Robust UHF RFID antennas in complex environments

A. Dubok; T.J. Coenen; A. Zamanifekri; A.B. Smolders

Robust UHF RFID antennas in complex environments

A. Dubok, T.J. Coenen, A. Zamanifekri, A.B. Smolders

Electromagnetics

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Abstract

This paper discusses the main issue of commercial RFID tags, which is the reduced range of the RFID tags when placed in the proximity of complex environments (e.g. food or human bodies). A short overview of the design aspects of UHF RFID antennas in complex environments is presented. Water, blood, heart and muscle tissue are used as environments. An antenna with a protecting ground plane that reduces environmental influence is presented. Several system-level measurements were done in order to compare the prototype (including and embedded IC) with commercially available RFID tags. In addition, a robust antenna with a reduced size (factor of 5) is presented with an efficiency of 84% at 868 MHz when placed on a water tank.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 8-12 April 2013, Gothenburg, Sweden
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1636-1640
ISBN (Print)	978-88-907018-1-8
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2013) - Gothenburg, Sweden Duration: 8 Apr 2013 → 12 Apr 2013 http://www.eucap2013.org/

Conference

Conference	7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2013)
Abbreviated title	EuCAP 2013
Country	Sweden
City	Gothenburg
Period	8/04/13 → 12/04/13
Internet address	http://www.eucap2013.org/

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Dubok, A, Coenen, TJ, Zamanifekri, A & Smolders, AB 2013, Robust UHF RFID antennas in complex environments. in Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 8-12 April 2013, Gothenburg, Sweden. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, pp. 1636-1640, 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2013), Gothenburg, Sweden, 8/04/13.

Robust UHF RFID antennas in complex environments. / Dubok, A.; Coenen, T.J.; Zamanifekri, A.; Smolders, A.B.

Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 8-12 April 2013, Gothenburg, Sweden. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2013. p. 1636-1640.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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