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Lecture 8
Electrostatics
Dr. C. Chidoori
Department of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Zimbabwe
Telephone: +263 4 303211 Extension 17040
Email: cchidoori@eng.uz.ac.zw
Electrostatics
Introduction 1 Introduction
Electric
Charge and
Electric Field 2 Electric Charge and Electric Field
Representati
on of Electric
Fields 3 Representation of Electric Fields
Electric
Fields and
Forces
4 Electric Fields and Forces
Capacitors
and
5 Capacitors and capacitance
capacitance
Representati
on of Electric
Fields
Electrostatics is the branch of electromagnetics
dealing with the effects of electric charges at
Electric
Fields and
Forces
rest.
Capacitors
The fundamental law of electrostatics is
Coulombs law.
and
capacitance
Electric
Fields and
Forces
Capacitors
and
capacitance
+ -
Electric
Fields and
Forces
Capacitors
and
capacitance
Electric
Charge and
Electric Field
Electric charge is inherently quantized such that the charge on
any object is an integer multiple of the smallest unit of charge
Representati
on of Electric which is the magnitude of the electron charge
Fields
e = 1.602 10-19 C.
Electric
Fields and
Forces On the macroscopic level, we can assume that charge is
continuous.
Capacitors
and
capacitance
Electric
Charge and
Electric Field
In nature charged particles can be electrons which
are negatively charged, or Ions which can be
Representati negative or positive.
For example a hydrogen ion (H+), a hydroxide ion
on of Electric
Fields
(OH-) or an oxygen ion O2-.
Electric
Fields and Force experienced by charged particle is determined
Forces
by the sum and distances of surrounding charges.
Capacitors
The Magnitude and Direction of the force is
and
capacitance
determined by use of vector theory.
Electric
Fields and
+Q +Q +Q
+
Forces
Capacitors
and
capacitance
-Q -Q -Q
Electric
Charge and
charge experiences a force, is called an Electrostatic
Electric Field
field .
Representati
on of Electric The direction of the field is the direction of the force
Fields
on a positive charge that is placed on the field.
Electric
Fields and
Forces
+Q
Capacitors
and
capacitance
-Q
Electric
Charge and Such a field may be represented in magnitude and
Electric Field
direction by lines of electric force drawn between the
charged surfaces.
Representati
on of Electric The closeness of the lines is an indication of the field
strength.
Fields
Capacitors
and
capacitance
Electric
Charge and
Electric Field Electric field lines of force (flux lines) are continuous and start and
finish on point charges.
Representati
on of Electric
Also, field lines cannot cross each other.
Fields
When a charged body is placed close to an uncharged body, an
Electric
induced charge of opposite sign appears on the uncharged body.
Fields and
Forces
This induced charge is due to the field lines of a charged body that
terminate on the surface of the uncharged body
Capacitors
and
capacitance
Electric
Fields and
+ negative (-Ve).
Energy is needed to move the charge in the material.
Forces
Material properties affect the ability of charges to move and
Capacitors the energy required.
Materials have conductance and resistance properties which
and
capacitance
B -Ve
Electric
Charge and Vectors
Electric Field
The description of electric (and magnetic) phenomena using
Representati mathematical equations requires the use of vectors.
on of Electric
Fields
a
EE101 Dr. C. Chidoori - 22 -
Representation of Electric Fields
Introduction The Vector Cross Product
Electric
The cross product of two vectors c is
Charge and
Electric Field
only defined in three dimensional
space.
c
Representati
The cross product axb is defined as
on of Electric b
Fields
a vector c given by the right-hand
rule and a magnitude equal to the
Electric |a x b|
Fields and
Forces c b area of the parallelogram that the
vectors span.
Capacitors
a
The cross product of two vectors
and a
capacitance with angle between them is given
by: absin()c
where c is the unit vector and has a
direction perpendicular to both a and b.
x
EE101 Dr. C. Chidoori - 23 -
Representation of Electric Fields
Introduction
Area Vectors
Electric
Charge and
An area vector has the role of specifying the size and direction of
Electric Field an area.
Direction of an area is defined to be the direction perpendicular to
Representati
on of Electric the plane of the area.
Fields
This implies that the area is flat, but it also applies to curved
Electric surfaces that are infinitesimally small.
For example, the area vector for a rectangle would look like fig
Fields and
Forces
below:
Capacitors
and
capacitance
Arrow shows direction of the area vector
The magnitude of A is equal to the area of
A the triangle.
Electric
Charge and
Electric Field
Representati Q1
on of Electric
Fields
+
Electric
Fields and
Forces
Capacitors
and
capacitance We have already learnt that electric charges create electric fields around
themselves.
The electric field must exist all around it, the figures are in a two dimensional
cross section.
In an electric field, each line of force emanates from or terminates in a
charge.
