A Method for Measuring the Radiation Pattern of UHF RFID Transponders

• Autorzy: Jankowski-Mihułowicz P.

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DOI

10.1515/mms-2016-0018

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The operating principles of RFID antennas should be considered differently than it is applied in the classical theory of radio communication systems. The procedure of measuring the radiation pattern of antennas that could be applied to RFID transponders operating in the UHF band is seldom discussed correctly in the scientific literature. The problem consists in the variability of the RFID chip impedance that strongly influences measurement results. The authors propose the proper methodology for determining the radiation pattern with respect to an individual transponder as well as an electronically tagged object. The advantage of the solution consists in the possibility of using components of different measuring systems that are available in typical antenna laboratories. The proposed procedure is particularly important in terms of parameter validation - the identification efficiency and costs of an RFID system implementation can be evaluated properly only on the basis of real values of considered parameters.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

RFID; UHF transponder; antenna; radiation pattern

• Wydawca: Komitet Metrologii i Aparatury Naukowej PAN
• Czasopismo: Metrology and Measurement Systems
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 23, nr 2
• Strony: 163--172
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Jankowski-Mihułowicz P.

• Rzeszów University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pola 2, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland

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Uwagi

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This work was supported in part by the Polish National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) under Grant No. PBS1/A3/3/2012. The work was developed by means of the equipment purchased in the Operational Program Development of Eastern Poland 2007-2013 of the Priority Axis I Modern Economics of Activity I.3 Supporting Innovation under Grant No. POPW.01.03.00-18-012/09-00 and the Program of Development of Podkarpacie Province of The European Regional Development Fund under Grant No. UDA-RPPK.01.03.00-18-003/10-00.

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.