<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, a high-performances microstrip antenna for UHF (ultra high frequency) RFID (radio frequency identification) tag is designed, prototyped and tested. The antenna consists of two main components: a 1.52 mm RT/duroid 5880 laminate substrate on which the antenna is designed and a 10 mm polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) dielectric material placed as a separator between the antenna and the reference ground plane for the microstrip antenna. With this structure, the RFID tag can reach a maximum reading distance of 19 m, although the antenna has a compact size of 80 mm × 50 mm. The long reading distance is obtained by attaching to the antenna an RFID chip that can provide a reading sensitivity of −20.5 dBm. The high bandwidth from 677 MHz to 947 MHz measured at −10 dB, makes the tag being usable worldwide especially for cargo container identification, the main purpose of this research.</p></abstract>

In this paper, a high-performances microstrip antenna for UHF (ultra high frequency) RFID (radio frequency identification) tag is designed, prototyped and tested. The antenna consists of two main components: a 1.52 mm RT/duroid 5880 laminate substrate on which the antenna is designed and a 10 mm polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) dielectric material placed as a separator between the antenna and the reference ground plane for the microstrip antenna. With this structure, the RFID tag can reach a maximum reading distance of 19 m, although the antenna has a compact size of 80 mm × 50 mm. The long reading distance is obtained by attaching to the antenna an RFID chip that can provide a reading sensitivity of −20.5 dBm. The high bandwidth from 677 MHz to 947 MHz measured at −10 dB, makes the tag being usable worldwide especially for cargo container identification, the main purpose of this research.

Analysis and Design of a Long Range PTFE Substrate UHF RFID Tag for Cargo Container Identification

Integrated Center for Research, Development and Innovation in Advanced Materials, Nanotechnologies, and Distributed Systems for Fabrication and Control (MANSiD), Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Department of Computers, Electronics and Automations, Suceava, 720229, Romania

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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In this paper, a high-performances microstrip antenna for UHF (ultra high frequency) RFID (radio frequency identification) tag is designed, prototyped and...

Analysis and Design of a Long Range PTFE Substrate UHF RFID Tag for Cargo Container Identification

Publicado en línea: 17 mar 2016

Páginas: 42 - 47

Recibido: 22 sept 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2016-0006

Palabras clave
UHF tag, microstrip antenna, PTFE substrate, RFID systems, cargo container

© 2016 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis and Design of a Long Range PTFE Substrate UHF RFID Tag for Cargo Container Identification

Publicado en línea: 17 mar 2016

Páginas: 42 - 47

Recibido: 22 sept 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2016-0006

Palabras claveUHF tag, microstrip antenna, PTFE substrate, RFID systems, cargo container

© 2016 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
UHF tag, microstrip antenna, PTFE substrate, RFID systems, cargo container