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Electric Fields and Forces
Introduction
Electric charges can either be positive or negative. Here Q2 is a negative
charge.
Electric
Charge and
Electric Field
Representati Q1 Q2
on of Electric
Fields
+ -
Electric
Fields and
Forces
Capacitors
and
capacitance For an isolated positive point charge, the lines of force radiate from the
charge in all directions.
While for an isolated negative point charge, the lines of force radiate towards
the charge in all directions.
What happens when you move charge Q2 into the field of charge Q1?
Representati Q1 Q2
on of Electric
Fields
Electric
Fields and
Forces
Capacitors
and
capacitance
R
We know that it is caused by the electric field of Q1.
Coulomb gave us the law that is used to find the force acting on the charge
Q2.
Q1 R Q2 F
3
F1+ F2+ F3 F2+ F3
Capacitors FT = j=1 Fj = Qt j=1 Ej
3
and
F3
capacitance
F2 + Q1
F1+ F2 +
F1 Qt
+ Q2
+ Q
3
EE101 Dr. C. Chidoori - 32 -
Electrostatic Potential (Potential Difference)
Potential difference is the work done in
Introduction
moving a unit charge between two points.
E Consider the field from a single isolated
Electric
Charge and A B charge in the figure.
Electric Field Qt The amount of work dW we have to do to
move a charge by a small increment dl is
+ dl given by:
Representati RA
on of Electric
Fields dW = F. dl
R = - FE . dl
Electric
RB = - Qt E. dl
Fields and dR
Forces Note that a force that counteracts Coulombs
force is required.
Capacitors
Q A force larger than Coulombs force would be
and
capacitance + required to accelerate the charge.
To find the work done in moving a charge from A
to B, just integrate to get:
W B
WAB = dW = Qt E. dl [Joules]
0 A
= E.dR
RA
RB
Q
= .dR
4R2
RA
VAB = E. dl = 0
Representati E
on of Electric The current density J is given as:
Fields
Electric
Fields and
+ J. = E. with units of Am-2.
Forces
Since J (current density) and E pointing the same direction our
Capacitors current I is given by:
and E
capacitance
I = J .A [Amperes].
B -Ve
Gauss Law
Representati
on of Electric It states that: the total flux streaming through a closed surface is equal to the
Fields
amount of charge enclosed by that surface.
Electric
Fields and
Forces
Quantitatively, Gauss Law is expressed as:
= D. dA = Q, [Coulombs]
Capacitors
and where Q is the charge enclosed by area A.
capacitance
When Gauss Law is applied to the point charge we obtain the electric flux
density D related to electric field intensity E by:
D = E
Gauss Law
Electric Field
Representati
on of Electric
Gauss Law is also expressed as:
Fields
= DS. dS = Q,
Electric
where Q is the charge enclosed by surface area S.
Fields and
Forces
The charge enclosed may be several point charges, in which case:
Q = Qn
Capacitors Why are we summing instead of integration?
and
capacitance
Because charge is discrete, e = 1:602x10-19C .
Charge and
Electric Field Normal field.
When an Electric Field extends to more
E2n E2t
Representati than one dielectric medium then the
on of Electric
Fields boundary between the two mediums have
D2n some effects on the electric field and its
Electric 2 components.
Fields and
Forces The conditions existing in the boundary of
the mediums when an electric field spans
Capacitors
and Tangential Field: Tangential electric over those mediums is an interest of study
capacitance in Electric Field Boundary Conditions, and
field Et is the vector component of an
the conditions existing in the boundary is
electric field parallel across the
called the boundary conditions.
surface.
Normal Field: Normal electric field En E = Et + En D = Dt + D n
is the vector component of an electric
field which is normal or perpendicular
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Boundary Conditions
Conducting Medium Dielectric Medium The two conditions that exists at the boundary
Introduction
field is zero. or, Et = 0
Representati 2. The electric displacement or electric flux
on of Electric E2n E2t = 0,
Fields density D at the boundary of the Dielectric
medium is equal to the charge density on
Electric D2n the surface of the conductor medium at that
Fields and
Forces
2 point, or D =
Capacitors
Since Et = 0, the potential V = E. dl = 0
and
capacitance
between any points on the surface on or
inside the conductor. Therefore a perfect
E = En
conductor is an equipotential surface.
Such a surface has the property that the
electric field is always perpendicular to it.
intensities are equal or
Representati E1t = E2t
on of Electric E2n E2t
Fields
E = Et + En
D = Dt + Dn
Capacitors
and
Electric field strength is also referred to a
capacitance potential gradient.
A capacitor is an electrical
device that has the capability
to store electric charge
Q
C=
Vs
W = C Vs2
Electric
Fields and
Forces
Stream Lines
Representati
on of Electric
Fields
Electric
Fields and
Forces
Capacitors
and
capacitance