scholarly journals Different Substrate Materials for Designing a Passive UHF RFID Tag Antenna

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9S) ◽  
pp. 572-580 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Antenna Gain ◽  
Rfid Technology ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Passive Uhf Rfid ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Read Range

The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been increasingly used for various application such as tracking of products, smart cards, identification, item management, security etc. In this paper, the performance parameter of the passive UHF RFID tag antenna has been studied for four different substrate materials viz., FR4 epoxy, PET, Rogers 4350, Taconic TLY materials. A simple meandered dipole antenna has been designed using a T-match stub for impedance matching of the tag antenna with the attached RFID chip. These different substrates are then designed separately, for the same antenna geometry. The effect of using these substrates on RFID tag antenna parameters such as reflection coefficient, antenna gain, VWSR, radiation pattern, impedance, ease of optimization level, read range, and radiation efficiency are then observed.

scholarly journals Longest-Range UHF RFID Sensor Tag Antenna for IoT Applied for Metal and Non-Metal Objects

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (24) ◽  
pp. 5460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franck Kimetya Byondi ◽  
Youchung Chung
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Read Range

This paper presents a passive cavity type Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag antenna having the longest read-range, and compares it with existing long-range UHF RFID tag antenna. The study also demonstrates mathematically and experimentally that our proposed longest-range UHF RFID cavity type tag antenna has a longer read-range than existing passive tag antennas. Our tag antenna was designed with 140 × 60 × 10 mm3 size, and reached 26 m measured read-range and 36.3 m mathematically calculated read-range. This UHF tag antenna can be applied to metal and non-metal objects. By adding a further sensing capability, it can have a great benefit for the Internet of Things (IoT) and wireless sensor networks (WSN).

Structure optimization of an ultrahigh frequency radio frequency identification tag thread based on the normal mode helix dipole antenna

2020 ◽  
pp. 004051752094890
Author(s):  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Jiyong Hu ◽  
Xiong Yan ◽  
Xudong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Resonant Frequency ◽  
Normal Mode ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Simulation Experiments ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Helical Pitch ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Linear Dipole

This paper describes the design of a novel ultrahigh frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RFID) tag thread that mainly consisted of the common yarn and the normal mode helix dipole antenna. The linear dipole antenna for the UHF RFID tag thread was too long to miniaturize the tag. In order to maximize the read performance and miniaturize the size of the tag, the basic antenna structure parameters, such as the helical pitch and single arm length, were optimized by analyzing the radiation parameter S11 of the normal mode helix dipole antenna based on simulation experiments. The simulation experiments started with optimizing the single arm length to obtain the minimum of the S11 parameter at resonant frequency, then the helical pitch was further optimized to limit the resonant frequency to the UHF range. The simulation results showed the resonant frequency rises with an increase of helical pitch and declines with an increase of single arm length. Furthermore, a series of UHF RFID tag threads with good performance from the simulation cases were prepared, and the performance of the optimized tag was validated. Generally, the UHF RFID tag thread with optimized helix dipole antenna could reduce the axial length of the tag by 57% and improve the reading range by 500%, and its performance was greatly superior to that of the UHF RFID tag thread with the classical linear dipole antenna.

Design and Analysis of UHF RFID Tag Antenna on the Surface of Cylinder

2014 ◽  
Vol 541-542 ◽  
pp. 458-461
Author(s):  
Pu Yu Duan ◽  
Dong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Plane Surface ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Cylinder Surface ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Meander Line ◽  
Read Range

Cylinder is a common object and used in logistics industry, such as liquid container like wine. The performance of tags that are used on these objects declines, especially the read range and the radiation pattern of the tag. In this paper, a type of UHF tag antenna directly mountable on the cylinder surface. In order to reduce the impact of the deformation, the tag is designed with meander-line but not symmetrical. Antenna is combined with T-matching network to ensure good impedance matching. Compared with the basic dipole antenna tag both cylinder and plane surface, we can get the prominent feature of the tag proposed in this paper.

