As per Maxwell's equation, The direction of displacement current is along the conduction current. On 3/13/2012 6:54 AM, Long Yang wrote: > In Maxwell's equations, there are two items about current, conduction > current and displacement current. > Conduction current is sometimes expressed related to electric field by > conductivity. > In the similar way, you can expect that displacement current has the > similar relationship with electric field. > > Regarding PCB trace, the electric field inside copper trace is driven by > driven voltage potential, so conduction current is along the copper wire. > While the electric field of TEM mode is from signal trace to ground, and > that implies the direction of displacement current. > > thanks > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:31, Antonis Orphanou<orphanou@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > >> On displacement current: >> If you assume that for all the copper surfaces the tangential electric >> field is zero and that there is only a normal E-field component (which >> gives rise to the copper surface charge density) then you could visualize >> the displacement current. It is the time derivative of the E-field in that >> same direction. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >> On Behalf Of Aaditya Kandibanda >> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 8:36 PM >> To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [SI-LIST] Direction of displacement curent >> >> Hello everyone, >> Can you please let me know what will be the direction of displacement >> current on the traces of PCB, I am trying to understand it for analysis of >> near and far end cross talk on PCB traces. the problem is, when there is a >> equal distribution of capacitance along the length of 2 PCB traces? what >> will be the direction of displacement current? If possible can some one >> briefly let me know about the near end and far end cross talk? I am trying >> to understand it, I see different authors express it in different views >> which is confusing me as a novice. >> >> >> Thanks and regards >> Aaditya >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> To unsubscribe from si-list: >> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field >> >> or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list >> >> For help: >> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field >> >> >> List forum is accessible at: >> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list >> >> List archives are viewable at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >> >> Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: >> http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> To unsubscribe from si-list: >> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field >> >> or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list >> >> For help: >> si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field >> >> >> List forum is accessible at: >> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list >> >> List archives are viewable at: >> //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >> >> Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: >> http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu >> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > > List forum is accessible at: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List forum is accessible at: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu