Two intersecting conducting planes electric field - QuickField simulation example
Two conducting planes intersect at an angle β = 270°. The planes are assumed to be held at potential V. Find the electric field distribution near the corner.
How to calculate the electric field near the corner formed by two intersecting conducting planes?
Answer Typical applications Geometry
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* Reference: J.D.Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd edition, Sect. 2.11.
Engineering question
Close the open-space electrostatic model with a distant zero-potential boundary and compare the field profile near the corner with the analytical reference.
intersecting conducting planes, electrode corner geometries, conductor edge regions
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Simulation problem
Problem Type
Plane-parallel problem of electrostatics.
Relative permittivity of air ε = 1;
Voltage V = 100 V.
Open space problem is converted to the closed region problem using the "zero potential" boundary far away from the studying object.
Electric field strength distribution along the plane:
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