CURRENTS INDUCED IN CABLES IN THE EARTH BY A CONTINUOUS-WAVE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD.
Abstract
The problem under examination is the determination of the currents induced by a distributed continuous-wave electromagnetic field in a conducting wire buried in the earth. Transmission line theory is shown to provide a suitable approximation for studying this problem. A program for machine computation, utilizing this theory, was written to calculate the induced current. The special cases examined are: a bare wire with open circuit terminations, an insulated wire with either open circuit terminations or grounded terminations, and a wire encased in a high-conductivity coating with open circuit terminations. The theoretical calculations are compared with experimental results obtained by Stanford Research Institute. The comparison of the theoretical and experimental results indicates that predictions of practical value can be made by using the transmission-line model. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0634740
Entities
People
- Donald R. Marston
- William R. Graham
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory