Electromagnetics

Lecture 14:
Static Electric Fields (5)
Electric Potential II & Conductor
Dr. Cheng-Kuang Lee
Electrical Engineering Department
Chang Gung University
 Outline

Electric potential V
Continuous distributed charge
(Example: disk charge)
Conductor
Inside & at boundary
(Example: conducting shell)
 Electrical potential V

Continuous distributed charge

s ds
l dl
Example 3-9 Obtain a formula for the electric field
Intensity E on the axis of a circular disk of radius b
that carries a uniform surface charge density s

ds=(dr)(rd)

E= V
E = az 1 when z>0
az 1 when z<0
 Conductor ()

Static condition
1. Why?
2.

+ +
+ +
+ + + +
+ +
+ +
(?)
 E field of a Conductor

Et = 0
Example 3-11 A positive point charge Q is at the center
of a spherical conducting shell of an inner radius Ri and
an outer radius Ro. Determine E and V as functions of
the radial distance R.

 Review

Electric potential V
Continuous distributed charge
(Example: disk charge)
Conductor
Inside & at boundary
(Example: conducting shell)