Broadband RFID tag antenna with capacitively coupled structure

In contrast to the inductively coupled structure published earlier, a capacitively coupled structure in designing broadband radio frequency identification (RFID) tag antennas for the UHF band is investigated. The proposed structure not only successfully widens the tag operating bandwidth but also enjoys better radiation efficiency than its inductive counterpart     

Miniature and near-3D omnidirectional radiation pattern RFID tag antenna design

A planar and miniature (0.09lambda times 0.13lambda) radio frequency identification (RFID) tag antenna is described whose radiation pattern is near omni-directional in three dimensions, with less than 2.6 dB gain deviation in all directions. The antenna is comprised of an open-loop radiating element, which is excited by a small loop. The minimum and maximum read ranges of the implemented RFID tag are approximately 2.3 and 2.6 m, respectively. Comparison between the simulated and measured results for the radiation and read patterns are shown to be in good agreement.     

UHF RFID tag antenna with broadband characteristic

A novel UHF RFID tag antenna with broadband characteristic is presented. The structures of T-matching network and double symmetrical radiating patches shorted to the ground plane are employed. The measured half-power bandwidth of the proposed antenna is 12.9% and it covers two major frequency bands. The maximum readable distance of the tag achieved 6.5 m in the RFID bands for North America and Europe. All the results show that the proposed antenna can work not only in air but also on metallic objects in the North America and Europe UHF RFID band.     

RFID系统中标签天线的设计

本文根据微带天线的基本理论,设计出了一款用于标签的微带对称振子天线.该天线的中心频率为915MHz,回波损耗为-25.596dB;但是该天线阻抗带宽较窄,在VSWR<2的条件下,带宽为20.375%.     

Dual-band HF-UHF RFID tag antenna

A dual-band HF and UHF RFID tag antenna with two feeding points is presented, fabricated and measured. A convenient HF resonance is obtained with an HF ASIC chip as well as good impedance matching with UHF ASIC chip in the European RFID UHF band. Tuning techniques of the design parameters are proposed, and tag performance in both frequency bands is evaluated.     

Broadband UHF RFID tag antenna with a pair of U slots mountable on metallic objects

A broadband ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RFID) tag patch antenna with a pair of U slots is presented. By embedding a pair of U slots on the patch, a new resonant mode adjacent to the origin mode is excited and a broadband characteristic is achieved. The measured half-power bandwidth of the proposed antenna is 133 MHz and it covers all UHF RFID frequency bands. Measurement results show that the proposed antenna can work on metallic objects of different sizes in both North America and Europe bands.     

Broadband microstrip antenna with U and T slots for 2.45/2.41 GHz RFID tag

A novel single-layer passive RFID tag antenna for the resonant frequency 2.45/2.41 GHz using a square microstrip patch with a pair of U and T slots is proposed, which is suitable for attaching to metallic objects. The proposed antenna was fabricated with a thin copper layer printed on a thin lossy FR4 substrate for low-cost production. The dimensions of the proposed antenna are around 35 times 35 mm. The antenna shows near-linear phase characteristics, 250 MHz bandwidth under the condition of voltage standing-wave ratio less than 2 and it covers all RFID microwave bands. The gain of the proposed antenna is 2.0 2.2 dBi for worldwide RFID microwave bands. Half-power bandwidth is about 108.     

Low-cost low-power UHF RFID tag with on-chip antenna

chip antenna is realized by adjusting the rectifier input impedance. Measurements show that the presented tag can achieve a communication range of 1 cm with 1 W reader output power using a 1 × 1 cm2 single-turn loop reader antenna.     

集成片上天线的低成本低功耗超高频射频识别标签

This paper presents an EPC Class 1 Generation 2 compatible tag with on-chip antenna implemented in the SMIC 0.18 μm standard CMOS process.The UHF tag chip includes an RF/analog front-end, a digital baseband, and a 640-bit EEPROM memory.The on-chip antenna is optimized based on a novel parasitic-aware model.The rectifier is optimized to achieve a power conversion efficiency up to 40% by applying a self-bias feedback and threshold compensation techniques.A good match between the tag circuits and the on-chip antenna is realized by adjusting the rectifier input impedance.Measurements show that the presented tag can achieve a communication range of 1 cm with 1 W reader output power using a 1 × 1 cm2 single-turn loop reader antenna.     

Indirect coupling method for RFID tag antenna design

Proposed is an indirect coupling method for designing an RFID tag antenna, which can not only achieve broadband operation, but can also conveniently implement a complex conjugate impedance match between an antenna and an RFID chip. An equivalent circuit model of the proposed coupling method is presented to characterise the performance of the antenna. An example is included to demonstrate the coupling method for an antenna with half-power bandwidth of approximately 16% (840-985 MHz), and which covers the entire UHF RFID frequency band. Estimated and simulated results are shown to be in good agreement with measured ones.     

Fork-shaped RFID tag antenna mountable on metallic surfaces

A low-cost novel antenna for radio frequency identification (RFID) tags mountable on metallic surfaces is presented. It is designed to work on a substrate FR4 that has a thickness of 3.2 mm and relative permittivity of 4.6, and to operate from 902 to 928 MHz. For easy impedance matching with various microchip impedances without major modification of the radiating element, the proposed antenna has the structure of the folded dipole type with two parasitism- patches. The proposed design is verified by simulation and measurement, which show good agreement.     

