HF analysis of thin horizontal central-fed conductor above lossy homogeneous soil

In this paper, the authors perform HF analysis of a thin horizontal conductor fed in its center, and arbitrarily positioned above lossy homogeneous ground of known electrical parameters. The approach is based on the electric-field integral equation method, and formulation of the Hallén´s integral equation. This equation is then solved for the current using the point-matching method. The Sommerfeld´s integrals that express the influence of the lossy ground, and that appear in these calculations, are solved approximately. Thorough analysis is performed in order to observe the influence of different parameters of the geometry and the ground on current distribution in the specified frequency range. Furthermore, the verification of the method is done by comparison with the exact model based on the full-wave theory.