Problem 5.

41 Determine the mutual inductance between the circular loop and the
linear current shown in Fig. P5.41.
a
d
I
1
x
y
Figure P5.41: Linear conductor with current I
1
next to
a circular loop of radius a at distance d (Problem 5.41).
Solution: To calculate the magnetic ux through the loop due to the current in the
conductor, we consider a thin strip of thickness dy at location y, as shown. The
magnetic eld is the same at all points across the strip because they are all equidistant
(at r = d +y) from the linear conductor. The magnetic ux through the strip is
d
12
= B(y) ds = z

0
I
2(d +y)
z2(a
2
y
2
)
1/2
dy
=

0
I(a
2
y
2
)
1/2
(d +y)
dy
L
12
=
1
I
_
S
d
12
=

0

_
a
y=a
(a
2
y
2
)
1/2
dy
(d +y)
Let z = d +y dz = dy. Hence,
L
12
=

0

_
d+a
z=da
_
a
2
(z d)
2
z
dz
=

0

_
d+a
da
_
(a
2
d
2
) +2dz z
2
z
dz
=

0

R
z
dz
where R = a
0
+b
0
z +c
0
z
2
and
a
0
= a
2
d
2
b
0
= 2d
c
0
=1
= 4a
0
c
0
b
2
0
=4a
2
< 0
From Gradshteyn and Ryzhik, Table of Integrals, Series, and Products (Academic
Press, 1980, p. 84), we have
_

R
z
dz =

R+a
0
_
dz
z

R
+
b
0
z
_
dz

R
.
For

d+a
z=da
=
_
a
2
d
2
+2dz z
2

d+a
z=da
= 00 = 0.
For
_
dz
z

R
, several solutions exist depending on the sign of a
0
and .
For this problem, < 0, also let a
0
< 0 (i.e., d > a). Using the table of integrals,
a
0
_
dz
z

R
= a
0
_
_
1

a
0
sin
1
_
_
2a
0
+b
0
z
z
_
b
2
0
4a
0
c
0
_
_
_
_
d+a
z=da
=
_
d
2
a
2
_
sin
1
_
a
2
d
2
+dz
az
__
d+a
z=da
=
_
d
2
a
2
.
For
_
dz

R
, different solutions exist depending on the sign of c
0
and .
In this problem, < 0 and c
0
< 0. From the table of integrals,
b
0
z
_
dz

R
=
b
0
2
_
1

c
0
sin
1
2c
0
z +b
0

_
d+a
z=da
=d
_
sin
1
_
d z
a
__
d+a
z=da
=d.
Thus
L
12
=

0

_
d
_
d
2
a
2
_
=
0
_
d
_
d
2
a
2
_
.