7.34.
(a) Find the electric and magnetic fields in the gap, as functions of the distance s from the axis and the time t. (Assume the charge is zero at t = 0.)
(b) Find the energy density uem and the Poynting vector S in the gap. Note especially the direction of S. Check that Eq. 8.12 is satisfied.
(c) Determine the total energy in the gap, as a function of time. Calculate the total power flowing into the gap, by integrating the Poynting vector over the appropriate surface. Check that the power input is equal to the rate of increase of energy in the gap (Eq. 8.9—in this case W = 0, because there is no charge in the gap). [If you’re worried about the fringing fields, do it for a volume of radius b < a well inside the gap.]
Solution
Solution 2P
(a)
Step 1: To find the electric and magnetic fields for a charged capacitor
Let us consider the electric field between the parallel plate capacitor which is given by;
…..(1)
The charge as a function of time for the charged parallel plate capacitor is
and we know that,
Therefore from equation we have,
The electric field for a charged capacitor is,
…..(2)
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