The main objective of this research is to model and analyse complex electromagnetic problems
by means of a new hybridised computational technique combining the frequency domain
Method of Moments (MoM), Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method and a subgridded
Finite-Difference Time-Domain (SGFDTD) method. This facilitates a significant advance in the
ability to predict electromagnetic absorption in inhomogeneous, anisotropic and lossy dielectric
materials irradiated by geometrically intricate sources. The Method of Moments modelling
employed a two-dimensional electric surface patch integral formulation solved by independent
linear basis function methods in the circumferential and axial directions of the antenna wires. A
similar orthogonal basis function is used on the end surface and appropriate attachments with
the wire surface are employed to satisfy the requirements of current continuity. The surface
current distributions on structures which may include closely spaced parallel wires, such as
dipoles, loops and helical antennas are computed. The results are found to be stable and showed
good agreement with less comprehensive earlier work by others.
The work also investigated the interaction between overhead high voltage transmission lines and
underground utility pipelines using the FDTD technique for the whole structure, combined with
a subgridding method at points of interest, particularly the pipeline. The induced fields above
the pipeline are investigated and analysed.
FDTD is based on the solution of Maxwell¿s equations in differential form. It is very useful for
modelling complex, inhomogeneous structures. Problems arise when open-region geometries
are modelled. However, the Perfectly Matched Layer (PML) concept has been employed to
circumvent this difficulty. The establishment of edge elements has greatly improved the
performance of this method and the computational burden due to huge numbers of time steps, in
the order of tens of millions, has been eased to tens of thousands by employing quasi-static
methods.
This thesis also illustrates the principle of the equivalent surface boundary employed close to
the antenna for MoM-FDTD-SGFDTD hybridisation. It depicts the advantage of using hybrid
techniques due to their ability to analyse a system of multiple discrete regions by employing the
principle of equivalent sources to excite the coupling surfaces. The method has been applied for
modelling human body interaction with a short range RFID antenna to investigate and analyse
the near field and far field radiation pattern for which the cumulative distribution function of
antenna radiation efficiency is presented. The field distributions of the simulated structures
show reasonable and stable results at 900 MHz. This method facilitates deeper investigation of
the phenomena in the interaction between electromagnetic fields and human tissues. / Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
(UTHM)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/5443 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Ramli, Khairun N. |
| Contributors | Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Excell, Peter S. |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, School of Engineering, Design and Technology |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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