scholarly journals A Compact Broad-band UHF RFID Tag Loaded with Triangular SRR Arrays

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. K. John ◽  
T. Mathew
Keyword(s):  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
The Other ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Read Range ◽  
Compact Planar

A novel compact planar UHF RFID tag with broadband operation and enhanced read range characteristics are presented. The structure of the tag consists of a T- matched dipole antenna whose arms are orthogonally loaded with Triangular SRR arrays. Triangular SRR arms loaded in the structure produce compactness and good impedance matching which is needed for maximizing the read range. The measured results shows that the projected tag shows a highest read range of 9.6 meter in the European UHF RFID band of 866 MHz and significantly better read range in the other UHF RFID bands in the 860-930 MHz range . Measured read range differences over the azimuth and elevation angular ranges are also suggested.

scholarly journals Tunable Platform Tolerant Antenna Design for RFID and IoT Applications Using Characteristic Mode Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abubakar Sharif ◽  
Jun Ouyang ◽  
Feng Yang ◽  
Rui Long ◽  
Muhammad Kamran Ishfaq
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Metal Plate ◽  
Impedance Match ◽  
Mode Analysis ◽  
Characteristic Mode ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Read Range

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a key technology to realize IoT (Internet of Things) dreams. RFID technology has been emerging in sensing, identification, tracking, and localization of goods. In order to tag a huge number of things, it is cost-effective to use one RFID antenna for tagging different things. Therefore, in this paper a platform tolerant RFID tag antenna with tunable capability is proposed. The proposed tag antenna is designed and optimized using characteristic mode analysis (CMA). Moreover, this tag antenna consists of a folded patch wrapped around FR 4 substrate and a feeding loop element printed on a paper substrate. The inductive feeding loop is stacked over folded patch and it provides impedance match with RFID chip. Because of separate radiating and feeding element, this tag antenna has a versatility of impedance matching with any RFID chip. Furthermore, this tag is able to cover American RFID band (902–928 MHz) and can be tuned to European RFID band (865–868 MHz) by adding tunable strips. In order to demonstrate platform tolerant operation, the read range of RFID tag is measured by mounting it on different materials. The maximum read range of RFID tag is 4.5 m in free space or on dielectrics and 6.5 m above 200 × 200 mm2 metal plate, respectively.

scholarly journals Analysis and exploitation of harmonics in wireless power transfer (H-WPT): passive UHF RFID case

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianfranco Andia Vera ◽  
Yvan Duroc ◽  
Smail Tedjini
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Wireless Power ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Passive Uhf Rfid ◽  
Harmonic Signals ◽  
Analysis Methodology ◽  
Frequency Identification

This paper discusses novel methodologies for the characterization of harmonic signals generated by wireless powered devices, i.e. passive ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, due to the wireless power transferred from reader to tag. Theoretical aspects, as well as measurements to characterize these non-linear phenomena are exposed. Particular care is taken to explain the analysis methodology and setup for two kinds of characterization measurements: radiated and conducted. The existence of harmonic signals carrying information is exploited in an advanced application example. A dual-band RFID tag is designed to increase the backscattered harmonic level in the tag-to-reader link. Measurement of this dual band tag demonstrates the exploitation of the hitherto neglected harmonic power; it also opens the door to more advanced applications exploiting the harmonic-link communication.

scholarly journals Flexible Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Tag Antenna for Sensor Applications

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 4212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Islam ◽  
Touhidul Alam ◽  
Iskandar Yahya ◽  
Mengu Cho
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
System Level ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Sensor Applications ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Flexible Radio ◽  
Read Range

In this paper, an inkjet-printed flexible Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag antenna is proposed for an ultra-high frequency (UHF) sensor application. The proposed tag antenna facilitates a system-level solution for low-cost and faster mass production of RFID passive tag antenna. The tag antenna consists of a modified meander line radiator with a semi-circular shaped feed network. The structure is printed on photo paper using silver nanoparticle conductive ink. The generic design outline, as well as tag antenna performances for several practical application aspects are investigated. The simulated and measured results verify the coverage of universal UHF RFID band with an omnidirectional radiation pattern and a long-read range of 15 ft. In addition, the read range for different bending angles and lifetimes of the tag antenna are also demonstrated.