一种UHFRFID系统宽带标签天线的设计

基于微带天线结构,设计了一款适用于整个UHF RFID系统的新型宽带标签天线。在H型贴片上开H槽,形成了两个相近的谐振点,调整H槽的位置和大小,使两个谐振点靠近耦合,从而拓展了天线带宽。通过改变贴片底部矩形槽深度和微带线长度调整天线的输入阻抗。使用软件HFSS14.0进行仿真分析。结果表明,该天线具有很好的宽频特性(766～989 MHz,回波损耗S11<10 dB),在超高频段(840～960 MHz)内具有良好的阻抗匹配特性。     

Broadband CPW-fed RFID antenna at 5.8 GHz

A half-ring folded-slot antenna with CPW-fed structure is presented. The antenna can operate in the 5.8 GHz band with a bandwidth of 26% (S₁₁les-10 dB) and gain of 2.9-3.3 dBi, while the size is just 16times15 mm. By simulation and test, the radiation pattern is almost omnidirectional in the H-plane. This antenna is suitable for radio frequency identification applications in the 5.8 GHz band     

用于射频识别标签天线测试的可调匹配网络

设计了一款用于超高频射频识别标签天线阻抗测试的匹配网络,通过调节该匹配网络的电感值,在860～960 MHz范围内可以实现不同的标签天线与矢量网络分析仪同轴测试端口之间的阻抗匹配,从而解决不能直接使用矢网对标签天线参数进行测试的问题.借助该匹配网络,使用矢网对两款具有不同阻抗值的标签天线进行测试,测试、仿真结果与根据理论设计的半波长天线谐振所得的结果比较一致,验证了该匹配网络的可行性.     

一种小型UHF RFID抗金属标签天线的设计

针对射频识别标签天线小型化、抗金属环境的实际需求,提出了一种可应用于金属环境的超高频射频识别标签天线.通过在矩形贴片上开槽来实现小型化,天线总尺寸为56 mm×50 mm×1.6 mm.通过改变槽的尺寸调节标签天线的输入阻抗,结合等效电路图分析抗金属标签天线的设计过程,从而方便地实现与标签芯片的共轭匹配.实验结果表明,实测和仿真结果比较吻合,标签阻抗匹配良好,实测最大读取距离达3.1m.与其他标签天线相比,该天线具有结构简单、成本低、易于实现和读取距离远等优势.     

一种可穿戴的UHF RFID标签弯折天线设计(重新投稿)

针对可穿戴的人体跟踪以及监测问题,提出了一种小型的纺织RFID标签弯折天线,该天线主要由导电线绣成的四个字母文本构成,具有文本弯折的几何结构以及锯齿形穿线结构,天线尺寸较小,即：65 mm × 24 mm × 0.46 mm,与普通文字标签的尺寸相似。并对该标签进行了优化,以便在工作频率（即：910 MHz）条件下与RFID芯片阻抗实现共轭匹配。最后,利用双端口差分探头对若干标签进行了测量,该探头适用于平衡的RFID标签结构。在测试实验中,对带有不同线迹图案以及各种导电线直径的标签进行了检测,实验结果表明,提出标签阻抗的实测结果与模拟结果基本吻合,证明了提出标签设计和测量方法的有效性。     

RFID超薄抗金属标签天线设计

设计了一款UHF频段RFID超薄抗金属电子标签天线,该天线采用Koch分形结构实现小型化。天线采用FPC材料作为标签天线的介质基板,厚度仅为0.25 mm。其良好的柔韧性使其能用于有共形要求的场合。仿真和测试表明,提出的天线具有较宽的带宽(900~930 MHz)、相对高的增益(约–10.7 d B)、较高的天线效率及较大的阅读距离(约3 m),可应用于物联网中对金属物体的管理。     

UHF频段金属型标签天线的研究与设计

随着天线技术的发展,时UHF RFID可用于金属物体的标签天线的研究成为了热点和难点.根据当前标签天线的设计特点和设计原则,设计出一种适用于845～960MHz的宽频带可用于金属物体的新型标签天线,并通过仿真分析与计算确定了天线的一些重要参量,实现了标签天线输入阻抗能在较大范围内与更多阻抗不同的标签芯片进行匹配.实测结果与仿真结果基本一致,抗金属性能稳定,天线尺寸较小,通信距离较远.     

Design of wideband RFID tag antenna for metallic surfaces

A low-cost wideband antenna for radio frequency identification (RFID) tags mountable on metallic surfaces is presented. A novel proximity-coupled feed structure, in which the direction of the microstrip feedline is orthogonal to that of the resonant length of the radiating patch, is explored to perform simple and wideband impedance matching between an antenna and a tag chip without any additional matching networks. The proposed design is verified by simulation and measurement, which show good agreement.     

Design of planar RFID tag antenna for metallic objects

Proposed is a novel RFID tag antenna consisting of an inner spiral dipole, an outer bent dipole and a double T-matching network that is suitable for attaching to metallic objects. For low-cost fabrication, the antenna is printed on a single-layer substrate without a ground plane or shorting pins. The detailed design parameters of the antenna were optimised using the Pareto genetic algorithm so that the antenna would operate adequately both in fiee space and on metallic objects. The antenna was fabricated, based on the optimised design, and the performance in fiee space and on a metallic surface were measured. The half-power matching bandwidth (VSWR < 5.8) and the reading range of the antenna in fiee space were 7.6% and 2.8 m, while on a metallic surface the corresponding values were 0.8% and 1.8 m. For non-metallic surfaces (i.e. low dielectric targets, 2 < epsiv_r < 4), the antenna exhibited the reading range of 2-3 m.