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2024-08-14
A Miniaturized Tag Antenna Based on Meandered Line Technique for UHF Radio Frequency Identification Applications
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 122, 37-44, 2024
Abstract
The current paper describes a compact, long-reading-range tag antenna for radio frequency identification (RFID) applications in the UHF (ultra-high frequency) band, operating at 915 MHz. The antenna's miniaturized design is achieved through the utilization of the meandering line technique. A T-matching structure matches the chip impedance to that of the antenna. Polytetrafluoroethylene, or PTFE, is used as the substrate for fabrication. The UHF tag's physical dimensions are 44.4 × 14.4 × 0.8 mm3. This antenna was first designed, simulated and then optimized by software CST-MWS (Computer Simulation Technology-Microwave Studio) before being fabri-cated. The Measured reflection coefficient at 915.5 MHz is approximately -24 dB, exhibiting a bandwidth of 7,9 MHz (911.5 MHz-919.4 MHz). The proposed tag is shown to have gain of 1.56 dB and radiation efficiency of 90% at the resonant frequency of 915 MHz. Its long-reading-range at 915 MHz is roughly 18.41 m, for an EIRP of 4 W. The measured results closely align with the simulated ones.
Citation
El Mustapha Louragli, Younes El Hachimi, Sudipta Das, Tanvir Islam, Boddapati Taraka Phani Madhav, and Abdelmajid Farchi, "A Miniaturized Tag Antenna Based on Meandered Line Technique for UHF Radio Frequency Identification Applications," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 122, 37-44, 2024.
doi:10.2528/PIERL24052402
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