METHOD OF MOMENTS SOLUTION FOR A WIRE ATTACHED TO AN ARBITRARY FACETED SURFACE

This paper presents a method of moments (MoM) solution to the problem of a wire attached to an arbitrary faceted surface by developing a spe cial attachment basis function, which enforces continuity of current a t the wire/plate junction and also models the nearly singular-plate su rface-current density in the vicinity of the attachment point, This ne w attachment mode contains a nonplanar disk, which conforms to the fac eted surface in the vicinity of the attachment point and has current t hat spreads uniformly from the attachment point. It is applicable near or at the edges and corners of the facets.