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AKTU Antenna & Wave Propagation (BEC603) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 3rd Year
Antenna & Wave Propagation BEC603
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Official AKTU syllabus of Antenna & Wave Propagation (BEC603) for B.Tech 3rd Year – 4 credits, L-T-P 3-1-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.
Syllabus — Antenna & Wave Propagation
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| Unit | Topics | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| I | Coordinate Systems and Transformation: Cartesian, Cylindrical, Spherical transformation. Vector calculus: Differential length, area and volume, line, surface and volume integrals, Del operator, Gradient, Divergence of a vector, Divergence theorem, Curl of a vector, Stokes’s theorem, Laplacian of a scalar. | 6 |
| II | Electrostatic fields and Magnetostatic fields: Electric field intensity, Electric field due to charge distribution, Electric flux density, Gauss’s Law- Maxwell’s equation, Continuity equation and relaxation time, boundary conditions, Magneto-static fields, Ampere’s circuit law, Maxwell’s equation, magnetic scalar and vector potential, Magnetic boundary conditions, Maxwell’s equation in final form. | 10 |
| III | Antenna fundamental and definitions: Introduction, Basic antenna parameters, Patterns, Beam area (or Beam solid angle) ΩA, Radiation intensity, Beam efficiency, Directivity D and Gain G, Directivity and resolution, Antenna apertures, Effective height, The radio communication link, Fields from oscillating dipole, Single-to-noise ratio (SNR), Antenna temperature, Antenna impedance. | 8 |
| IV | Antenna Design: Electric dipoles, The short electric dipole, The fields of a short dipole, Radiation resistance of short electric dipole, Thin linear antenna, Radiation resistance of λ/2 antenna, Array of two driven λ/2 elements: Broadside case and end-fire case, Horizontal antennas above a plane ground, Vertical antennas above a plane ground, Yagi- Uda antenna design, Long-wire antennas, Folded dipole antennas. | 8 |
| V | Wave Propagation: Plane earth reflection, Space wave and surface wave. Space wave propagation: Introduction, Field strength relation, Effects of imperfect earth, Effects of curvature of earth. Sky wave propagation: Introduction structural, details of the ionosphere, Wave propagation mechanism, Refraction and reflection of sky waves by ionosphere, Ray path, Critical frequency, MUF, LUF, OF, Virtual height and skip distance, Relation between MUF and the skip distance, Multi-Hop propagation, Wave characteristics. | 8 |
Text Books
- MNO Sadiku, “Elements of Electromagnetic’, 7th Ed, Oxford University Press, 2018.
- John D Kraus, Ronald J Marhefka and Ahmad S. Khan, “Antennas and Wave Propagation”, 5th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2017.
- Das, Antennas and Wave Propagation, TMH 1st Edition.
Reference Books
- C. A. Balanis, "Antenna Theory Analysis and Design", John Wiley, 2016.
- WH Hayt and JA Buck, “Engineering Electromagnetic”, 7th Edition TMH, 2013.
- (Schaums Outlines Series) Joseph J. Distefano III, Allen R. Stubberud, Ivan J. Williams, “Engineering Electromagnetic”, 3rd Edition, TMH, Special Indian Edition, 2010.
Course Outcomes
- Identify different coordinate systems and their applications in electromagnetic field theory to establish a relation between any two systems using the vector calculus.
- Explain the concept of static electric field, current and properties of conductors.
- Express the basic concepts of ground, space, sky wave propagation mechanism.
- Demonstrate the knowledge of antenna fundamentals and radiation mechanism of the antenna.
- Analyze and design different types of basic antennas.
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