scholarly journals Integrating Passive UHF RFID Tags with WSN Nodes: Challenges and Opportunities

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Patrono
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Passive Uhf Rfid ◽  
Integration Approach ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have received an ever-increasing attention in recent years, mainly because they represent two of the most important technologies enabling the Internet of Things vision. Although designed originally with different objectives, WSN and RFID represent two complementary technologies whose integration might increase their functionalities and extend their range of applications. However, important technological issues must still be solved in order to fully exploit the potentialities offered by such integration. In this work, an innovative RFID-WSN integration approach is presented and validated. It relies on the interconnection of a new-generation, long-range, EPCglobal Class-1 Generation-2 Ultra-High-Frequency (UHF) RFID tag with a commercial WSN node via the I2C interface. Experimental results have demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed approach compared to existing solution in the literature. Interesting application scenarios enabled by the proposed RFID-WSN integration approach are briefly summarized at the end of the paper.

scholarly journals Reliable UHF Long-Range Textile-Integrated RFID Tag Based on a Compact Flexible Antenna Filament

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 3435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Wagih ◽  
Yang Wei ◽  
Abiodun Komolafe ◽  
Russel Torah ◽  
Steve Beeby
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Dipole Antenna ◽  
Rfid Tags ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Smart Building ◽  
High Impedance ◽  
Frequency Identification ◽  
Flexible Antenna ◽  
Woven Textile ◽  
Read Range

This paper details the design, fabrication and testing of flexible textile-concealed Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags for wearable applications in a smart city/smart building environment. The proposed tag designs aim to reduce the overall footprint, enabling textile integration whilst maintaining the read range. The proposed RFID filament is less than 3.5 mm in width and 100 mm in length. The tag is based on an electrically small (0.0033 λ 2 ) high-impedance planar dipole antenna with a tuning loop, maintaining a reflection coefficient less than −21 dB at 915 MHz, when matched to a commercial RFID chip mounted alongside the antenna. The antenna strip and the RFID chip are then encapsulated and integrated in a standard woven textile for wearable applications. The flexible antenna filament demonstrates a 1.8 dBi gain which shows a close agreement with the analytically calculated and numerically simulated gains. The range of the fabricated tags has been measured and a maximum read range of 8.2 m was recorded at 868 MHz Moreover, the tag’s maximum calculated range at 915 MHz is 18 m, which is much longer than the commercially available laundry tags of larger length and width, such as Invengo RFID tags. The reliability of the proposed RFID tags has been investigated using a series of tests replicating textile-based use case scenarios which demonstrates its suitability for practical deployment. Washing tests have shown that the textile-integrated encapsulated tags can be read after over 32 washing cycles, and that multiple tags can be read simultaneously while being washed.

scholarly journals The Effect of Fabrication Method on Passive UHF RFID Tag Performance

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Björninen ◽  
Sari Merilampi ◽  
Leena Ukkonen ◽  
Lauri Sydänheimo ◽  
Pekka Ruuskanen
Keyword(s):  
Radio Frequency Identification ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Skin Depth ◽  
Conducting Layer ◽  
Uhf Rfid ◽  
Rfid Tag ◽  
Manufacturing Method ◽  
Passive Uhf Rfid ◽  
Frequency Identification

In passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), transponders or tags are used to label objects to be identified. In this study passive tag antennas were produced using etching, screen-printing, and gravure printing methods. The threshold and backscattered signal strengths of the tags were measured to determine the effect of different manufacturing methods on the tags' performance. Conductivity, skin depth, thickness, and the quality of the conducting layer have a major effect on tag performance. Each manufacturing method sets its own boundary conditions on the processibility of the high quality conduction layer and such conditions need to be considered in tag design. Tag design also affects the manufacturing parameters used in the different techniques. The results of the study show that each of the studied fabrication methods can be used to manufacture reliable RFID tags.

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